Portable Folding Workbench Updgrade: Video 3 of 5
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Today's video features UPGRADE 1 to my DIY portable folding workbench - the introduction of hardwood strips to protect the edges.
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- Ryobi R18CS Circular Saw goo.gl/nskL4f £105 (incl. charger, battery and bag)
- Combination square geni.us/nDRv (Amazon)
- Irwin Jack Floorboard Saw geni.us/coB4DqY (Amazon)
- Evostik wood glue geni.us/FiX3p (Amazon)
- Axminster Guide rail Clamps 160 x 60mm bit.ly/2o2GRDm £15.58/ $22.20 per clamp
In next week's video I will be cutting the workbench in half and introducing two hand made hinges - to enable it to be folded in half for storage, but also so that one half can be used individually for smaller jobs.
You can access my whole video series here:
Video 1: bit.ly/2s0bMyH
Video 2: Castor wheel: bit.ly/2GMhizl
Video 3: Protective edging bit.ly/2RrlSqM
Video 4: Now with hinges bit.ly/2LqGjTp
Video 5: UJK Parf Guide System bit.ly/2GKMZJa
The workbench has been a ESSENTIAL part of my DIY ever since I made it 10 months ago, but I found pretty quickly that the edges got damaged when I rested them on the ground to store it in the garage. So I needed to find a way of protecting them.
I was on a building site during my day job, and was surprised to find two (very muddy by this point) lengths of decking in the skip. The foreman said I could have them - with their incredibly dense, resinous wood, I knew they would make the perfect protective guard for round the edge of the workbench - and so they proved.
I cut strips off the decking using my circular saw (I don't know what I'd do without that saw) - here's a video on it • Circular Saw - the MUS...
I then drilled holes in the strips, and countersunk them in preparation for the 4x40mm exterior screws that would attach the strips to the edge of the workbench. Before I screwed the strips to the workbench I drilled pilot holes in the side of the workbench, as the ply can be quite brittle.
For the 45 degree corners, I marked the edge with my combination square and then cut the 45 degree angle with my Irwin Jack floorboard saw. The strips were then glued with Evostik Exterior Wood glue before offering up and screwed to the table.
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Thanks for all of the videos. My wife and I bought are house in June. These videos are super helpful, as we want to get the greatest return on our house once we sell 5 years down
Thanks Bryant - really glad you're finding them useful!
Nice job! I just love that you show that a nice Finnish can be achieved without a load of power tools.
I’ve built the original workbench you described and LOVE it. It’s changed my woodworking hobby life!!,
Following this series of uploads with lots of interest.
Thanks Charlie.
David.
Me too! Don't know what I'd do without it. Bit nervous about cutting it in half next week though! Thanks for the comment!
Nice one! Keep them coming, please. No chop saw? Maybe Father Christmas will bring you one. They are great - don't know what I'd do without mine.
I have those exact saw horses mate and I’ve thought about doing something to enable me to have a sturdy yet non permanent work-surface on them without using clamps all the time. This is a perfect solution ! Looking fwd to the updates mate, I’m all over this tomorrow lol.
Thanks mate! You should definitely make one. I don't know what I would do without mine now! Hoping to film the next upgrade this weekend.
Charlie DIYte brilliant ! I look forward to that. I’m prepped and ready to go, I’ll crack on in the morning. This is just what I need for working outside in the summer and for larger projects that I just can’t handle inside my little 9x8 shed/workshop lol. Keep em coming mate 👍
I have two saw horses just like yours. I found your video very nice and informative. I love the hardwood protective edge applied to the plywood. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day
Nice work Charlie - Looking forward to the next upgrades!
Thanks! Hoping to get it done this weekend.
Ooh. I have been looking for a way to create a work table for a garage door project, & this would be perfect with what I have - some sawhorses, an old fire door and some CLS. Great, ta.
EDIT: the original video. Got carried away.
