I first read that as "push hair out of my nostrils", and I was going to recommend a trimmer, but in fact should recommend better glasses for myself. Either way I thank you.
You went way over the top on those drawings. Unreal what you did for anyone who wants to build this. Free? Free? Are you serious? Free? Nobody does this any more. You have a heart my friend. Thank you once again.
Thanks Steamboat, that’s mighty kind of you. I said I would do free plans, then once I was midway through the process it occurred to me that plans are hard and take waaaay too long and I’m a moron, but at least I’m a moron who sticks to his word. Free plans this time, but probably not next time. 😃
Dude, you’re amazing! I’ve downloaded about 15 different plans and videos trying to figure out what to do and combine different ideas. This one takes the cake! My hats off and I would have easily paid for these plans! If I were in your area I would be buying you a beer or three! Cheers!
Absolutely! I find it handy even without the miter saw on it. Sometimes I put the miter saw on the floor (when not in use) and lay out plans, squares, pencils....it's just a decent extra surface for small stuff.
I'm not totally sure how that would work? Do you mean hang the tools on their side? I wish you could post a drawing or something, I'm curious what your idea is.
Really?? You're the first person I've heard of who's actually completed a build!! That's amazing!! I'd love to see a photo if you get the chance: jordanfrank03@gmail.com.
Not going to lie, they really did. I had to learn how to use Adobe InDesign and basically redo my original Sketchup model and had to go over a lot of stuff in Illustrator because I couldn't get my stills to look right when I exported from Sketchup. So yes, it took forever. But a lot of that was because I didn't know what I was doing. Next time, if there is a next time, it should hopefully go faster (and they probably won't be free :)). I really appreciate you noticing, it makes me feel good about spending the time on it.
Jordan I love this build series. I recently purchased the Rigid's Big isolating spindle sander and absolutely love it! The table in front tilts and you have the choice of different size spindles or the belt sander. It is a heavy item and it would only fit your bench if it was fixed to it or just build a table for it. You also get Rigids great warranty they have on their products They sell for about $289.00, but I bought mine when Home Depot had their black Friday sale and got it for $189.00. That is a huge saving. I kept my old Craftsman sander with the 4" disk and the 4x36" belt sander in one. I keep the belt in an upright position and use it just for metal. This is the time of the year where many of the stores have sales. Just a thought.
That is a great tip, thank you for passing it along. I actually just got a 6" jointer, first new tool I've purchased in a while. And yes, I know 6" is barely worth it but I'm hoping the "barely" part is good enough to be useful. Spindle sander next.
Love this bench! I have been looking for ideas to make something for my shed. I am going to use this design, but change certain parts to suit my needs. Love the utility shelf. Great video series as well.
Awesome Russell, make it work for you! That utility shelf is a really good design (not mine), and I am happy to pass it on. Also a lot of woodworkers have never used rivets (I hadn't), and it's a fun little tool to add to your arsenal.
Thank you for a well detailed and well drawn plan. It is truly an amazing plan. Great job and video tutorial. Your cabinet, detailed plan, video tutorial are all amazing. I'm very impress with everything. Thank you very much and keep up the outstanding job you are doing.
Thanks Oscar, that means a lot. It was a pain to do, not gonna lie, but it's worth it because people seem to be actually using it to help with their own stuff, which was the goal, so I feel good about that.
cool bench man! My only suggestion would be to put the rectangles for the miter saw on T-track. other than that, my favorite part is the adjustable shelf with the cleats on it.
Thanks Ken! That's a great suggestion. I have thought about that many a time since building it and just never got around to switching them out. If I was starting from scratch I would definitely route a groove in the miter shelf and set a couple t tracks in there. And yeah, I love that adjustable shelf, it's really handy.
What if you put t track on the miter shelf for your stops. Have a knob in the middle of your box to tighten. No clamps and you could probably put a measuring tape down too
I'm talking about everything. Who made your branding iron, there did you get those exact shelf supports, who makes the router switch you used, what cheap kit did you use for the sander on your drill press, what hoses are you using for dust collection, all the little stuff. Even if you don't have affiliate links yet, putting a link the the exact stuff you are using makes it easy for the rest of us to click a link instead of spending an hour trying to find something you have or use. I went looking for those brackets yesterday and could not find ones that looked like yours. I ended up with something similar, but doesn't look as beefy as yours. I want that paint hood too, but I am working on building my bench today.
@@withJordanFrank cool man. I went and looked and got some stuff coming. Still would be nice to have the links here. I linked this video series to a woodworking group on FB. It should help you some.
Thanks. You did great. I just meant the shelves that you made. I see you have them on the walls with french cleats. I think. My idea is to hang all the "modular" tools on the wall and put them on the utility shelf when needed. I think that's what you did. Either way seriously great videos. Thanks for the reply.
