Flip-Top Tool Stand with integrated cable management | Mobile Workstation

This is how I made a Flip-Top Tool Stand for my sander and drill press. It includes tons of storage and integrated power cord management.
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[@BauWoodworks]

➤PLANS for the tool stand: bit.ly/flip-top-tool-stand-plans

[@latishaashford8662]

This press has worked like a charm for my projects kzbin.infoUgkxajoEbapTfqWaadnqb04h6U576yxXp-FE . I didn't even secure it to my table top, mainly due to the fact that I was using a 15 lbs drill vise. It's not flimsy at all as to what others have claimed it to be. Make sure the locking nuts and levers are secured and there won't be any issues with light pressure and patience. I was able to drill through aluminum, plastic, and steel (steel took a while) with no problems at all. Yeah it took a little longer than a regular drill press, but I don't have the space OR the money for one.The instruction manual was worthless, but luckily assembling the press was intuitive. However, the manual would be good for ordering replacement parts if needed. There is a nice breakdown of the parts that are included in the kit. Before ordering, make sure it is compatible with your unit, it is clearly stated what models the press is compatible with.This was an excellent purchase for $40!!

[@ninagrace152]

Well, that’s the cutest supervisor I’ve seen in the industry so far 👀

[@BauWoodworks]

For sure!

[@KG-du2le]

Love the Quality Manager assistance. I always love when my kiddos help!

[@karlgabel9822]

Excellent! The built-in storage is pure genius - so many flip top stand designs lack this essential feature. And a bonus third workstation - WOW!

[@BauWoodworks]

thanks Karl 😊 took me a couple of hours to get the final design 😉 I am pretty happy with it now 😁

[@daviOU812]

Just placed my order and am looking forward to this build!

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks for your support 🤗 I hope you have a great time building it and I am looking forward to hearing how your tool cart turns out 😉

[@stephenyandell7240]

Great build! Thank you for the video!

[@BauWoodworks]

Well thank you for watching 😉🤗🤗

[@teomman]

One of the best stand I’ve ever seen ,keep up the good work man. Also that card trick was awesome.

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Teoman 🤗 Glad you like it. New videos are already in the making😉

[@talegunner115]

Love your assistant. You are a very lucky man.

[@BauWoodworks]

Hehe yes she is gorgeous! 😍

[@qtran999]

Clear instructions, good video. Love it. Thanks for sharing.

[@BauWoodworks]

Thank you! That make me happy to hear! 😍

[@justretired6879]

The little worker is better than most!

[@rahulpoddar801]

Loved so much the project...Awesome ♥️, and loved to watch the building process too. Fantastic 👏

[@BauWoodworks]

Thank you so much. Makes me happy to hear 🤗

[@barstad-9591]

Great ideas and video. Thanks.

[@jeffwilder7117]

Nice job! I liked the locking pins! Very nice. I especially liked the use of your grandpa’s bolts to anchor down. We must remember our past

[@BauWoodworks]

Hey Jeff, yeah, I was super thrilled when I found the pins. They were the last missing piece to this build. As for the bolts I was a bit concerned if they are strong enough since they have to support the drill press upside down. But they are :) Even when I should get rid of the drill press in the future I will keep the bolts atleast ;)

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Very very nice build!! Thanks!

[@BauWoodworks]

Well thank you 🤗

[@chrisgallagher3757]

Spring index pins are awesome!

[@BauWoodworks]

Ohhh yeah 😎

[@seanwhitaker975]

This is so awesome!!!

[@BauWoodworks]

Thx Sean 🤗

[@ssgveight]

This is a beautiful build. Definitely gave me some great ideas for my own build in the near future.

[@BauWoodworks]

Awesome, thanks! Let me know how yours turns out!

[@SJG-96]

Fantastic workmanship.

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Serge 🤗🤗

[@faustoq]

Really great!!!

[@BauWoodworks]

Thank you so much 🤗🤗

[@tonywest394]

Very nice video. Concise and too the point but not too vague.

