Building The Ultimate Workbench on a Budget: Modifying The Harbor Freight Yukon 58832
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- This is the third workbench from Harbor Freight I have modified. For the price there is not another workbench that comes close. With a couple of pieces of plywood and some scape boards this becomes an awesome workbench.
The Bench
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0:00: ⚒️ Improving workbench quality with fewer MDF parts and better drawer slides, resulting in a fantastic outcome.
4:26: 🔨 Customizing workbench with plywood for added thickness and perfect seams.
9:07: 🔨 Customizing workbench with drawers and plywood for precise measurements.
13:47: 🔨 Customizing workbench with precise drilling and countersinking for a perfect fit.
18:04: 🔨 Enhancing workbench strength with screws and glue for stability and durability.
22:22: 🔨 Woodworking project troubleshooting and modification process.
26:43: 🔨 Customizing workbench with sturdy drawers and finishing the top
31:28: 🔨 Woodworking tips for drilling and finishing workbench holes
36:02: ⚒️ Customizing workbench with built-in vacuum and Danish oil for protection.
Recap by Tammy AI
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Great video; not full of unnecessary chatter. Your voice is very calming and you explain everything thoroughly.
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I made it all the way through your video. I appreciate the amount of detail you included especially on how you made the side clamps fit into the dog holes
I wish I could find them I 19mm.
When a video is as informative and nicely produced as this one I have no problem staying with it to the end.
I know I wouldn't have the patience to produce something like this. It must take twice as long to get this project done with all the camera setups, to say nothing about the editing and voice over after you finish. Thanks for taking the time.
I build one in a day, not filming. This one took two weeks. I ended up with 20 hours of video. After several attempts to get it edited and beingdisappointed, I almost deleted it all. I am glad it is not as bad as I thought it was.
I finished it. Thank you for all the hints and tricks throughout. I'll probably never build something quite so well thought out, but I enjoyed seeing how an expert creates a genius design.
Like I said, it was the 3 rd one. The first two ended up being modified several times over two years. It wasn't as much well thought out but figured out. I am glad you enjoyed it.
I like how you took a sows ear of a retail workbench and made it almost perfect.Yes,I did watch the whole video and enjoyed it thoroughly.
I am glad you were able to enjoy it.
I FINISHED!!! I like this work table, going to bookmark this video and subscribe to your channel. May have found my fall project!
Cool. Be sure to send pics when you finish.
Made it to the end. 3 iterations to get to the "final" version; engineering in action! Quite the series of projects. Impressive!!
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I too watched to the end. I ❤ the drawer bottoms. If you have an easy way to plug holes, with the vacuum attachment to the top you could put your work piece on top and see if there’s enough suction to hold the work piece.
Or just stick the extra dogs in the holes.
Nice, I like the way you repurposed the HF bench, what a difference.
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I watched to the end…3 times!! I liked it so much, I went and bought it. Started working on it already. I heated the glue with my heat gun to avoid chipping. It’s 9:00PM, but I think I’m going to glue the top and fill the dog holes so that I can continue tomorrow. I’m not as skilled as you. But I’ll do my best to Thanks!
It is my third bench. I have already screwed up so many times I know all the ways not to do it. Yours will probably come out better than mine. Send me a picture when you finish.
FINISHED! As always I get so many little tricks out of your videos that help in making life easier in the shop Thanks for yet another great vedio!
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Finished the Video!! Awesome Job Indeed !!!!
-Alexander The Great
Thank you! Cheers!
I made it to the end. And I'm going to watch it again.
Wow!! If you have any questions let me know.
Finished the whole video as well. Many good ideas; am saving it for future reference.
Awesome, thank you!
I finished the whole thing as well. That was a lot of additional work, but I can see how well it will work for you. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for taking the time to watch
I made it all the way thru. I'm watching all kinds of videos to get ideas on workshop benches/storage. I'll probably use some of your ideas.
That is what I do. Many times watching a video I am not paying attention to what they are doing but looking tools in the background or ideas to use on other things.
I watched all the way even though the wife was yelling at me to come to bed! Interesting technique to assemble a store bought bench, lol. You did a fine job. Thanks for explaining your methods in such detail.
I know the feeling of wanting to watch one more video.
I finished! Totally worth it.