Waaaiiiit a minute. Are you saying April is 70 years old? I mean, I knew she looked good, but that’s amazing! Or.... are you a time traveler? I haven’t had coffee yet, I need to think about this turn of events
I bought this for my friend for his birthday as we just moved into a new house and he finally has room for a workshop. The bench was very easy to set up ruclips.net/user/postUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh They center support is a little difficult to snap in and out of place at first but at least then we know the bench is secure. It was a pleasant surprise when we saw it came with clamps. I apparently missed that in the description. My friend loves the versatility of the bench. Great starter bench for his workshop and easily transportable all over our property. I wish the bench was a little taller but the other features of the bench more than make up for that.
I am impressed with the number of features you were able to incorporate into this workbench. Just curious how easy to push it around. Min is much smaller with no tools on it and its heavy to move it
To make a clean lines and stencils when painting tape stencil down and then paint it with the base coat a couple coats what that does is fill up the fine gaps in the stencil the pait the color you want and when you untape stencil or designs/line you now have a flawless job thats a painters tip
Love it you have a ton of the elements of the one I built years ago. That was before the internet. Just a question. My old table saw was very similar to yours. Have you ever tried a simple hard board kind of funnel shaped enclosure below the saw directed into your dust collection? You use the slick side of the hardboard. On mine I doubt the bottom sloped 15 degrees. And the sides were at a 45 vertically as they narrowed toward a 2" dust port. If I didn't turn on the dust collector 80+% of the saw dust made it to the collection hose just by gravity and slick surface. It took very little vacuum to keep it clear. I made 2 little gates (just hardboard slides) one on this 2" and the other on the 3" like the 4" you used then connected them with a 3" y. By a little fiddling with the gates to get it balanced it was almost perfect. If you did that you could use 3/4 of the upper box shape for blade and jig storage. Jig storage has always been my shop issue. I mentioned in a reply to a comment. Your French something hold downs for the adjustable shelf is awesome. I had the same idea but I made a storage unit for the main tools I had built the shop around. By using the french whatever (sorry I have never known a name for this technique) As far as I knew this type of tool storage was my own idea. I had never seen anything like it. Back to the cabinet. By playing tetrus and getting creative with placement of the tools I was able to cut the space used by at least half. I had tools going in all directions. I even had that same pocket jig hanging upside down on the cabinet ceiling. The big vise took some reinforcing but that shelf was mounted vertically to use the space at the side of the bandsaw. The bandsaw was mounted 4" off center to allow room for the vice. You get the idea. I had to treat every wasted inch as a personal tragedy. We only had a one car garage and If my wife could not park there at night Momma was not happy. Great design I really enjoy your videos
"You get the idea. I had to treat every wasted inch as a personal tragedy." You best believe I get that idea, and I love that description, that is definitely the battle we fight. I'd love to see a photo or two if you have one, sounds like you have some really good storage ideas for me to steal- er, I mean, borrow. The hardboard is a good idea for under the saw, I might look into that to help direct it a little better. I'm reasonably happy with the table saw dust collection, very happy with the router dust collection, and completely unhappy with the miter saw dust collection. Something I need to work on. Oh, and the term is "French cleat". As I understand it one piece that fits into another in order to hold something is called a 'cleat', and when you use matching 45º that's a French cleat. Something like that. I'm working on finishing a shop tour type video where I go into more detail on shop organization with an emphasis on those very French cleats you mentioned, so hopefully I'll have that done soon-ish. Thanks for the kind words.
Thanks David, it's a good one. It's a Stumpy Nubs design, and my good buddy bought me a book of his when I was starting out that had that plan in it. My only issue with it is I find the sliding wings to be a cooler concept than actually useful; they're a little bit of a pain to use, but that could have been slop on my part when I put it together. Here's a link: ruclips.net/video/4ahJmNtMp-g/видео.html
Thanks Dave! I actually lifted that from an original live score my band did for the classic Buster Keaton film "The General". Spectacular movie, if you haven't seen it you should treat yourself: ruclips.net/video/XZi6vH30IIA/видео.html&ab_channel=QuasarWut-Wut
Well the one I'm using in the video, the aluminum one, is actually from a cheap Bosch kit I think. I scrapped that a long time ago but kept the fence because it's decent. But in the free plans I do include a simple router fence build.
I know I'm late to the party, but just found this series today. April's plans are here: wilkerdos.com/product/folding-workbench-plans/ The video is here: ruclips.net/video/2jPlAhcwaNY/видео.html Hope that helps! And Jordan, I love your style!