Glad you found my vid Toria. This work bench has been a complete game changer. I use it all the time 👍
Don't sell yourself short Charlie, If you take the time to mark up and then 'Accurately' cut your mitre, the saw is only part of it ;D I have to agree, putting edging on the board helps. I have also slightly rounded my corners just in case I bump into them :D
Rounded corners are an absolute necessity for me! Otherwise, numerous small bruises mysteriously appear on my body.
Great stuff looking forward to the next two vids. Those F Clamps do look very handy and l think I’ll have to add them to my Christmas list 🤓
Thanks Mark. They're great - use them all the time and they'll come into their own when I'm threading them through the UKJ parf guide holes, to clamp bits of wood in the centre of the table.
Thanks Charlie, look forward to the next video
What a cracking bench, think I’m going to give something like that a try. I usually use a door on day one of a renovation lol but that looks the business 👍
Can’t wait for the next video !
Nice work! Thanks for sharing
I think such a big sheet of plywood might warp over time (depends on the quality of plywood ), so I suggest you add some straight wooden or even metal bars below the bench to make it stronger and more durable
Very neat and practical. A nice teaser for the next video!
Great design Charlie. Liked how you converted those hinges to suit your needs.
But part of me thought you did struggle a little, weight wise, to get the entire top of the ground and onto the saw horses.
Therefore I was wondering if you had made it out plywood instead of solid wood, you could have made the top and beams thinner, thus lighter and easier to man handle... Great job...
Nice update..
Cool video bud! Look forward to the next one
Hi Charlie, great video. I've made a similar smaller bench out of 18mm MDF, lipped with 2x3" and with a bit of 2x4" down the middle to clamp into a workmate jaws. For the edge if you just screw without glue it can just be replaced cheaply as required. I ran additional battens of 2x3" CLS under the top to assist as fixing into MDF "end grain" is not the best. Obviously if you can find real hard wood for free then that's a much better option but I wouldn't be buying hardwood for a workbench!
All fair points - particularly about the glue and not using hard wood 🤔
Is your profile pic a play on Tom from myspace? Lol, that's hilarious.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video :)
More videos needed!
Looking forward to this series. I thought you were going to look at the Axminster work horses?
Hi Norman - great to hear from you! I probably should have done, as I managed to put my foot through the tray at the weekend filming the next video, breaking a couple of the tray hinges, but you've already cost me a lot of money by recommending I buy the UKJ Parf Guide system (for which I'll obviously be giving you a big shout out!) so I wasn't quite ready to shell out for the vastly superior Axminster saw horses! Also, they've served me pretty well to date!
Charlie DIYte 😂
How about a video for a shorter workbench please Charlie... good video by the way, Merry Christmas to you and yours...😎😎👍👍👍
found this video very informative
Afternoon Charlie looking forward to your next video. All the best you and your family over xmas. Oh have I missed part 2 I saw part 1 in Summer.
Thanks Chris! Yes, it's the one with the trolley wheel for transporting it.
@@CharlieDIYte thanks now I know which one cheers
Hi Charlie,did you watch "DIY Creators how to build a folding assembly workbench" it's very good,can't wait to see if yours is similar
No I didn't but will definitely check it out! Thanks for that!
Have just watched it - you're right, it is very good - great spot! but his T track is no match for the parf guide system!
Nice work ! 🔵👍🔵
Love your videos Charlie, I used your tutorial to make my bench but not as big,your first video was 1 of 5 and the next one I can see is 3 of 5,have you got a link to 2 of 5
Yes here it is ruclips.net/video/7T7Do2vYnNo/видео.html Thanks so much - can't tell you how important the feedback and encouragement is!
Sorry Charlie I did see that video,silly me,just never associated it with the bench build,thanks for your quick reply,keep the tutorials coming they are very informative 👍
Could you please give me the measurements of the table you used?
Great channel, but at 2:53 they are a row of clearance holes not pilot holes in your trim ;)
Charlie, I’ve just found your channel and am really enjoying it. Thanks for all the time and effort you obviously put into these.