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Finished. I bought one of these HF Workbenches and modified it by beefing up the top and legs, eliminating the drawers (repurposed them elsewhere) added 2x10 stringers and raised the bottom shelf making it a drop in. My purpose was to make a very sturdy but portable workbench. Once I remove the locking pegs from the stringers the whole bench can be broken down into easily lifted components for transport. I also added a second vise and drilled more dog holes as needed.
That sounds like you did an awsome job.
I finished the whole video. Well thought out and executed.
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You do have to spend some time setting the saw up... blade, fence, etc. But once done, the saw is great. Fairly compact which is Nice th-cam.com/users/postUgkxXh-4_3-ZT1fFWP91ZV7iVqzElr0lEb-a I did get an Incra Miter Gauge which takes some setup as well. The stock miter gauge can be adjusted in the miter slot with a little painter's tape... this tightens up the side to side play a lot.
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A nice table. I like the drawer fronts.
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Watched to the end - figured if it was your 3rd time it was worth catching all the tips! Thanks. 👍
Awesome! Thank you!
I finished. I also modified a Harbor Freight bench. But, I did not go the length that you did. Great job.
I did this over about 2 years to my last tables. When I got a new table, I thought I would do it all at once so it would match the other 2 tables.
This is absolutely the BEST I've ever seen!
Thanks, I am surprised and honored at the same time.
Finished it. Nice work.
Nice work around with the 21mm hole saw bit.
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Of course I watched it! Great job, I'm a huge fan of practical!
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Great video! I have one of these harbor freight workbenches I plan on modifying and this is a fantastic start. Awesome job!
They are a great start. I use mine every day.
I was hooked from the beginning so of course I had to finish and see it to the end. Great video and project.
I am glad you liked it.
Excellent work watched every second... thank u for taking the time to share it with us.... God Bless
Glad you enjoyed it
i try to watch every video i watch to the end it usually theree that the good stuff happens.
On long project videos, once I get to the end of editing and I realize how long the video is, I start cramming everything in.
I too finished it. I really like the end where you showed vhf how you were using the dogs. Nice table. If I ever have a shop again, I'll have to make one of these
Thanks for the feedback
Fantastic table and design. Definitely finished the video
Awesome, thank you!
I watch the whole thing. Love the ability to vacuum the sawdust out when need. I imagine while the vacuum is running you could also send some air down random holes to assist in getting as much as you can. Very solid workbench build. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia
Yes it can easily be used as a vacuum table.
Finished. Great build. Thanks!
Awesome! Thank you!
Finished, really nice job saved to look at later when I'm ready to return to my workshop.
Thanks. I can't wait to get back to my shop also. I have been on vacation and can't wait to get back.
Finished , what a fantastic job
Thank you.
I watched the entire video. Great job! Liked all the detailed discussion!
Awesome, thank you for the feedback!
I finished. Actually a very entertaining video. I picked up some very good ideas for future projects also. Nice job.
Thanks for the feedback. I almost deleted it because I didn't think anyone would watch it.
I watched the whole video! I had considered buying this bench kit, but your changes make it a lot better than it is out of the box. I may give this a shot! Thanks for your video.
I know several people who have this bench. It works out of the box, but I wanted more than a basic table, but I did not want to pay $1500. For me, this is a great compromise between cost and quality
You are amazing. And yes i finished the video. This is my second time watching. I love your instruction and detail. Love you channel.
Thank you so much!
I made it through the whole video! Thinking real hard about pulling the trigger on this!
There are better benches out there, but none close to this price.
I finished the whole thing! very cool build. I'm pretty tempted to make a version now too, but I'm pretty cramped for space so I think i have to go with one of those work tables that folds up and hangs on the wall. Ill use some of your ideas for the dog holes though!
I do the same. I will watch a bunch of videos. Then, take and mix several ideas to fit me needs.
Great Job I am planning on a Harbor Freight wood bench, it is the best deal they have. You given me some great ideas, I am not going as elaborate as you have, but I will put on the reinforcements and upgrade the drawers, and I'd like to add another shelf. You did a great job, your workbench looks like a peace of furniture..
You can see my video from a couple of years ago. I did not go as elaborate either the first time. However over the last couple of years I found all these upgrades seem to be very helpful. So this was a compilation of what I did over the last couple of years.