FYI to anyone making this. Its not for the faint of heart... Its time consuming, and id say easily at the intermediate wood worker phase :). I have plenty of experience with power tools, and 3d printers, lasers, etc, and less with wood working, and its been extremely fun, but challenging. My table top was not level, at all, so I ended up shimming that, which made the metal side adjustable shelf not level either... Its been a thing. However Im not working on dust collection... Im probably 15 hours in. So this isnt a short project either. Very fulfilling tho :)
@@withJordanFrank Its 95% done.. waiting for a router adjustment for my table to fit the dewalt. then I can button that up. Cut the hole for dust extraction on the fence and its done. Ive never done something of this size or scope, so sometimes I just go in to the garage and look at it :) Its no "thar octopus" but it is Hawkeye Black/Gold
Lolllllllll. You should see the cutting-room floor, it's littered with far, far worse. I recommend everyone record themselves at least once to realize how awful their voice is and decide to keep your hands in your pockets when speaking.
Great job and well done video. Is it possible to make the Sketchup file available for download? It’d save me a lot of time having to redraw it. Thanks Jordan!
Thanks Kevin! I actually just responded to this very request below. As far as posting the Sketchup file I unfortunately cannot any more; I built them on a very old version of Sketchup (free) and I'm continuing to use their current web-based free version and the two don't play well together. Very sorry.
Hi Wesley, I built it off of a Stubby Nubs mini sled plan. 'Mini' for a full table saw, but great size for compact ones! ruclips.net/video/4ahJmNtMp-g/видео.html&lc=UghJx_3tImUhPXgCoAEC&ab_channel=StumpyNubs
Ah my friend, I wish I could, that would be a good video to do but it is a straight up build from Stubby Nubs that I actually purchased plans for, so I direct you to his video: ruclips.net/video/4ahJmNtMp-g/видео.html&lc=UghJx_3tImUhPXgCoAEC&ab_channel=StumpyNubs
Thanks Jim! That wall wound up being pretty useful. I moved and brought all of those pieces with me, so that's a great thing about French cleats, you can set them up elsewhere and quickly as long as you put the cleat on the wall.
Hi Rob! There are two schools of thought on that: a few people that I'm aware of that have tackled that have extended the depth of the table saw shelf and in some cases used a large style of bracket to hold it up. One person made folding legs that came down from below it to support it. I am of the mind that that if I were to get a much bigger saw it would be less painful to make a standalone miter saw cart / station. I'd keep the miter saw table on the bench because it's a nice extra work space (I sometimes just throw plans, tape measures, etc on it while I'm working), but for a heavy duty miter saw I'd personally build something separate. One day I will do such a thing if I finally get a sliding miter saw.
If you check out the free plans there are links to all the hardware I used in it. Here's the link for those: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y6M2K1P/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hey Jordan. Love the videos and am about to build this workbench. Going through I noticed in the video you said, “4 inch to 2 and 1/2 inch reducer”. However, in the plans you have listed a 4 inch to 2 and 1/4 inch reducer. Which is correct? I’m assuming the one in the plans but I’m unsure. Thanks!
Hi Brent, sorry for the late response, hopefully you figured it out! The link in the plans is the correct one, hopefully you ran with that, and thanks for pointing out my mistake.
Clean living and a positive attitude. Just kidding, I'm depressed most of the time. Just kidding, only some of the time, mainly when I'm awake. But to answer your question, I think it's just because it's a small table saw and I was cross cutting small pieces? It's perfectly capable of kicking up some dust for sure. When you get the vacuum going from below though it does a decent job of getting the finer stuff.
Can I ask why you went with the brackets instead of a more traditional French cleat system for the side? I’m considering building a workbench and love the flexibility of the side shelf, but was going to go with French cleat - now I’m questioning my design. Furthermore, it seems that your tools are already stored on the wall on a French cleat… But there may be something I’m missing. Thanks for any insight!!
Hi Fabien, surely, good question. I did that to save as much space as possible; the brackets let you attach the shelf in two directions: horizontal like a normal shelf and then also vertical so it only sticks out a few inches. And they're also height adjustable, that's sort of the main point, otherwise I probably would have just used folding brackets like the miter saw shelf. And you're right, some of my tools are mounted on french cleat stands- but I have those slip in to the matching french cleats on the utility shelf so they don't need a clamp to secure them.
@@withJordanFrank Ah I see - in the sense that a french cleat is great for storage, but you wouldn't want to run a power tool that's simply "hanging" on the cleat? Thanks - I'll give that some thought and decide what to do. It's Phase 2 for my design, so I have a bit of time... Appreciate the response!!
I kind of thought I was on to something, but as a few people pointed out, a t-track wouldn't take up any space and then you could actually slide a stop on without clamps. Oh well, such is the life of simple rectangle.
