Looks a bit unstable to me. A better idea would be to screw a batten in the middle of the plywood sheet that you can clamp in the jaws of the Workmate. That way you retain the Workmate jaws and can remove the plywood sheet any time you didn't need it. The plywood sheet would also be more stable being centralised over the Workmate.
You could make a base the same size as the top and then some 2x4s connecting them it would be quite sturdy then shelving and clamping facility drawers for small items its weigh a ton so put it on wheels with a motor to drive it lol love to see that
I don’t see how the hex bolt that slides in the slot maintains the distance from the panel. Wouldn’t the bolt move in and out of the drilled hole? Unless the nut was imbedded in the wood on the reverse side the bolt would move.
Hey Michael, the holes are drilled just a tiny fraction of an inch smaller that the bolt. So, the bolt is acting more like a screw as it threads the hole while the wood maintains press preventing it from sliding in and out. Cheers!
nmssis I did one on bench hooks and clamping using wedges that would probably apply to the type of work your referring to. th-cam.com/video/H__m7_Q8ppI/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/XsBiSPofVEc/w-d-xo.html Thanks for stopping by.
Great video - as are all of yours. Just a quick question regarding the support boards for the plywood. In the video you mention they are made of 3/4" mdf but when I look closely at the video they appear to be particle board. Maybe just an issue of semantics but I would think that mdf, as I know it, would not have sufficient strength to hold the threaded 1/2 inch bolts whereas particle board would. Anyway thanks for the content and ideas.
Walt Paszek You are certainly welcome and thank you for the question. You are correct, they are particle board. I am certainly not an expert on mdf but I have used some recently that would probably hold up well which suggests to me that perhaps there are different grades. Thanks for stopping by and posting.
Just a heads up... just give the bolt size (ie 1/2 X 1 3/4). That AYB means absolutely Nothing. It's the mfr and means nothing to anyone. Bolts may have other markings that indicate strength but what you have (and all that's needed in this case) are simple grade 2 bolts.
wow that came out great. i was looking at how to cut large sheets for my next work bench. i may have to put on the floor and use 2 X 4 to raise it up and cut thru them as i'm cutting the wood. or maybe i can put a foam pad down on your idea, but like you said one edge it tipsy. let me know if you have a better idea.
jeff hebert I think your idea of putting 2 X 4 on the floor and using a circular saw with a guide may be your best bet for larger sheet goods. Especially if your only going to be doing it a few times.
eric fuller Hmmm... Not a bad idea, I had that on my list for some time. Let me see If I can fit that in my work queue. Thanks for stopping by and posting.
I bough two model 1000 Workmates from Amazon three years ago, and compared to my much older model 200, the newer ones are of lower overall quality, with thinner sheetmetal structure and softer sheetmetal kind too. Plus, the Bamboo tops came slightly cupped or dished, and while those are much harder than the older MDF top of the 200, they do not align well between the fixed and movable parts. But my biggest complaint is the lack of rigidity of the model 1000 due to lacking diagonal braces, so, they are rigid in a fron to back direction, but flimsy in a lateral direction, making them very shaky when trying to plane a board edge placed in the clamp. A testimony of the bad quality of the present B&D compañy and its badly supervised Chinese subcontractor.
great demonstration
jim campbell Thanks Jim and thanks for stopping by.
Looks a bit unstable to me. A better idea would be to screw a batten in the middle of the plywood sheet that you can clamp in the jaws of the Workmate. That way you retain the Workmate jaws and can remove the plywood sheet any time you didn't need it. The plywood sheet would also be more stable being centralised over the Workmate.
Hey Ashley, thanks for stopping by and sharing. Cheers!
You could make a base the same size as the top and then some 2x4s connecting them it would be quite sturdy then shelving and clamping facility drawers for small items its weigh a ton so put it on wheels with a motor to drive it lol love to see that
That might be fun to build. Thanks for the idea. Cheers!
2x2 screwed to the underside of a kitchen worktop then clamped in the workmate jaws works fine and easier to dismount
Yes, that will work just as well. Cheers!
I don’t see how the hex bolt that slides in the slot maintains the distance from the panel. Wouldn’t the bolt move in and out of the drilled hole? Unless the nut was imbedded in the wood on the reverse side the bolt would move.
Hey Michael, the holes are drilled just a tiny fraction of an inch smaller that the bolt. So, the bolt is acting more like a screw as it threads the hole while the wood maintains press preventing it from sliding in and out. Cheers!
Nice
thanks for sharing. have you come up with something that specifically for woodworking...like hand planing n such?
nmssis I did one on bench hooks and clamping using wedges that would probably apply to the type of work your referring to. th-cam.com/video/H__m7_Q8ppI/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/XsBiSPofVEc/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for stopping by.
Easier, 4x4 sheet of plywood with 2x4 mounted on the bottom of the plywood. Clamp 2×4 into bench, and you have a large table
Great video - as are all of yours. Just a quick question regarding the support boards for the plywood. In the video you mention they are made of 3/4" mdf but when I look closely at the video they appear to be particle board. Maybe just an issue of semantics but I would think that mdf, as I know it, would not have sufficient strength to hold the threaded 1/2 inch bolts whereas particle board would.
Anyway thanks for the content and ideas.
Walt Paszek You are certainly welcome and thank you for the question. You are correct, they are particle board. I am certainly not an expert on mdf but I have used some recently that would probably hold up well which suggests to me that perhaps there are different grades. Thanks for stopping by and posting.
WorkMateGuy I would think that plywood support pieces would be stronger than either MDF or particle board.
Just a heads up... just give the bolt size (ie 1/2 X 1 3/4). That AYB means absolutely Nothing. It's the mfr and means nothing to anyone. Bolts may have other markings that indicate strength but what you have (and all that's needed in this case) are simple grade 2 bolts.
Hey, thanks for the heads up. Cheers!
wow that came out great. i was looking at how to cut large sheets for my next work bench. i may have to put on the floor and use 2 X 4 to raise it up and cut thru them as i'm cutting the wood. or maybe i can put a foam pad down on your idea, but like you said one edge it tipsy. let me know if you have a better idea.
jeff hebert I think your idea of putting 2 X 4 on the floor and using a circular saw with a guide may be your best bet for larger sheet goods. Especially if your only going to be doing it a few times.
Can we get a workmate 1000 review?
eric fuller Hmmm... Not a bad idea, I had that on my list for some time. Let me see If I can fit that in my work queue. Thanks for stopping by and posting.
I bough two model 1000 Workmates from Amazon three years ago, and compared to my much older model 200, the newer ones are of lower overall quality, with thinner sheetmetal structure and softer sheetmetal kind too. Plus, the Bamboo tops came slightly cupped or dished, and while those are much harder than the older MDF top of the 200, they do not align well between the fixed and movable parts. But my biggest complaint is the lack of rigidity of the model 1000 due to lacking diagonal braces, so, they are rigid in a fron to back direction, but flimsy in a lateral direction, making them very shaky when trying to plane a board edge placed in the clamp.
A testimony of the bad quality of the present B&D compañy and its badly supervised Chinese subcontractor.
I've tried these saddles to add a raised panel such as yours. I seem to like them.
www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=75861&cat=1,41637
Vaughn DeLong That looks like a very interesting system. Thanks for sharing.