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Great build ! Definitely on my to do list for my next shop. But UHMW can stick ! In the ski/snowboard industry we use UHMWPE as Base and Sidewall material, UHMW can stick very well with the right preparation, so instead of using screw to secure it you could do a rough sanding (like 32 grit) on the "bottom" surface, clean it with Isopropyl alcohol and then "Flame Treat" the surface. To Flame Treat, you just need to use a propane torch about 2-3 in from the surface, move at about 1m/5s or about one to two feet per second, you should see a small change in "glossiness" on the surface right before the flame. The surface should not burn or melt in anyway. Glue with a good epoxy and this thing should stay glued forever. If I do something similar I would glue it to a plywood and screw the plywood to the bench from underneath. It would also provide a way to surface it on a cnc router when the surface become beat up.
Nothing sticks. The rolling tool chests that Husky makes are really nice, but the ability of this workbench to have the adjustable top is a pretty huge feature that tips me toward this DIY approach. Having a place to store stuff, a surface to work at, AND ability to roll one over to a saw for an outfeed table (and potentially a second one for an infeed table) is awesome.
I’ve been using these husky workbenches in my shop, and in my office as a super solid standing desk. I never thought to turn the base into storage. Great idea!
Nothing sticks. Goes to show that building everything from scratch is not always the answer. This build has taken a solid concept and improved it's usability 100 fold. Well done!
Nothing sticks. Love the idea of an adjustable height work bench. Trying to unload or move large pierces of wood would be much easier with something like this in my shop. Thanks for the inspiration!
Interesting and a no non-sense tool improved upon. That is what I do as well because I don't need to have "exotic" wood storage and what not. It is in the shop and does what it needs to. Nice build and it gives me ideas as well. Thanks Jonny! Be safe sir!
I did something similar but much more heavy duty. I bought a Harbor Freight motorcycle lift and mounted a 4x8 torsion box top on it. The lift is rated for 1000lbs. I covered the box with a sheet of melamine - smooth, flat, easily replaceable, and relatively inexpensive. At the time I built it, I was building patterns and molds for boat parts and some of them can be pretty heavy. The lift allowed me to raise or lower the project for the best height to work on a particular section. Good for my old back. The lift is also on casters so I could move it around the shop as needed. I've got $5-600 in a lift table that would cost many thousands to buy from one of those industrial table companies.
That's hilarious that you equate that Harbor Freight motorcycle lift to "much more heavy-duty." That thing is a flimsy piece of junk. Adding a 4x8 top to that would make it unstable for serious work.
@@OneTequilaTwoTequila "More heavy duty" is a relative term. Compared to the table in the video, it is definitely more heavy duty. I've used it to take a 350 lb outboard, stacks of plywood and melamine, etc out of the back of my truck. It works for me. I guess you know better than me how something I built and you've never seen is apparently junk.
The genius of the human mind never ceases to amaze me. You took something already built and made it so much better. Keep the wheels rolling. Nice build!
Nothing sticks! This is a great idea. I need a multi functional table for the work that I do, and the Plexi top screwed onto the table top would not only keep things clean, it will keep the surface nice and flat. Husky is a great and trusted brand, and customizing one for my use seems like the perfect way to go. Plus adding that vice will allow me to do so much more. Thank you for sharing this.
Nothing sticks! What a fun project!! The "design on the fly" builds are always my favorite. You're only like 2 hrs from me lets do a collab project sometime! 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Dude I have searched the internet far and wide trying to find build plans or RU-vid videos about tricking out these tables and even started watching this once before but thought that it wasn't what I was needing, wow don't I feel silly lmao. Seriously though AWESOME video that gave me exactly the direction I needed to fulfill what I had in my brain. Thanks!
Nothing Sticks: I'd never considered this as an option but after watching this I'm sold. Maybe the Husky isn't the brand I go for but the concept has me convinced. I'm working in a very limited space so the versatility of an assembly table that I can raise to a height comfortable for me to work on but move and lower to be an out-feed table is brilliant. I'll do something different in the space underneath but the ideas are starting to swirl around in my head. This is gonna be fun
Practical build. Nice to see you were shaving a board that did not need shaving for demonstration purposes, and not some left over exotic from a project you did for the Royal Family, even though you're an Okie.
Just finished building a cabinet for under my second table. I haven't found a supplier for the top yet, but the cabinet for my second bench was built to hold small part storage containers. Thanks very much for this video!
So cool that *nothing sticks* to the top. I know some people don't like buying work tables or toolboxes, but I really think that if you can just make some tweaks like you did to customize it to your needs, it's the way to go. I like the workbenches that I've made, but my Huskey toolbox is likely my best investment in my garage storage.
Nothing sticks. Thanks for the video! I have the same husky table and have been looking to add cabinets to it and now watching this gives me a better idea of what to do.
Nothing sticks. Love this build! Definitely saving this video until I can set up my new shop in a few months. PS - Thanks for keeping the glue bottle "oops" in. It's comforting to know that those types of things happen to professionals and not just us newbie, wanna-be woodworkers. ;)
Great build I have 3 of the same benches. You right wheels are crap. Been looking to add storage under them. Now I have a good idea how to do so. Thanks a million. 👍
Literally just bought the 52" model. Too funny but the freaking thing will wake the dead when you raise and loser it. Even after greasing it up. Not sure why so appreciate any feedback. Back to you Jonny.
Awesome video - I am totally going to do this project - maybe without the vice, not sure. Here's an idea I had for mine - Build a frame with legs, attached to the table top itself, that is just a bit higher than the floor to tabletop height when all the way down. Install the casters on these legs instead. This way when you are using the table, the frame is sitting on the ground directly, and when you crank it ALL the way down, you actually pick the legs up off the ground, leaving the table sitting on the casters giving you mobility. Locking casters not necessary. Question: What is the difference between UHMW, HDPE, and ABS for this project? and what impact would each have on the finished product's uses?
nothing sticks! Nice build. I actually have a motorized adjustable height desk in my office that, aside from testing when purchased, I have never, ever, adjusted the height on. So I've been considering replacing it with a standard desk and relocating the adjustable one to the shop for a similar purpose as this.
I watched this build before I bought my own Husky adjustable height double drawer workbench in white… I love mine, and I’ve been thinking about building a cabinet to go underneath because it has the capability of storing quite a bit I just totally never put two in two together with your build 🤦🏽♀️ Anyways if you have a small shop or tiny garage like mine, definitely a lovely adjustable height table/workbench/desk etc. especially for short ppl like myself! Well obviously tall will benefit from it but I love the option of rolling this sucker around to where I need, the ability to add more storage underneath the double drawers and adjusting the height for whatever build I’m doing. Now if Johnny can build a thin, not too tall, dust collection cart with a downdraft top to boot.
Nothing Sticks. Great idea. I may attempt this build and add t tracks to the long sides of the table and probably a thicker top to be flush with said tracks.
I had the same idea about the base. only I used two of the smaller bases, already had one that i ruined the top on, so i built a new top that was the full width of my tablesaw. 52"X60". two of these bases with a rod connecting them and a full Plywood top worked wonders for an outfeed and assembly table. but i never knew this type of plastic existed. thanks for clueing me in. now have a full top of 1/8 and I no longer have to sand down the glueup squeeze out every month. after reading up on the plastic I now buy a feet to have on hand and use it in a lot of areas. the recycled verion is about half the cost of the new and still same properties. makes great draw slides for heavy drawes.
Great idea to utilize the adjustable Husky bench thus. I'd probably add a sheet of 1" MDF on the top, under the plastic, just for the weight and feeling of something more substantial under my projects.