Love it. It’s a spray shelter I got from Rockler, and there’s even a bigger size. Durable and has a Velcro flap and screen on the back for setting a box fan to blow out fumes. Highly recommend
There's just no way I'd ever put a power tool like this on a shelf like this. Everything about this is great besides that, I don't mean to be a hater, but I just can't even. :V I'm not even close to qualified to judge anything else, but I am a safety freak and this terrifies me.
That's cool, I get it. My rationale is the brackets are metal and pretty dang strong and i just inspect the tabs now and again to make sure nothing is bent. But as always do what you think is comfortable; nothing is worth losing a finger over
When cutting on the table saw sled, isn't it dangerous to keep the right hand stop block in place like that? When the cut is complete, you have a loose piece momentarily trapped between the stop and the moving blade, and if it moves slightly into the blade it can be pinched and hurled out. I'm pretty sure I've seen Mathias Wandel explaining it once, and I've always seen other RUclipsrs use the stop block to set the length of cut but then flip it out of place, or to have a hold-down for the cut piece.
You might be right on that one First. I'm not sure. I like cutting small pieces on my sled because it actually feels really safe, but I suppose it could come flying up. I'll look for Matthias' video on that. Thanks!
Thanks JB. It's such a smart idea for saving space, and it's fun to use rivets if you've never done it before (like I hadn't). I just found over time that I only needed one of those types of shelves, but that original one is a cool way to have a very expandable assembly table.
Your sense of humor made me push air out of my nostrils a few times. Well done.
I first read that as "push hair out of my nostrils", and I was going to recommend a trimmer, but in fact should recommend better glasses for myself. Either way I thank you.
You went way over the top on those drawings. Unreal what you did for anyone who wants to build this. Free? Free? Are you serious? Free? Nobody does this any more. You have a heart my friend. Thank you once again.
Thanks Steamboat, that’s mighty kind of you. I said I would do free plans, then once I was midway through the process it occurred to me that plans are hard and take waaaay too long and I’m a moron, but at least I’m a moron who sticks to his word. Free plans this time, but probably not next time. 😃
Loving the build and the humour 🙂.
Thanks Harshdeep!
I like the idea of using a tent as a spray booth. Awesome design for the bench!
I like your style of editing, it's very efficient and easy to watch without feeling bored.
Jordan! Not bad at all. I enjoyed the process! Semper Fi
Dad jokes and real instruction? I AM IN!
Dude, you’re amazing! I’ve downloaded about 15 different plans and videos trying to figure out what to do and combine different ideas. This one takes the cake! My hats off and I would have easily paid for these plans! If I were in your area I would be buying you a beer or three! Cheers!
Aw man, that's very kind of you to say. Thanks, and I hope you're able to make the design work for you!
What size of pocket hole screws did you use. I may have missed it in the video….
I am going to add the miter saw shelf to my rolling work bench. Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely! I find it handy even without the miter saw on it. Sometimes I put the miter saw on the floor (when not in use) and lay out plans, squares, pencils....it's just a decent extra surface for small stuff.
French cleats & locator pins on interchangeable shelves is slick!
Why don't you have French cleats to store the unused tools. That way you nest them to save space.
Thanks Ladykay8! I'm almost done with a video giving a closer look at those and some other things people have asked about
I'm not totally sure how that would work? Do you mean hang the tools on their side? I wish you could post a drawing or something, I'm curious what your idea is.
I like your idea, compact and efficient
Thanks Adam, that was the goal, glad you liked it
Just made the brackets. Rivets are awesome. Thanks again for sharing the idea.
@@withJordanFrank Same here! Just 1 is perfect
great job, awesome humor. I subscribed.
Thanks fellow Midwesterner, I appreciate it!
SOOO MANY GREAT IDEAS!!! you just gave me like 5 solutions for my workshop and workbench. THANK YOU :)
Kick ass! Glad you got something out of it!
I'm extremely impressed. That's not easy.
Thanks Donald, mighty kind of you!
LOL him doing the stencil and commenting "OHHHH, SO CLEAN!" , love the dry humor , make more videos please!
Stencils to make them straight lines, and mineral spirits to make the straight lines straighter!
finally made mine based off your plans! turned out great, made a few changes but thanks for the plans!
Really?? You're the first person I've heard of who's actually completed a build!! That's amazing!! I'd love to see a photo if you get the chance: jordanfrank03@gmail.com.
Keep the videos coming. I'm kind of a geek myself so keep the humor coming; it's appreciated.
I wasn't going to, but thanks to ShopNation and all the positive responses I am going to get up off my butt and make something happen.
Looked at the plans, they are great I bet they took ALOT of time to create, thank you.