I want to see all of the workbench series. I found #1, 3, and 4, but cannot seem to find #2. Can you help?
So sorry I never replied to this Mike. Sometimes comments just slip through the net. Did you find the video? If not, it's this one ruclips.net/video/7T7Do2vYnNo/видео.html
Nice idea, but the table is now much heavier 🤣🤣
That's why I halved the weight here ruclips.net/video/PTN3EmLiYdg/видео.html 👊
Hello Charlie, had a note to say Video 4 was on but when I went to look it said Video Deleted??
Excellent, thanks for sharing
It's the small things that matter ;-)
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Hey Charlie,
Thank you for your Inspiring videos. Actually I just completed my first woodworking project and this was the portable bench with the Stanley Sawhorses. I did a half bench 90x120 cm with plywood and oak trim. I am looking for the band hinges so I can hang the surface from in front of a metal rack as a door when I am not using it in my crammed little storage room turned painting studio, lockdown office and now woodworking shop. Quick question on the trim: is it necessary to glue it? It should be easier to substitute the trim if damaged. Is there an angle that I missing with the use of glue?
Regards from Greece,
Christos
Hi Christos, great to hear from you and humbled to hear you've found my videos, in Greece 👍 No real reason for the glue and what you say makes perfect sense. I guess I'd say that in the 3 years or so since I put the trims on, they haven't become damaged enough to warrant replacing them, but if you've invested money in a good quality ply for the workbench (unlike my exterior ply) I can see why you'd want to be able to replace them. Love the sound of your workspace. Sounds amazing!
@@CharlieDIYte Wait 'til you hear that my storage etc is less than 17sqm (c. 182 sq ft) and kind of L shaped
How have you found these sawhorses? I have two older version sawhorses which don’t have the V grooves and have been great but these newer ones get a slamming on Amazon reviews for breaking and coming apart.
They've been absolutely fine for me. Yes the horizontal section that concertinas up when they fold do occasionally unclick but it's usually user error, and you just click them back into place. The two carpenters I work with rate them highly. Clearly if you want a Rolls Royce saw horse you'd buy an Axminster or similar, but you're paying a lot more for those.
Thanks Charlie.
Charlie what is your day job?
It was running a soft furnishings company but I'm doing this full time now.
@@CharlieDIYte I enjoy your videos and the fact you do not hide your mistakes. But sometimes when you say you saw something at work I wondered if you were more pro than diy lol.
@@WindsofChange2112 No, self taught curtain fitter 😉
Why mitre. Just complicated the job and if they get wet they are likely to open
Fair point - and one that occurred to me when I was editing the video 🙄
Great job Charlie, thank you!
One small suggestion if I may . . .when you have a series of vid's it would be great if each one provided a link not just to the original vid' - but to all the others in the series as well. Failing that, at least have a link to the next one in the series. So, in this case, I'm wanting to watch vid' No. 4 and the thumbnail in the bottom left hand corner (in this vid') is to one about skirting boards!!! In the long column of thumbnails provided by RUclips to the right of my screen - vid' No 5 is top of the list, but vid' No. 4 is nowhere to be seen! I suspect you lose views by people who can't be ar$ed to search for the next vid' and go elsewhere. Just my £0.02p worth.
Thanks Tim. I've updated all the Descriptions today, to include links to each video, so many thanks for the heads up. Hope you found them useful! 👍
Video 1: bit.ly/2s0bMyH
Video 2: Castor wheel: bit.ly/2GMhizl
Video 3: Protective edging bit.ly/2RrlSqM
Video 4: Now with hinges bit.ly/2LqGjTp
Video 5: UJK Parf Guide System bit.ly/2GKMZJa
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Good job Charlie - boring little chore - but anything that makes life easier for halfwits like me is worth doing. ;-)
Hey Charlie, how can I get in touch with you? I recently built my table according to your video and I want to show you a photo of it. If you have an email address please send it to me so I can send you a photo of my workbench according to your video.