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks for your feedback 😁

[@dieter893]

Great job, amazing result!!! Regards from Brazil. Dieter

[@BauWoodworks]

Thank you Dieter 🤗 Greetings back to Brazil

[@fdifenza78]

Really great project!

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Fabio!

[@harryfab9659]

Very nice piece of workshop furniture. Looks the part and seems to function well. Well designed and thought out. Congratulations.

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Harry!

[@tworiversworkshop6111]

Very good video. Thank you. I used to cut down full sheets of ply as you were doing on the table saw with many of the same problems, then I bought a Festool track saw on recommendation from another wood worker and now cutting down sheet goods is easy and IMHO much safer than using the table saw.

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks. Yeah that's what I've switched to in the meantime, too 😉👍 The first few cuts with the Festool track saw to make the sheets manageable and then the repetitive cuts on the sliding table saw. Super fast effecient 😍 Love it 😁

[@ThisoldWoody]

Man, that looks amazing. Great video. I enjoyed your sense of humor. Party on.

[@FaniMaker]

Awesome!!

[@BauWoodworks]

Thaaaaanks 🙌

[@jamestruscott7039]

Love it! I will most likely replace my flip cart with this model. Well thought out.

[@BauWoodworks]

Awesome! Definitely let me know how it turns out! 😍

[@JorgeGarcia-kb8ie]

la verdad me encanto la primera vez q veo un banco asi vasculante sos un genio.

[@BauWoodworks]

Muchas gracias Jorge!

[@thecelt4807]

great idea

[@BauWoodworks]

Thaaanks

[@christianlepape6315]

SUPER tout à porter de mains bon travail Merci

[@BauWoodworks]

Merci beaucoup! 😄

[@ronaldososa1975]

muy bueno!!! saludos desde Argentina

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks 🤗 Greetings back to Argentina 👌

[@GeneCaralde119workshop]

Great build! I would love to build one myself. Greetings from the Philippines!

[@BauWoodworks]

Thank you! That sounds awesome. Let me know how it went when you've build it! 🤗

[@makermarc70]

Cool

[@davehernandez4177]

Great job my man

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Dave!

[@kevinashby3784]

Very professional

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Kevin 🤗

[@backyard.craftsman]

That’s very nice thank for the video

[@BauWoodworks]

Well, thank you ☺

[@valveman12]

Bau-Woodworks Great build! Man, you have a beautiful shop!

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks mate! I love my shop! Sometimes before I go to bed I sneak in the basement and turn on the lights in the shop. Just to have quick look at it 😅

[@valveman12]

@@BauWoodworks 👍

[@user-xn7iz3jz7f]

Wonderful work keep going

[@BauWoodworks]

Thank you 😊 I will!

[@massimobianchi4262]

Massimo from Italy . Very good job ! Nice !

[@BauWoodworks]

Grazie Massimo 🤗🤗

Hello my friend. This is a pretty good idea, and it's great. Useful and practical for narrow spaces. I can do it for a few of my tools. Thank you for the introduction and information. See you. Big greetings. stay healthy and happy...

[@BauWoodworks]

Thank you! 😄 Let me know how your cart turns out, if you build it! Stay healthy too and greetings from Berlin, Germany

@@BauWoodworks Ja, du wirst wissen, wann ich es tue. Bleib gesund und sicher. Wir sehen uns. Schöne Grüße.

[@kratingdieng]

I think this channel will grow up faster. Glad to be your subscriber. Danke...

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks mate 🤗

[@hswing11]

VERY VERY INFORMATIVE

[@BauWoodworks]

That is awesome to read! Thank you!

[@mattpeterson7074]

Glad I found this! I'm in the process of building my own flip top (for my spindle sander and my planer), and I'm definitely going to use those indexing pins. That's way nicer looking then what I was going to use. Might even using that idea of drawers, although I might not have enough plywood for that. Ha! Great video, sir. Amazing that you only have 296 views!

