30 SECOND FULL SIZE WORKBENCH - Lightweight, Strong & Collapsible

[@AncoraImparoPiper]

I've got the 2x4 with MFT worktop. It works perfectly for my purposes. I do not have a permanent workshop and so need the ability to move it away when I'm done. I also got risers that increase the work height to 36 inches. I totally love this bench and will add a second one of the same size. When my project is done, it folds out of the way into a very compact size. Just perfect.

[@fireblaster9961]

Honestly. 2 or 3 decent saw horses and sheet of ply, osb etc and your done ✅ and yes that can be packed away and not mush room taken up.

[@NeilDunlop]

I have a couple of the smaller Centipede stands (6x4 and 4x4) with MRMDF MTF type tops and love them for the light weight, portability and compactness for storing away. I added some rubber stoppers to the tops that drop into the holes in the tops of the legs to stop the top from sliding around when you bump into it. Being smaller tops, I added some plastic pipe clips onto the underside of the top to allow you to clip the legs directly to it for transport and storage.

[@mattridler377]

Peter Millard must have some great ideas on making those cabinets?

[@philliphinkle2812]

I'm renting a house and hesitate to make anything too big or bulky to move when I eventually do. This idea makes more sense to me than a big workbench or rolling carts (that's what I was going to do). It looks like a perfect solution for me. Thanks

[@heymrguitarman7637]

I'd prefer two long side cabinets on casters that you wheel to the centre and join together to make one big workbench that can be pushed away to each side when done. That gives you more storage space too

[@MYEVILTWIIN]

Was just about to say the same 👍

[@T8RTU]

@@MYEVILTWIIN me too

[@jameswilksey]

Good idea. I made my cabinet heights (inc castors) consistent with main bench for that sheet support flexibility.

[@MrTresto]

It really depends on your context and situation, if it's in a garage yes. If it's something you want/need to transport to another room / location / etc, then the centipede is way better

[@andrewbrown8148]

Great video~! This looks like a very good solution for the space that you have. I just purchased a 4'x6' Centipede to use as an assembly table (and whatever else) and I'm looking for different ideas for doing just what you did. I like the puzzle-piece approach. I might be able to get away with a single piece since my table is the smaller version, but we'll see. Thanks for sharing~!

[@athloneduke]

Happy to be a subscriber and a supporter.

[@lenkuffert7428]

I use Cutlist Optimizer for getting the most out of sheet goods. Web-based, free version has its limits, but has worked for me. I use metric units, but I think they also accommodate Imperialist.

[@r13gbs]

Shops looking good Tim.

[@ralfhedstrom]

I think this will work great for your needs/space. Personally I just use two sawhorses, two 2x4's and a sheet of 12 mm play for bigger works and a workmate for the smaller ones.

[@johnmit]

oh the joys of UK sheet building materials. Some of it is 1200x2400mm, some of it is 8'x4' and some (I'm looking at you Wickes), just label their ply/osb as being both.

[@Tez73]

Superb 😉👍

[@vivaldi1236]

Looking great.

[@graemebrown1191]

Nice review and build✌

[@mechminded2207]

I saw an KZbin chap that had this approach for his workvan, he added all sorts of tool holder and jig holder holes and the like to make it a very good site bench.

[@ashutoshsrivastava303]

How is it's lateral stability? I want to use it as my main workbench due to limited space in the garage. Mostly i make slab based furniture and need something which could take lateral force when using rotox type sander

[@flashback9966]

Just wondering whether utilising one or two of those cheap internal doors would be easier. You know the ones with corregated cardboard inside?

[@cycleranger]

One thing you may want to think about is to put two hooks into the ceiling. When needed you can attach two ratchet webbing straps. These can help you lift a whole 4 x 8 sheet by yourself. So the straps attach to the ceiling. The strap hooks go under the sheet lift with the ratchets

[@fghjjjk]

What youngish guy can't lift 8x4 sheets by himself?

[@cycleranger]

@@fghjjjk first it’s not only young people that do wood work. Some people have a bad knee and if you been moving stuff all day then you may know want to risk pulling ur back. It’s just a helping hand :))

[@michaelblackmore883]

Great idea, a bit slow but safe!

[@jibcot8541]

And there is me who usually cuts boards with one end on a workmate and the other on some random kitchen chair or step ladder. 🤣 I may have to invest in something like this someday for more precision joinery, very neat and space saving.

[@ronrobson4042]

I've been cutting skirting board this week, one end on the workmate and the other on the garden table 😄👍

[@daviddarnell8898]

Use a prefab cabinet manufacturer's layout program and build boxes accordingly.