Not going to lie, they really did. I had to learn how to use Adobe InDesign and basically redo my original Sketchup model and had to go over a lot of stuff in Illustrator because I couldn't get my stills to look right when I exported from Sketchup. So yes, it took forever. But a lot of that was because I didn't know what I was doing. Next time, if there is a next time, it should hopefully go faster (and they probably won't be free :)). I really appreciate you noticing, it makes me feel good about spending the time on it.
Awesome very funny and great work Jordan.
This workbench is amazing
Thanks MLK!!!
Jordan I love this build series. I recently purchased the Rigid's Big isolating spindle sander and absolutely love it! The table in front tilts and you have the choice of different size spindles or the belt sander. It is a heavy item and it would only fit your bench if it was fixed to it or just build a table for it. You also get Rigids great warranty they have on their products They sell for about $289.00, but I bought mine when Home Depot had their black Friday sale and got it for $189.00. That is a huge saving. I kept my old Craftsman sander with the 4" disk and the 4x36" belt sander in one. I keep the belt in an upright position and use it just for metal. This is the time of the year where many of the stores have sales. Just a thought.
That is a great tip, thank you for passing it along. I actually just got a 6" jointer, first new tool I've purchased in a while. And yes, I know 6" is barely worth it but I'm hoping the "barely" part is good enough to be useful. Spindle sander next.
I’m trying to figure out how to make this project work for my table saw and miter saw. Thanks for all the great ideas.
Great build!
Thank you for sharing. Exactly what I was looking for
Awesome to hear Huey!
Love this bench! I have been looking for ideas to make something for my shed. I am going to use this design, but change certain parts to suit my needs. Love the utility shelf. Great video series as well.
Awesome Russell, make it work for you! That utility shelf is a really good design (not mine), and I am happy to pass it on. Also a lot of woodworkers have never used rivets (I hadn't), and it's a fun little tool to add to your arsenal.
Cheers Jordan. I actually inherited a rivet set from my late father, so looking forward to getting it out and using.
Thank you for a well detailed and well drawn plan. It is truly an amazing plan. Great job and video tutorial. Your cabinet, detailed plan, video tutorial are all amazing. I'm very impress with everything. Thank you very much and keep up the outstanding job you are doing.
Thanks Oscar, that means a lot. It was a pain to do, not gonna lie, but it's worth it because people seem to be actually using it to help with their own stuff, which was the goal, so I feel good about that.
cool bench man! My only suggestion would be to put the rectangles for the miter saw on T-track. other than that, my favorite part is the adjustable shelf with the cleats on it.
Thanks Ken! That's a great suggestion. I have thought about that many a time since building it and just never got around to switching them out. If I was starting from scratch I would definitely route a groove in the miter shelf and set a couple t tracks in there. And yeah, I love that adjustable shelf, it's really handy.
You had me at #10 finish washers. Subscribe.
Like my grandfather always said, "#10 is one better than #9". Wise man.
What if you put t track on the miter shelf for your stops. Have a knob in the middle of your box to tighten. No clamps and you could probably put a measuring tape down too
Keep going man. Put some links to the stuff you use in the description for the rest of us.
I'm talking about everything. Who made your branding iron, there did you get those exact shelf supports, who makes the router switch you used, what cheap kit did you use for the sander on your drill press, what hoses are you using for dust collection, all the little stuff. Even if you don't have affiliate links yet, putting a link the the exact stuff you are using makes it easy for the rest of us to click a link instead of spending an hour trying to find something you have or use. I went looking for those brackets yesterday and could not find ones that looked like yours. I ended up with something similar, but doesn't look as beefy as yours. I want that paint hood too, but I am working on building my bench today.
@@withJordanFrank cool man. I went and looked and got some stuff coming. Still would be nice to have the links here. I linked this video series to a woodworking group on FB. It should help you some.
So entertaining!
Thanks Gary!
Great videos. I would love to see more on the utility shelves.
Thanks. You did great. I just meant the shelves that you made. I see you have them on the walls with french cleats. I think. My idea is to hang all the "modular" tools on the wall and put them on the utility shelf when needed. I think that's what you did. Either way seriously great videos. Thanks for the reply.
@@withJordanFrank looking forward to those vids. Hope you took the Octopus
I really like the modular components of your workbench!
@@withJordanFrank I hope you get some videos out of the new setup process. The octopus series is fantastic. Stay safe and healthy.
Nice work, great video!
Thank you!
I made an April Wilkerson inspired fold down table about 40 years ago.