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Matt! Yes these indexing pins make the flipping operation so fast and fun! Go for them 😉 I think it is worth the extra trip to get another sheet of ply for the drawers. Then you have plenty of storage and it helps to keep the shop clean 😅

[@jonruehle9186]

Those ARE some flippin-sweet indexing pegs!

[@BauWoodworks]

Absolutely. I am very glad I've found them. Took a few hours of online research to find the right ones with the locking and spring mechanism 😍

[@davidelliott5843]

I'm making a rolling tool cabinet. I'm using these drawer sides for the 100mm drawers with bottom fit runners for the 50mm drawers. They only have two wheels at each side but 40kg load should be more than enough. www.screwfix.com/p/drawer-sides-runners-400mm-2-pack/16005#product_additional_details_container

[@allenhall2259]

awesome

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Allen 🤗

[@ProjectAnubisUSA]

@14:00 my favorite part of the build!

[@BauWoodworks]

I loved that part! It was pretty nostalgic to install these bolts 😍

[@BaronvonBavert]

Top Daumen hoch !!!

[@BauWoodworks]

Vielen Dank Harald 🤗🤗

[@josephyuven3010]

Nice job

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Joseph 🤗🙌

[@upwoodart]

sir good work super

[@BauWoodworks]

Thank you 🤗

[@christophmayer4839]

Echt cool💪😁

[@BauWoodworks]

Danke dir 😁

[@hubertv.g.7664]

Topppppp work

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Hubert 😁

[@comsigninc]

Nice design and presentation. I’ve subscribed and I’m binge watching. 😊I so admire your fluency with English. Best Wishes from Canada.

[@SzechuanChickenDog]

Rip the beech.... Hahahaha. Love it

[@inkytu7]

Super job! I am reworking my small shop and need floor space. Excellent build that has given me some guidance. I have a jointer that is 1m long and will put my thickness planer on the flip side. Cool idea with the index pins. Just subscribed. Keep up the videos. Viele Grüße aus Baden Württemberg.

[@BauWoodworks]

That sounds awesomen! Let me know how it turns out ;) Thanks for the sub and greeting back to BW from Berlin, Fabian

[@johncarter9067]

Good work I just subscribed from Tasmania Australia

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks. That's awesome mate 🤗

[@loupanella9632]

🤩 wish I have seen this first before I built my flip table 😩 Wonderful design!!

[@BauWoodworks]

Never too late to build a new one 😉 Thanks

[@loupanella9632]

@@BauWoodworks I am planning too!! 😁

[@BauWoodworks]

Awesome! Let me know how it turns out 👍

[@diywoodworking7490]

Good work, I made mobile liftable workbench with DEWALT DW745 and DW735 today!

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks mate! That thing looks pretty neat! 👍

[@TinyBasementWorkshop]

Great build 😉 I consider rebuilding this myself, because I have such a small workshop - that flip-top solution would come in SO handy!! Btw: solid english 😊👌🏼

[@BauWoodworks]

Thank you 😊 that flip-top really shines in a small shop. I am very happy to have it around and save a ton of space! Awesome 👍 If you build it, let me know how it turns out 🤗

[@user-yn4vi1zc7x]

Отличная работа.

[@BauWoodworks]

Спасибо (Google translate...)

[@paolovaglia2826]

Nice jobs. 😀

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks 🤗

[@oficinanasala]

Ótimo projeto parabéns já me inscrevi aí parabéns 🇧🇷

[@BauWoodworks]

Obrigado (Google Translate)

[@Delboyu2525]

A very good project and i have purchased plans. A cutting list would have been very useful also the electrical fittings instruction.

[@terencegillespie6675]

WOW!! Nothing like having a shop full of second hand junky tools. A really wow cabinet configuration. And of course your daughter will LOVE inheriting it all.

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Terence 🤗 But she will have to split it with her sister 😉

[@mikenorris4966]

Wow!! Nothing like being an a s s ....unlike you, he is doing something constructive.

