How to Restore & Improve a Portable Folding Workbench
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- My Portable Workbench had seen better days so I decided to restore it and attempt to improve it also. Make sure to watch the video until the end to see the finished result.
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Nice job. I would likely have drilled the dog holes in the tops as they’ve been a key feature of those benches for my purposes. The v-grooves in the faces also come in quite handy for pipes/tubes or for chamfering edges. The solid thicker tops is a better way to go than bracing a thin top. You made the right decision to paint it all. Makes a hell of a difference in appearance - which definitely counts.
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I like the idea of dogs, but I just don't use them very often. Depends I guess. Yes I like the groove the wood has for pipes although again something I don't do much of. Thanks for your tips and info 👍🏻
I got something similar from my dad when I got my first place, and it now needs the same treatment. Thanks for the tips.
Thanks your welcome 👍🏻
Looks great. Nice job.
Thanks!
Well I know what I’m doing tomorrow. enjoyable video, thanks and take care.
Thanks David 👍 Glad you liked it 😀
Thanks, I'm going to do my workmate 300 this morning. Good job Los Angeles
No problem 😉👍
Brilliant i really enjoyed that and i will be taking your excellent advice.
Cheers Tony 👍🏻
Nice job mate
Thanks 👍
Brilliant idea, I've an old one I no longer use that I'm going to do exactly the same with and start to use again
Thanks R Byrne 👍 Yea it breaths life back into these beaten up old benches. I find it better with a chunkier wood on top.
@@PhillWyattProjects yeah it looks much better and sturdier than before. Any other plans for new videos, I do enjoy them
@@scuboo Only just seen this message sorry. I have made plenty of new videos since then :)
Great refurb, probably get quite a few years out of it.
Cheers👍 it's ready for a few more projects🙂
Hi Phil, stumbled across your video as I have the exact workmate, also left out in the rain and also was a gift from my late dad. Great refurb mate. Looking to do the same with mine. Can I ask, the wood you used, what’s the thickness of it? Thanks again. 👍
Thanks Gary glad to help. The Wood is Spruce and the thickness is 3.5cm.
Thanks Phil, have a great Xmas. 👍
I did this earlier this year with my 625? 650? except that I decided to use 25mm marine grade plywood ans I spent a whole DAY measuring and marking all the fixing positions, 'cos that stuff ain't cheap. I did make the tops wider for future clamping purposes and as I had purchased an 8ft by 4ft piece, I had them cut the board to required pieces and the 2ft by 8ft bit has made a hinged workbench for the garage. Handy hint no.3 don't use chipboard for a workbench when yer gonna stick an engine on it. The leftover bits will be used to make a drill press like the Japanese guy did here on RUclips. Nice job and that'll last for ages.
Good advice Ian. I would have preferred to use some nice thick marine ply as you did although I just used what I had lying around at the time. I recently made a new video about restoring another folding workbench. For this one I used some scraps of 2 x 6 for the tops and drilled out the dog holes. I don't mind spending time to fix these old work benches as they are so useful.
Wouldn’t be *_better & lasting_* o put *_primer_* on the Stands & Cross plates after sanding or wire brush? Just an idea for your next project if you do! Nevertheless, nicely done and why not make the one you already have to make it last longer! Brilliant & thank you for sharing…
Thanks 👍 you can always use primer if you want. Thing is, it takes twice as long to paint and the old paint layer when sanded gives the new paint a good key anyway. If it were a classic car I would apply a base coat but it's only a workbench so not really worth it in my opinion.
@@PhillWyattProjects Thanks for that. I’m not a painter or any sort of this types of profession so I just thought it would have been a good practice especially something is strong as your and hand down from your Dad! While I was barely an apprentice in Marine around 33 yrs ago, we been forced to do as obvious we were at sea. Water & iron or even steel never goes together. But hey, as you say it takes long time and don’t worth it for the job you did, that is more than enough for me… please accept my apologies for any inconvenience if I may cause! I liked your video and the work you did as I am looking for a workbench myself, so was looking for some ideas. All in all, thank you for your contents and for responding so quick! Cheers matey!!!!
Nice mod! However, maybe it would have been better to measure with the clamp in the closed position. That way you would have gotten a slightly wider surface when fully open and not lose clamping width.
Thanks👍 not sure what you mean. If I went further out on one side I would foul the handles. And further the other side, the wood wouldn't be fully supported.
@@PhillWyattProjects Of course, you removed the plastic fixings so lost the clearance. As for the other side, with the thickness of the wood you're using it wouldn't need to be fully supported. When you open it fully it's normally for laying something flat and wide on top, so not a problem either.
I did it with mine, kept the plastic spacers and added wooden blocks so I could bring the front out over the handles. As my new top was considerably thicker, I scooped out some wood to give me more hand room. I also made sure that the rear bolts were about 1.5" from the front edge of the rear piece so when the thing is fully closed, you still cannot see the metal frame.
My original workmate wasn't left outside, it played a supporting role when I bought a 2.0 litre lump from the scrapyard to replace the old 1.6 in my Ford Sierra. I'm guessing it didn't like the engine oil ;-)
Really nice job!!
Use a bigger brush!