Waaaiiiit a minute. Are you saying April is 70 years old? I mean, I knew she looked good, but that’s amazing! Or.... are you a time traveler? I haven’t had coffee yet, I need to think about this turn of events
I bought this for my friend for his birthday as we just moved into a new house and he finally has room for a workshop. The bench was very easy to set up ruclips.net/user/postUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh They center support is a little difficult to snap in and out of place at first but at least then we know the bench is secure. It was a pleasant surprise when we saw it came with clamps. I apparently missed that in the description. My friend loves the versatility of the bench. Great starter bench for his workshop and easily transportable all over our property. I wish the bench was a little taller but the other features of the bench more than make up for that.
Uh... Limited lightning deal?
Nice video
I am impressed with the number of features you were able to incorporate into this workbench. Just curious how easy to push it around. Min is much smaller with no tools on it and its heavy to move it
Thank you! If your floor is smooth its not hard to push around at all! Four decent casters that swivel = no issues
To make a clean lines and stencils when painting tape stencil down and then paint it with the base coat a couple coats what that does is fill up the fine gaps in the stencil the pait the color you want and when you untape stencil or designs/line you now have a flawless job thats a painters tip
Genius! Thanks for the tip, I will try that in the future!
Love it you have a ton of the elements of the one I built years ago. That was before the internet.
Just a question. My old table saw was very similar to yours. Have you ever tried a simple hard board kind of funnel shaped enclosure below the saw directed into your dust collection? You use the slick side of the hardboard. On mine I doubt the bottom sloped 15 degrees. And the sides were at a 45 vertically as they narrowed toward a 2" dust port. If I didn't turn on the dust collector 80+% of the saw dust made it to the collection hose just by gravity and slick surface. It took very little vacuum to keep it clear. I made 2 little gates (just hardboard slides) one on this 2" and the other on the 3" like the 4" you used then connected them with a 3" y. By a little fiddling with the gates to get it balanced it was almost perfect.
If you did that you could use 3/4 of the upper box shape for blade and jig storage.
Jig storage has always been my shop issue. I mentioned in a reply to a comment.
Your French something hold downs for the adjustable shelf is awesome. I had the same idea but I made a storage unit for the main tools I had built the shop around. By using the french whatever (sorry I have never known a name for this technique) As far as I knew this type of tool storage was my own idea. I had never seen anything like it.
Back to the cabinet. By playing tetrus and getting creative with placement of the tools I was able to cut the space used by at least half. I had tools going in all directions. I even had that same pocket jig hanging upside down on the cabinet ceiling. The big vise took some reinforcing but that shelf was mounted vertically to use the space at the side of the bandsaw. The bandsaw was mounted 4" off center to allow room for the vice.
You get the idea. I had to treat every wasted inch as a personal tragedy.
We only had a one car garage and If my wife could not park there at night Momma was not happy.
Great design I really enjoy your videos
"You get the idea. I had to treat every wasted inch as a personal tragedy." You best believe I get that idea, and I love that description, that is definitely the battle we fight. I'd love to see a photo or two if you have one, sounds like you have some really good storage ideas for me to steal- er, I mean, borrow. The hardboard is a good idea for under the saw, I might look into that to help direct it a little better. I'm reasonably happy with the table saw dust collection, very happy with the router dust collection, and completely unhappy with the miter saw dust collection. Something I need to work on. Oh, and the term is "French cleat". As I understand it one piece that fits into another in order to hold something is called a 'cleat', and when you use matching 45º that's a French cleat. Something like that. I'm working on finishing a shop tour type video where I go into more detail on shop organization with an emphasis on those very French cleats you mentioned, so hopefully I'll have that done soon-ish. Thanks for the kind words.
Wow... love your workbench videos! Entertaining with some great ideas. Too bad I just found your channel but you got a new viewer now. Keep it up!!!
Do you have a video and/or plans for your tablesaw sled? It looks amazing.
Thanks David, it's a good one. It's a Stumpy Nubs design, and my good buddy bought me a book of his when I was starting out that had that plan in it. My only issue with it is I find the sliding wings to be a cooler concept than actually useful; they're a little bit of a pain to use, but that could have been slop on my part when I put it together. Here's a link: ruclips.net/video/4ahJmNtMp-g/видео.html
10:16 Fun music! :-)
Thanks Dave! I actually lifted that from an original live score my band did for the classic Buster Keaton film "The General". Spectacular movie, if you haven't seen it you should treat yourself: ruclips.net/video/XZi6vH30IIA/видео.html&ab_channel=QuasarWut-Wut
WE NEED YOUR ROUTER FENCE BUILD
Well the one I'm using in the video, the aluminum one, is actually from a cheap Bosch kit I think. I scrapped that a long time ago but kept the fence because it's decent. But in the free plans I do include a simple router fence build.
This is great! Do you have the plans for the fold down assembly table?
I know I'm late to the party, but just found this series today.
April's plans are here: wilkerdos.com/product/folding-workbench-plans/
The video is here: ruclips.net/video/2jPlAhcwaNY/видео.html
Hope that helps! And Jordan, I love your style!