[@terencegillespie6675]

For gods sakes! Someone give Mike Norris a pill and help him learn to read. We are all doing something Mike. I have several vids, too. The point Mike was to tease the man about his fabulous and super expensive shop equipment. Is that hard to understand. He liked my comment.

[@BauWoodworks]

All good, I got your humor 😉

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Mike for stepping up! I viewed Terence comment as a little friendly tease 😉

[@salvatoresalvio204]

BELLISSIMO VIDEO. OTTIME LE REALIZZAZUIONI. COMPLIMENTI. SALUTI SALVIO

[@BauWoodworks]

Grazie! Saluti indietro

[@user-wl5yz8sg7v]

Отличная идея. Мастер молодец. Привет из России.

[@BauWoodworks]

Большое спасибо. С наилучшими пожеланиями из Берлина (Google translate)

[@restholzjunkie]

Bis auf die Verkabelung ohne Aderendhülsen top. Schön gebaut und passt... Über die Elektrik würde ich nochmal schauen...

[@BauWoodworks]

Hallo Rainer, danke für deinen Kommentar! Ja das mit der Elektrik habe ich im Video auch bewusst kurz gehalten, da ich da nicht so bewandert bin wie mit Holz. Danke für den Tipp mit den Aderendhülsen. Die werde ich dann bei Gelegenheit noch hinzufügen.

[@longhuang5613]

8:47, YES! If u find out the wood patch, it prove the plywood is very good,not the bad board!

[@longhuang5613]

but! dont forget put them inside >_

[@BauWoodworks]

Yeah the plywood is pretty high grade stuff! Technically the patch is on the inside of the cabinet. But since it is open in the middle it is visible. Turning the sheet around wouldn't have changed much, since it is open there, too. It's shop furnituer so I am totally fine with that

[@jonruehle9186]

That is a much better pocket screw jig. The tensioning handle is on the BACK! My Kreg is up front and is totally in the way of the dust collection.

[@BauWoodworks]

oh yes this one is great. with the habdle and dust collection on the same side, really sounds like a major pain 😅

[@garvielloken3929]

nooice

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks 🙌

[@tamerabo3114]

شعوب احترمها كثيرآ. جهد بشري اقدره

[@BauWoodworks]

شكرا جزيلا (Google translate)

[@icastellanos]

Espero exista un heredero para todas esas herramientas, saludos

[@BauWoodworks]

Quizás algún día a mis hijas les gustaría continuarlo. (Google translate)

[@mr.ranyhomemade2466]

So cold I like your

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks, for whatever you like 😉

[@habbekrats123]

Hi Fabi, Nice Flip-top stand! Looking for those indexing pins, where did you source them from ?

[@ulrichzache3793]

Nice project, quality management very professional. Would a counter weight at the bottom plate stabilize the construction against vibration etc.? KR from Germany, subscribed ☺

[@BauWoodworks]

Hehe yes the quality management is on point and always challenging me 😉 Yes I think that would help. Although I don't know if that makes moving the cart even harder. The cart is 70-90kg already, plus all the stuff in the drawers... I think about running a threaded rod in the center of the pipe in the flip top that is held in place with nuts and washers at each side. Hence apply pressure to the sides of the cart and make it rack less. But I guess it doesn't bother me enough at the moment to really do something about it 😅 Viele Grüße aus Berlin 😉

[@elonf6164]

Did you have to drill out the column to better connect the drill press head to the column? Mine is held on by a set screw, which is fine with gravity assisting. I'm assuming upside down the little set screw isn't going to cut it.

[@1SGBob1]

I like the indexing pins. I was wondering how the holes in the flip top are fareing? How long is the pin that goes into the top? Do you think it would be prudent to add pieces of tubing similar to the bearing surface for the 3/4" pipe? Thanks for sharing.