Made it to the end! Awesome video, tons of good information and details, and it has definitely inspired me to include some modifications on my HF work bench! Thanks a lot!
The hardest part is getting started.
I watched the whole video!
To follow up on what some others have said in the comments, this was less improving the harbor freight bench and more using the parts from the kit to build something else. Which also happened to be a work bench.
Having said that I still found the video very informative and it gave me some great ideas.
You are right. I made a video a couple of years ago modifying an HF workbench. It has received a lot of views. I have made several modifications to it over the years. This is a video basically doing all the modifications from the start.
I finished! You created one beautiful piece of furniture for your shop! Harbor Freight would never recognize it... ;-)
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Watched to the end!
Caught some great tips and ideas. Thanks for your work.
That is what I do. I will watch several other builds to get ideas and put together what I think will work best for me.
I finished it. Thanks for the information on the HF bench. :)
Glad I could help!
Yes, I watched the whole video. Nice work. Thanks.
Awesome, thank you!
I like your laid-back style, no fuss. Got to build up my courage to attempt this. It's nice. I'll definitely need detailed plans.
You don't need to get up the courage you just need to start. There are no mistakes as long as you have all your body parts when finished. I have made so many cuts shorter than intended. If I worried about them, I would not ever build anything. I try to cut my bigger parts first. That way, if they don't fit, I can use them to cut the smaller pieces from. If I don't have another piece big enough, I will glue it back together. A good glue joint can be stronger than solid wood. If you do run into a problem, email me. I will be glad to help.
I Finished! Great update for a cheap workbench!
I am glad you liked it.
Finished it. Thank you. Great video, Sir.
Glad you made it through.
Wow this was the best video and with instruction. You are amazing. I am down with pneumonia and bing warltching building videos. You sir are a master carpenter. Thanks for your wealth of information. Forgot to say yes i stayed to the end. Amazing. I am very i.pressed with your skill.
It is not skill. Anybody can do what I do. I miss measure and miss cut all the time. It is all about the finished product. When something doesn't go as planned, that is when you get to learn a new skill.
Finished! Thanks for sharing.
I filmed this 6 mibths ago. I almost gave up trying to edit it. I am glad I didn't. Thanks for watching
Yep me too. Watched it all! Really nice idea on how to upgrade those benches to something much better. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching
Well done !! Impressive build, and I appreciate you sharing the experiences that the third one a charm 😊
It has been 6 months, and I have not had to make any modifications yet. I might have gotten one right.
Watched to the end. Wouldn't this be basically the same price building from scratch? What was left, the legs?
I used the legs. There was not much left. I could have been about the same price depending on how much you pay for the wood. If you buy hardwood from a box store, it would cost you a lot more. It saves a lot of time not having to do glue ups. You also don't have to do everything at once. With my first table I put together because I needed a table fast. When I had time, I modified it to work better for me.
Quite different from the original Harbor freight bench! Lol Nice job
Finished it!!!! Al the way to the end. I love it. Also love the creativity and the detailed explanation throughout the video. It helps a lot to understand and teach your techniques and thought process. For me the video was not to long at all! Much better than a muted 10 minute run through. Thanks for sharing and keep ‘em coming ❤
Watched to the end, lots of great tips, I will be making my first bench! Tku
Another person who watched to the end!
I finished…. Well worth it. Well done
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Made it all the way through the video very informative.
Glad you liked it!
Enjoyed your video "all of it" Nice job, like what you did with bench and the way you went round it. Thanks for the ideas on improving it。 God bless。
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Watched to the end. Your making me rethink the Harbor freight work bench and maybe getting two and hooking them together.
They rebranded the old 48in multipurpose workbench with pegboard to Yukon. Upgraded hardware, l.e.d light etc... I bought two and put them together, I used plywood on the top instead of the mdf. Solid as a rock! Accommodates my vise and bench grinder perfectly. I used the mdf for the bottom shelves and they’re solid too. I’m not a huge woodworker and these have too many dog holes for what I do, also the drawers are bigger than the multipurpose but terrible quality.
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Dang! That's a nice upgrade and yes, I did watch it to the end.
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It was a good watch, and I will try this though I may add an additional vice. Great job. I watched it all.
I have the vice on my other two. I decided to leave it off on this one. I may get the Doyle vice.
I watched the whole thing, and it was very informative. Got lots of good ideas for my next project.