FYI to anyone making this. Its not for the faint of heart... Its time consuming, and id say easily at the intermediate wood worker phase :). I have plenty of experience with power tools, and 3d printers, lasers, etc, and less with wood working, and its been extremely fun, but challenging. My table top was not level, at all, so I ended up shimming that, which made the metal side adjustable shelf not level either...
Its been a thing. However Im not working on dust collection... Im probably 15 hours in. So this isnt a short project either. Very fulfilling tho :)
No surrender Ryan! Conquer the table!
@@withJordanFrank Its 95% done.. waiting for a router adjustment for my table to fit the dewalt. then I can button that up. Cut the hole for dust extraction on the fence and its done. Ive never done something of this size or scope, so sometimes I just go in to the garage and look at it :) Its no "thar octopus" but it is Hawkeye Black/Gold
Came for the woodworking. Stayed for the "uncomfortable gesture." (0:41)
Lolllllllll. You should see the cutting-room floor, it's littered with far, far worse. I recommend everyone record themselves at least once to realize how awful their voice is and decide to keep your hands in your pockets when speaking.
So far I've only found the magic tent in Red, is it also available in blue or gray? 😷😷😷😷😷😷😷
Great job and well done video. Is it possible to make the Sketchup file available for download? It’d save me a lot of time having to redraw it. Thanks Jordan!
Thanks Kevin! I actually just responded to this very request below. As far as posting the Sketchup file I unfortunately cannot any more; I built them on a very old version of Sketchup (free) and I'm continuing to use their current web-based free version and the two don't play well together. Very sorry.
Put holes at 1/4 inch marks and use dowls behind your stop block. This way you
Can do repeat cuts in case your clamps move
Excellent idea. Someone else suggested just adding t-track instead which is also a smart idea. My little rectangles are okay at best.
Did you build the table saw sled? If so do you have plans for that? I use the same table saw.
Hi Wesley, I built it off of a Stubby Nubs mini sled plan. 'Mini' for a full table saw, but great size for compact ones! ruclips.net/video/4ahJmNtMp-g/видео.html&lc=UghJx_3tImUhPXgCoAEC&ab_channel=StumpyNubs
@@withJordanFrank thank you. Great build! I may consider something similar for my garage shop.
A LONG SQUARE....Funny!
I checked the math, I ain't wrong! That square got long!
Where are the plans for this it’s great
Thanks, link for the plans is in the description!
Jordan, not to be greedy, but I'd love a video and or plans on how to built your table saw sled. wink wink, nudge nudge
Ah my friend, I wish I could, that would be a good video to do but it is a straight up build from Stubby Nubs that I actually purchased plans for, so I direct you to his video: ruclips.net/video/4ahJmNtMp-g/видео.html&lc=UghJx_3tImUhPXgCoAEC&ab_channel=StumpyNubs
6:06 Jodan's wall of Awesome!
Thanks Jim! That wall wound up being pretty useful. I moved and brought all of those pieces with me, so that's a great thing about French cleats, you can set them up elsewhere and quickly as long as you put the cleat on the wall.
Where can i find the brackets of part 3 awesome videos
Thank you! I have a link for all the hardware in the plans: sites.google.com/view/hidinginthegarage
Hello Mr. Frank...I was attempting to download your plans and the link seemed broken. Is there and updated way for me to get them?
Larry! Sorry for the late response! We’re you able to get them? If not send your email to withJordanFrank@gmail.com and I’ll send them to you
How would you adjust the plans for a heavier 12” miter saw?
Hi Rob! There are two schools of thought on that: a few people that I'm aware of that have tackled that have extended the depth of the table saw shelf and in some cases used a large style of bracket to hold it up. One person made folding legs that came down from below it to support it. I am of the mind that that if I were to get a much bigger saw it would be less painful to make a standalone miter saw cart / station. I'd keep the miter saw table on the bench because it's a nice extra work space (I sometimes just throw plans, tape measures, etc on it while I'm working), but for a heavy duty miter saw I'd personally build something separate. One day I will do such a thing if I finally get a sliding miter saw.
Do you have info or a link to the brackets for the folding shelf?
If you check out the free plans there are links to all the hardware I used in it. Here's the link for those: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y6M2K1P/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hey Jordan. Love the videos and am about to build this workbench.
Going through I noticed in the video you said, “4 inch to 2 and 1/2 inch reducer”. However, in the plans you have listed a 4 inch to 2 and 1/4 inch reducer. Which is correct? I’m assuming the one in the plans but I’m unsure. Thanks!
Hi Brent, sorry for the late response, hopefully you figured it out! The link in the plans is the correct one, hopefully you ran with that, and thanks for pointing out my mistake.