[@BauWoodworks]

Yes they are great. They go about 6mm into the hole. I thought about letting the pin go into a metal tube. I already purchased the tube and decided against it since the hole the rather hard beech wood are suficient 👍

[@1SGBob1]

@@BauWoodworks Wonderful, Thanks again.

[@1144panda]

Where did you find the spring loaded indexing pins?

[@klannstyle]

0:12 At this moment (being the first time seeing you and your channel) i had a just a moment of thinking that Jason Momoa had started a youtube woodworking channel ;-))))) In that instance your face do look like him a lot and the muscles are there too, not like his but as i said, it was for just like a few moments. I hope you're not offended that i shared this thought here... now. I literally stopped the video to comment until i forget to do it ;-) Cheers!

[@morozov.cookie]

Awsome idea! I had try to build analog in sketchup and I have a question: what is height of your drill press? I am planning using something like jet jdp15 and it height is 1 meter. In this case stand looks to much high.

[@BauWoodworks]

Thank mate! Yes, 1m sounds pretty high. If you add a bit of clearance for the drill press and some to the floor you'll end up with 1.15-1.2m at the bottom of your drill press. If you are 2.5m that's fine 😅 My drill press is 73cm high and the working height (height of the surface = where the drill press stands on) is about 90cm. I am 1.78m and that is almost a bit high. Maybe your drill press is too much of a beast for a flip-top 😅😅

[@GJ11598]

Any racking occurring at all? This is an awesome build.

[@BauWoodworks]

Yeah it had a bit of a wobble left to right. I added small brackets between the bottom and sides and now it is rock solid. I show in the video of my shop tour if you want to see it ;) Thanks!

[@thierrybeysseriat4495]

I didn't understand all the english speech but good job and good idea !

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks mate 🤗

[@iq0099]

Its wobbling, right?

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

I must have missed a detail as I did not see how you stopped the spindle from going round and round, I apologise as it was most definitely my fault but at seventy years old I sometimes have these blanks (don’t worry I no longer drive and my son keeps an eagle eye on me if I am using any tools). It will not be long until I sit in the corner and just make weird noises (oh, hang on I have also been accused of that) but I just conveniently forget about it). It is amazing what you can get away with and blame it on dementia. I enjoy your video and I will type that in before I forget that as well. PS my son tells me I am only sixty nine so I am not as batty as everyone says.

[@BauWoodworks]

Hi John, thanks for your comment. Seems like nothing can take your humor! I like that 😄 I assume you are talking about the table being held in one of the two positions. At 12:20 I install these spring loaded indexing pins, that go in to the table and can be pulled out to swivel the table around. Oh or are you talking about turning the table endlessly in one direction, which will break the cable running inside? Therefore I did not do anything, but made a note in my mind to not do... But as someone else suggested in the comments a stop on one side would prevent me from doing it. Hope you have wonderful time with your son in the shop! 😀

[@andiatbaden9990]

Hello Fabian, i am building a flip top for a miter saw. For securing the table i like to use your indexing pins. Can you please give me a Link to the shop where you bought them? Thank you

[@user-pg6jl7jw7s]

Great cart! Where did you find the locking pins that you use on your cart?

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Jim :) I found them on A.......: www.amazon.de/gp/product/B073S7JMQF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@hackeett]

The construction is awesome, however due to the nature of the build, does it not wiggle a bit? Id potentially add some suporting mechanisam that can be removed when flipping just to ensure that its somewhat "Wiggle free"?

[@rw7532]

I think if some stretchers were installed in the front and back on top of the bottom piece and between the left and right side would help keep it from racking, I saw quite a bit of sway when he was suing the extension wing.

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks Nino and yes there is a bit of wiggle. It didn't bother me yet. I wouldn't want to add something that makes the flipping operation painful. There are several ways to achieve that though.

[@BauWoodworks]

R W yes that would be good method 👍. I thought about adding someting like this, but the bit of wiggle didn't bother me. Another way I thought of is adding a steel wire that runs in the pipes, can be tensioned and applies pressure to the to sides.