[@paulphillips2941]

Could rip the sheets down the middle to give 2x 600mm (ish) for the depth then cut them to the heights you want the cupboards and use the offcuts as the framing across the top and back instead of full panels 👍

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Yeah I think basing it on the depth makes sense and will only be a little under 600mm so shouldn’t be too much waste. As I’m doing drawers I may get away without a full back too. 👍

[@paulphillips2941]

@@TheRestorationCouple ive seen quite a few people use sketchup etc to plan the layouts first and peter millard had a template he used so might be worth contacting him

[@-_James_-]

I think the general rule of workshops is that no matter how big you build them, they're always too small by the end of the first day. ;)

[@leonply]

That variety of collapsible framework is brilliant, except for the fact that it's about 6 inches too short. The resulting back ache from leaning over it for hours makes me wish that there was an available height range up to 40 inches, for those of us who are more than six feet tall.

[@TomsTimmervan]

they have some attachment to enlargen it. Bora code CA0506

[@AncoraImparoPiper]

Optional risers increase the height to 36 inches. Still 4 inches too short for you, I guess, but you can always add those extra 4'' by some other method, I'm sure.

[@michaelblackmore883]

I agree. Following Peter Parfitt I have made all my benches 900mm high to match the MFT it's a pity the Bora isn't adjustable like the eye wateringly expensive Festool mobile supports which are also very clever in doing designed to pick up a full metric sheet by tipping the supports on their side and hooking under the long edge of the sheet.

[@richh5392]

They have 36” versions now

[@thepeginator2556]

On the mft/workbench front. Take a look at the Ron Paulk workbench (most recent version is called the Paulk smart bench), and also the “MF slab” - a job site take on an MFT. The MF slab with a set of homemade saw horses using the Ron Paulk design might be ideal.

[@olivermansfield8341]

Why don't you glue some rings on the insulation so it sits on the poles nicely and doesn't slide around

[@stevenliu1070]

I doubt the centipede legs open up in the exact same position each time.

[@michaelblackmore883]

Bora do a grippy pad that fits on top of the legs

[@dougsaunders8109]

Surely it should be double sided sticky tape for speed? Blue Peter style 😁

[@heriothandyman3148]

Nice choice on using the Jigsaw.. for the “jigsaw”! 😂

[@TheRestorationCouple]

😂

[@jonnygunner65]

Just as long as he doesn’t use biscuits for…biscuits. If so…Hob Nobs 👊🏻

[@GlynnPowell]

Love the channel and this vid, perfect for my single garage "workshop". Have you tried the CutList extension for SketchUp ? Great for optimising your cutlists (obviously) directly from your models. *Im not affiliated, just a fan

[@alyceetxebarria6926]

We just got ours..for the life of me, can not get it to open???

[@hythewoodworkdesigns]

Without Jo's help, how easy would it be to load a sheet of 18mm ply without the whole thing shifting?

[@felixreali7101]

that's what I was thinking too

[@AC-gm6bq]

Woof!

[@keanMechanic]

Cut a hand hole in the middle.

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Exactly what I have planned, as they can then hang easily too. 👍

[@heriothandyman3148]

What you going with for the dust? I think @JohnMcGrath has the most elegant solution for dust, and has gone overhead like yourself.

[@williamroyal5216]

Check out greg virgoe, he does a few videos on work shop cabinets

[@Theosplaytime]

I constantly look for folding work benches but I can never find anything decent

[@michaelblackmore883]

Look at the Festool STM 1800 if you are feeling rich.

[@Brown969]

7:17 is Jo in the CIA? or is it MI5?

[@Brown969]

I like the jigsaw pattern...perfect piece to the workshop. Evolution track and Festool saw...that'll get the fanboys going 😂

[@T8RTU]

Check out Peter Millard KZbin channel for cabinet designs and some sketch up ideas, they are a great resource. 😎👍✅

[@brianwalsh829]

I am following you but I don’t no your name ?

[@willep1988]

Tim

[@brianwalsh829]

@@willep1988 cheers will

[@bilaalhussain2989]

why not get a folding pingpong table???

[@TheRestorationCouple]

Not sure it would fit in the car.

[@TheBiglfb]

first!!!!!

[@LBalfe]

Second 😂😂

[@anthonymiddlesex6859]

please don't do what I done made deep drawers you loose stuff and fill it with rubbish. you save on drawer runners but can never find things. big mistake I made never done my research loads of videos on here about cabinets and workshop layout take your time, and you are impatient I've seen videos you before. good luck all is looking good

[@michaelblackmore883]

Check Ron Paulk's video on modular drawers with no runners. Would save a lot on money and for shallow drawers with not much weight in then and a bit of candle wax they should run very smoothly. Won't pull out fully though.