I am glad you got something out of it.
im just gonna do the third one, have it come out great right from jump, oh yeah, i use sacrificial tops of MDF on just about every workbench desk work table i have.
I use my tool but try to take care of them. The first cut I made with my track saw I hit one of the screws on the side of the table. I put Danish oil on my tables and waxed them. With the hard wood, I can scrap off dry glue. Once the tops get in rough shape, I will sand them down and re-apply. I would not call mine sacrificial, but they do get abused.
Send me some pictures when you get done. I would love to see how yours comes out.
I watched to the end. Thanks for all the detail.
I am glad people are finding it useful.
Watched until the end, very well narrated and thought out. Thank you for the inspiration and all the tips along the way!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I watched too the end of the video. Thanks for doing the whole process. This has been educational and pleasing to watch.
Thanks for all the comments.
I watched to the end. You inspired me to buy the table today and I’ll start my version of the bench. I like your implementation of dogs on the side but i want to keep the side clamp
I have two other tables with the vice. There are different needs for different tables. That is why I like to modify them.
Finished it! Well done.
Thank you!
I watch the whole thing. Great job and I like the way you think about the projects. Love it.
I am glad you liked it.
I made it all the way❤ a lot of good pointers in this video, I never considered making all my tables the same height, but what a difference this makes. But a lot of great info, thank you. I have it on my save list so I can go back and pick out m more detailed info.
Having a small shop it comes in handy have everything the same height. When cutting long boards at the miter saw, I can tilt the saw where long boards will rest on the table saw.
I watched it all. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I finished! Well done.
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watched the whole thing. That was a great build.
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Got to the end. Great project.
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i finished thanks for the great information
You are most welcome.
Hey, excellent build on the third workbench! I’ve watched your two other videos on modding the HF benches. And I watched the whole video.
Awesome, thank you!
Excellent!!!
Thank you for sharing!
Glad you liked it.
Watched to end very nice work bench and lot of neat tricks with the drawers also
To buy heavy-duty slides for 12 drawers, you could easily spend more than the cost of the table. Not only is it economical, but it works great. Be sure to wax the grooves. If you make cutting boards, board butter work well.
Watched the whole thing with great interest. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Watched until the end. Very good idea and the finished product seems to be very efficient.
It works great in my shop.
Yes i watched the whole thing.
It looks good and probably works good its almost a downdraft sanding station with a added raised top you attach with the dog holes you could hook up a dust collection system and have a really nice sanding table with downdraft collection.
I was thinking of trying that, but with the sander I have, the dust collection is so good I don't need it.
I watched the whole thing and I loved it. There’s a lot of good information in this that I will be using when I build my own work bench from scratch with mortise and tenon but the draws are going to be construction just like this. Keep up the great work and keep the video’s coming 😊
Awesome, thank you!
I watched the whole thing and it was awesome!!!!!
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I watched the whole movie lol 😊 very informative, thank you for sharing your build. I was impressed with your design.
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Thank you for your efforts! Watched it all.
Thanks for suffering through.😀
Great video watched to the end, Loved your drawer making jig, got a flat file cabinet project im making with a million and 1 drawers in it will be borrowing this idea.
That sounds interesting. If you video it send me a link. If you don't film it, send me some pictures. I would love to see it.
Great video - I finished!
Great job!
Also finished very cool build
Thanks you.
You did a great job I watched the whole video. you are amazing.
Thank you so much!
Great idea, nice looking bench.
Thanks!
I watched it all! Thanks!
Thanks for watching
Looks sturdy, purty, and useful. What more could you want? Well done!
Thanks. They are the main feature in my shop. They are typicaly my out feed tables. Then they are my assembly tables. Lastly, they are my storage, all in one.
Finished. Good stuff. Thank you for being thorough.
I am glad people like you are letting me know you liked it. I edited out a lot trying to shorten it, but I was trying to cover everything.
Watched whole thing. It is amazing
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Watched the whole dang thing, thanks for the good content
I am surprised you like it , but I am glad you did.
Looks great! I watched it till the end. I need a new workbench/assembly table. I may just have to build one like yours. Thanks for sharing it with us!
For my use, it works great. Once I get the gridfinity mounted in all of the drawers, I don't think I will make any more improvements to it.
I finished! Thanks!!!
Great!