I flippin’ love how clever you are doing stuff like this and having the numbers to back it up. I’m more of a don’t think beyond the next stage and keep my fingers crossed kinda guy lol
Interesting video, but more so from a manufacturers/engineering perspective (IKEA please watch this ! ) than a workshop scenario, I am not sure how many pints you might get with the plywood cost saving, but it was very entertaining to watch. Thanks mate looking forward to the next one.
Thanks mate. I've said it to a couple of other folk here already but, this was intended as a video about re-using or repurposing material. It's only when I calculated how lean it was on ply that I included the "savings" angle. Thought it'd be more eye catching to potential viewers😁👍
One other advantage of this type of construction is that the parts are all rectangular, small and easy to cut. I try to make all my cabinets and benches this way. I even make my boat moulds this way. Lots of small almost rectangular pieces glued together instead of one large mould that has only one straight edge. I can get all 8 moulds for a 12ft rowing dinghy from one sheet of ply using the skeleton method but only 3 per sheet if I make the moulds full sized and that also leaves much plywood left over with very odd shapes. In this case less is certainly better. Thanks for posting this.
Hard to escape a ply rip or two boat building. We used to make H-stands out of ply rips to support the boat hulls (upside down) we were working on. Made much like I show here. Like the idea of you mould skeletons from small rips. 👍
Super idea, especially given current material costs, and a great video. Looks like a scaled down workbench, and probably usable wherever you needed storage. Looking forward to the rest of the project. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work. PS. More modular details would be great.
Looks as if I swapped the ripped ply (that I don't have) for pallet slats (that I do have) I could have a new storage bench in the shed! Thanks M8. Take care & stay safe.
Funny I'd been thinking or making a cabinet from pallet slats, due to the cost of sheet materials, using a similar principle to hold my Lboxx's. Like the modular concept of yours, may have to steal that idea. Was going to clad mine using leftover laminate flooring. Looking forward to next bit.
I use those castors on everything in my workshop, they are great affordable casters and very strong, i also use the same table saw fence, but had to attach it to 40mm box profile lengths and added hinges, this gave me a 60m cut on the right side of the blade but swings upward saving space in my small workshop👍
Yeah, they're hard to beat for the money. Do you mean you get a 60cm cut on the right side? That's decent. I think mine will go to about 680mm but the sliding bar limits full table width use. I rarely use it for anything over 600 though. I just use plunge saw and rail instead. 👍
@@BischBaschBosch yea meant 60cm, it's fixed on a cast iron tablesaw and took a lot of fettling to get right.iys probably a patent issue but I wish all tablesaw used the rack and pinion like DeWalt, mine was crap so I went for this one, the sliding bar takes about 20cm of space,and I use tracksaw for anything bigger, but I like how rigid and square it is when locked down, my workspace is smaller like yours so we have to get creative, cheers
Great idea and we'll explained. I've been toying with the idea of making a cabinet for a laser engraver and 3D printer using the same principle. It'll probably be a future video. Keep it up, I look forward to episode 2... 😊
Sounds a cool project. Have a look at the Walter Segal method - the houses on Walters Way in London. They're full size houses but the construction method is really simple and paired back.👍
Great video and great build BUT (and I’m sure you’re fully aware) This really comes down to a time/cost exercise. Your cabinet uses less material but invariably takes a lot longer to build. For me, if I’m time poor (and I am), I’m taking the easy route every time. If you’ve got the time and a bunch of scraps already your build is ideal, I’d say if you’ve got to buy a sheet of ply anyway, you may as well save the time and do it the easy way. Reminds me somewhat of the “strong, light, cheap - pick two” adage in the bicycle industry.
Absolutely mate. This for me was actually more of an exercise in re-use of material. It just happens that when I calculated how lean on ply it was, it went with that as a co-theme. 👍
Great project, more details would be greatly appreciated :) Side note: I like this kind of video better than the review videos... though I have to admit I also like those.
Thanks mate. I'll give a few more details in part 2. I prefer doing these sort if videos too. The reviews do better in terms of views though so make doing RU-vid more worthwhile - I terms of getting a little pocket money for your troubles 👍
So this video was really about reusing or repurposing material. It's just that, in doing that, I realised how much ply I'd saved so went with that as a co-theme. But this bench has cost me nothing. If you were to buy material in, 2x3 would probably be the most cost effective frame - used it for a couple of my other benches. Though, sheet material was needed for those so it's ad broad as it is long. 🤷♂️ It could be a good exercise to compare though. May include it in part 2👍
What is the brand and model of your oscillating belt sander table that was in the video? I am looking for one, but I am not sure which are available in Europe - I live in the US but spend my summers in Greece.
Looking to use this method for my under bench cabinet I need to build. I’d forgotten this technique, Dave over at @makesomething uses the same technique for all his shop furniture including his big workbenches. Super strong and lightweight. Awesome.
Nice one. It is a surprisingly strong frame considering it's light weight. Very efficient material use. Only downside is it does take a bit longer to construct something like this over just cutting panels.👍
