I bought my Workmate in London England . Original WM 325 when it was first sold there . Somewhere in the early 1970s or late 1960s . I still have it here in Ontario Canada. Enjoying your videos . Thanks
Hello, mindlessly surfing the web I stumbled across your TH-cam channel. I recently cleaned out my parents estate and found an old B&D workmate that I remember my father using when I was very young. I have put everything in a storage locker I will dig it out and get some pictures and so-on and send you the information on your website. Thanks for your efforts to bring attention to these unique tools, Wayne from Alberta, Canada
Thanks. I found that there is almost no historical info about the Workmate readily available. I decided that someone needed to do it while it was still possible to find the info, so I jumped in!
Excellent description and instructions from this gentleman, if you have one it's worth the time to listen. I constantly have trouble raising to the first stage, the two areas to press in with my fingers are just almost impossible to do. I bought this new in the 1970s and I like it but, it's a pain in the ass to raise and lower/ I have no idea how to cure that.Thanks
Thanks, I'm glad to hear that people are finding it useful. My video for the 79-001 Type 1 demonstrates how to fold and unfold it, but it sounds as though you mostly know how. I'll add that sometimes the problem unfolding is that the hooks on the latches get caught on the upper frame. It can help to press down on the ends of the vise jaws with your palms and continue pressing while you press the release tabs inward with your fingers.
Hi. I’ve been a fan for many years of the B&D Workmate. I recently found a Type 2 H Frame in good condition. Nearly no rust! I want to make it new again. I wondered about some numbers stamped on the bottom of the wood. 542 23. Larry
My website will answer almost any question you might have about the 79-001 and other early Workmates. For starters, this is the page about the Type 2: h-frame.weebly.com/79-001-type-2.html and this is the page about the code numbers: h-frame.weebly.com/brockville-production-codes.html
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I bought my Workmate in London England . Original WM 325 when it was first sold there . Somewhere in the early 1970s or late 1960s . I still have it here in Ontario Canada.
Enjoying your videos . Thanks
Hello, mindlessly surfing the web I stumbled across your TH-cam channel. I recently cleaned out my parents estate and found an old B&D workmate that I remember my father using when I was very young. I have put everything in a storage locker I will dig it out and get some pictures and so-on and send you the information on your website. Thanks for your efforts to bring attention to these unique tools, Wayne from Alberta, Canada
The Workmate was such a great invention! There are lots of videos about modifying them, but until now no one has tried to tell its story in detail.
Just got one of these at an auction. I love that the internet has a video going over its history. Very interesting. Thanks for being a workmate nerd!
Thanks. I found that there is almost no historical info about the Workmate readily available. I decided that someone needed to do it while it was still possible to find the info, so I jumped in!
Excellent description and instructions from this gentleman, if you have one it's worth the time to listen. I constantly have trouble raising to the first stage, the two areas to press in with my fingers are just almost impossible to do. I bought this new in the 1970s and I like it but, it's a pain in the ass to raise and lower/ I have no idea how to cure that.Thanks
Thanks, I'm glad to hear that people are finding it useful. My video for the 79-001 Type 1 demonstrates how to fold and unfold it, but it sounds as though you mostly know how. I'll add that sometimes the problem unfolding is that the hooks on the latches get caught on the upper frame. It can help to press down on the ends of the vise jaws with your palms and continue pressing while you press the release tabs inward with your fingers.
@@H-frame I took three photos underneath to tell the year etc. I will try to attach them, I can't tell what it says. Thanks Stan
Hi. I’ve been a fan for many years of the B&D Workmate. I recently found a Type 2 H Frame in good condition. Nearly no rust! I want to make it new again.
I wondered about some numbers stamped on the bottom of the wood. 542 23.
Larry
My website will answer almost any question you might have about the 79-001 and other early Workmates. For starters, this is the page about the Type 2:
h-frame.weebly.com/79-001-type-2.html
and this is the page about the code numbers:
h-frame.weebly.com/brockville-production-codes.html