@@withJordanFrank thanks, ended up going with the plans and it turned out great!
Hi. Awesome build. You seem to have very little dust coming at you on the crosscut sled. What's your secret?
Clean living and a positive attitude. Just kidding, I'm depressed most of the time. Just kidding, only some of the time, mainly when I'm awake. But to answer your question, I think it's just because it's a small table saw and I was cross cutting small pieces? It's perfectly capable of kicking up some dust for sure. When you get the vacuum going from below though it does a decent job of getting the finer stuff.
How heavy is your miter saw? Mine is a 12 inch hitachi coming in at 49 pounds.
The good news? About 33 pounds. The bad news? It's not a very good saw.
Can I ask why you went with the brackets instead of a more traditional French cleat system for the side? I’m considering building a workbench and love the flexibility of the side shelf, but was going to go with French cleat - now I’m questioning my design. Furthermore, it seems that your tools are already stored on the wall on a French cleat… But there may be something I’m missing. Thanks for any insight!!
Hi Fabien, surely, good question. I did that to save as much space as possible; the brackets let you attach the shelf in two directions: horizontal like a normal shelf and then also vertical so it only sticks out a few inches. And they're also height adjustable, that's sort of the main point, otherwise I probably would have just used folding brackets like the miter saw shelf. And you're right, some of my tools are mounted on french cleat stands- but I have those slip in to the matching french cleats on the utility shelf so they don't need a clamp to secure them.
@@withJordanFrank Ah I see - in the sense that a french cleat is great for storage, but you wouldn't want to run a power tool that's simply "hanging" on the cleat? Thanks - I'll give that some thought and decide what to do. It's Phase 2 for my design, so I have a bit of time... Appreciate the response!!
man oh man, I am looking forward to being miserable while trying to tackle this masterpiece
Lolllll, wood working in a nutshell. It hurts so good.
"it probably took me 15 minutes to come up with the idea of a rectangle..." LOL
I kind of thought I was on to something, but as a few people pointed out, a t-track wouldn't take up any space and then you could actually slide a stop on without clamps. Oh well, such is the life of simple rectangle.
is you magic tent a special painting tent or just a regular beach tent for kids?
@@withJordanFrank instructions unclear, kid is purple now
thx man
Where did you come by the brackets for the mitre saw shelf?
I've got links for all the hardware in the plans. sites.google.com/view/hidinginthegarage
Where can I buy the folding brackets for the miter saw?
Jordan Frank thank you so much
Tell me about that tent
Love it. It’s a spray shelter I got from Rockler, and there’s even a bigger size. Durable and has a Velcro flap and screen on the back for setting a box fan to blow out fumes. Highly recommend
There's just no way I'd ever put a power tool like this on a shelf like this. Everything about this is great besides that, I don't mean to be a hater, but I just can't even. :V I'm not even close to qualified to judge anything else, but I am a safety freak and this terrifies me.
That's cool, I get it. My rationale is the brackets are metal and pretty dang strong and i just inspect the tabs now and again to make sure nothing is bent. But as always do what you think is comfortable; nothing is worth losing a finger over
WHERE DID YOU BUY THE FLIP DOWN BRACKETS FOR MITRE SAW SHELF?????
I've got links for all the hardware on page 4 of the free plans, check'em out: sites.google.com/view/hidinginthegarage
Jeff Goldblum is that you?
Oh man I wish. That dude is the coolest.
When cutting on the table saw sled, isn't it dangerous to keep the right hand stop block in place like that? When the cut is complete, you have a loose piece momentarily trapped between the stop and the moving blade, and if it moves slightly into the blade it can be pinched and hurled out. I'm pretty sure I've seen Mathias Wandel explaining it once, and I've always seen other RUclipsrs use the stop block to set the length of cut but then flip it out of place, or to have a hold-down for the cut piece.
You might be right on that one First. I'm not sure. I like cutting small pieces on my sled because it actually feels really safe, but I suppose it could come flying up. I'll look for Matthias' video on that. Thanks!
Plans dimensions are off
Hi Daniel. Any chance you can be more specific? I'd love to fix any spot that is off to help anyone trying to build this thing
I found a copy of the original family Handyman article
docplayer.net/28130746-do-it-all-mobile-workbench.html
Thanks JB. It's such a smart idea for saving space, and it's fun to use rivets if you've never done it before (like I hadn't). I just found over time that I only needed one of those types of shelves, but that original one is a cool way to have a very expandable assembly table.
"...one cord to power the whole bench."
Why did a certain movie scene pop up in mind as SOON as you even started that sentence??😂🤷🏽♂️
It's like a fuk1ng joke! I'm watching your octopus construction while chopping a real octopus!!
It was meant to be!