[@tcbridges]

Can you tell me what the 4 snap pins are and there size. Cant seem to find them in the US. But love the concept. Thank you

[@BauWoodworks]

Hi Thomas, they are from Gantner Norm, which is a provider for standard machine parts. Here is the german Amazon link: amzn.to/3IZUHtT Maybe they also send to the US or have a sales partner in the US.

[@tashapalmer4519]

Love it thank you. I had wanted to do a flip top for my band saw and drill press but thought they were too high. That looks very sturdy. Please take care of your lungs though. I noticed you weren’t wearing a mask much.

[@BauWoodworks]

Hey Tasha, Yeah it indeed works pretty well. Hope you'll build your flip top. And yes you're right I shpuld wear my mask more often. Thanks for the reminder 👍

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

hi, what stops the top from twisting around more than once and damaging to cable?

[@BauWoodworks]

Well, just my mind 😅 I always rotate the Flip-top just back and forth in one direction 👍

[@markiuzzolino]

What kind of table saw is that with a cross cut sled. Very nice.

[@BauWoodworks]

It's the Hammer K3 Winner. A european-style sliding table saw! Such a nice machine 😀

[@H2Dwoat]

Hi, great vid 👍 thanks. What do you estimate the weight of the 2 tools is? Did you choose tools of similar weight?

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks 🤗 The drill press is 15kg and the sander about 30 kg 🐘 so they are not the same 😅

[@H2Dwoat]

Bau-Woodworks: Thanks for getting back to me.

[@filmart430]

I would build something like this but I don’t have a young lady from quality management that will assist me so I’m going to wait until I get one of those first.

[@BauWoodworks]

Hehe, well she is absolutely crucial for the success of this project. I hope you get one soon 😉😅

[@tdmiller2967]

Great job, will use some of your ideas for mine!

[@BauWoodworks]

Awesome 😍 let me know how it turns out 👍

[@johnfrederickson3082]

THANK GOODNESS YOUR QC MANAGER WAS THERE TO HAMMER THOSE DRAWERS INTO SQUARE

[@BauWoodworks]

Absolutely! She earned a raise with that 😉

[@seleldjdfmn221]

Awesome video. Stay strong. i Want To be friends xD

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks 😆

[@dtec30]

the small counter sink and the floppy marking square where can we get them ?

[@BauWoodworks]

The contersink is the Festool QLS D 2- 8 CE. The marking square (the orange one) is made from Bahco and is the 15cm version. I don't know where you are located, so a woodworking store or Amazon should have it or something similar.

[@talktorohit54]

I want to build a similar one. What size drill press is that? I am wondering if the 12 inch drill press be too high of a tool to have a flip top cart and make it unstable. How is your experience so far while using it?

[@BauWoodworks]

Nice! My drill press has a height of about 73cm (28 in). I really like the cart so far. The wobble in the side bothered me after a while and I made 4 triangles that act as brackets between the base plate and the sides. Now it is really rock solid. I will include that upgrade in the article on my website and also put it in the plans soon.

[@bobetization]

you need bora centipede bro

[@kai3542]

I would like to use a similar concept to create a tabletop out of a dual sided door, so that both sides can be displayed. Is there any way to do this without drilling all the way through the door, and just adding extensions to serve as an axle on both sides?

[@BauWoodworks]

Hi Kai, yes absolutely. I think if your table is thick enough you can just drill a hole on each side and insert a piece of pipe. Should work ;)

[@miguelgomez9212]

Good job, I was wondering if you could tell me how much your drill press weights ?

[@BauWoodworks]

Thanks. Sure. I think it weights 15-20kg. The sander is a bit more heavy with around 30kg 😉

[@miguelgomez9212]

Thanks

[@CBJCarpinter]

Hello !! Greetings I am interested in the plane and I would like to know how high is the drill press?

[@BauWoodworks]

Hi there ☺ My drill press is 73cm high 😉 You can find the plans here: bau-woodworks.com/produkt/flip-top-tool-stand-plans/