Rebuilding My Black and Decker workmate
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- My Black and Decker Workmate's top came apart,so I needed to replace it.I used 3/4 Plywood,and Oak Edges.Hope you like it.Please check out my other videos.I have videos of archery.Please like subscribe and share.
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This is a pretty solid little workbench. While once you figure out how it comes together, it is physically Easy to assemble th-cam.com/users/postUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh by yourself. But the diagrams explaining the steps are really pretty bad. I could not get the handle pins in all the way despite multiple attempts, so I just used a screw I had on hand for the 2nd handle. I could not get the first pin in further or pull it back out. You are supposed to hammer it in, but I had no leverage and the handle is plastic and I did not want to risk breaking it. I will get a lot of use out of the bench because of the convenient size and height. It does fold up nicely for storage. They even explain how to fold it so you don't get pinched...that is important!
Workmate my first work bench l later morphed it into my main bench as an extention, Well done video with southern style!
I am southern.Thanks
Looks nice, Thank you for the video.
Thanks.sorry for the delay
Great vid, inspirational, good work sir.
Greetings from Perth Western Australia.
My genius son carved an arc out of my of of my B&D workbench top while making some 6”x9” speaker boxes.
Speaker boxes 1, B&D workbench 0 now.
Will use Australian Jarrah as the grip - hard as the day is long.
Shall expand on an already great design thanks to you!
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One of the best video's ever watched. You did a great job rebuilding the workmate. Hopefully it lasts until you no longer want to use it.
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Still using mine from 35 years ago. Getting close to update time. Thx
Good work. I just replaced 2 hinges on mine & new clamp inserts. I need a new top & may try 5/4 decking board. Pressboard held up a long time but is now in bad shape. I’ll be watching this again.
They are nice to have no matter what kind of work you do. Getting the older ones and updating and even improving them them like Rob did make them last for another thirty years. Nice job. One thing you can do that adds another capability is to cut opposing "V" shaped notches in the clamps where they come together so you can clamp round objects vertically. Its just another helpful way to clamp. Tell us a bit about your table saw it has a nice fence.
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Cool video. I update mine - a twin sister, with 2X6s and all holes angles etc in the original configuration. I like that it folds so flat.
good idea.Thanks for watching.
I have an old (30+ Years) Workmate-200, and last year bought two new ones from Amazon, model WM-1000... Those now come with laminated Bamboo tops, and are supossedly more resistant. BUT the lousy factory in China made them with too green Bamboo, and they became dished and do not match at the closing end. Plus, one of them came with the holes for the screws misplaced and it was not possible to install the moving part. While Amazon offered me to exchange them, they also gave me the chance to receive a compensation, that I chose instead of the hassle of repackaging and return them. So I replaced the tops exactly like you did, and also went to the extra effort to add some reinforcement diagonals with thin wall steel conduit pipe attached to the folding base with crews that go into Rivnuts, and now my two new units are much firmer and solid that when they came from factory, I guess Black and Decker now sends all the work to China, to the cheapest bidder, including their lousy design, so it takes a lot of work to upgrade their latest products to usable condition. In comparison, the older, 30 year old WM-200 that I have, did NOT require ANY modification and still works fine as it was from factory. Shame on Black & Decker !
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I had a bamboo top that delaminated after a few uses
Great video, I have a workmate that was my dad’s twenty plus years ago. I have been inspired to revive my workmate.
Hope you and yours have a blessed Christmas and a happy new year!!
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Great vid. I now have some ideas to replace the top on mine when it fails. Possibilities are endless.
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That turned out great!
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Nice looking top. I have 2 Work Mates. Got both of them for free because the tops got wet and swelled up. I had a "bunch" of 5/4 random width White Oak boards left over from a flooring job. I had been lugging it around with my moves to different locations so most of it became a Mission style arm chair and the rest became brand new solid wood tops for my work mates. I made the tops a little wider as you did. Mine also got an easily removable base with locking casters to make them easy to move. That solid oak sure added a lot of weight but they are much better tools now. Peace.
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Nice vid. My parents bought me a workmate for Christmas when I was 14. So now at the age of 44 I'm going to do this. I like the hardwood stripes. Make it a bit more durable. Merry Christmas from Ireland.
Thanks a lot.It good to know it inspired someone to do it.It's not hard to do,and these frames are very good.
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@@robsarchery9679 I did, amd you might return the favor
@@GeorgeEI7KO did
I have an original (cast aluminum or magnesium) B&D Workmate. It’s probably 40-45 years old. Have rebuilt it twice, and it’s ready for its third rebirth. Can’t imagine working without it.
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Nice job, thanks.
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My old 550 is still going strong. Only issue is how to replace the belt?
How big is back pce of wood ? thx you
I salvaged some oak from a pallet to replace my delaminating plywood top. I had to find a metric drill for the holes.
Good deal
Nice shop you have there!
Beautiful finished project, thanks!
Thanks
Wow - didn't realize how quality was reduced since I bought my Workmate in '76. At that time the tops were made with a high-quality hardwood plywood, must've been at least 8- or 10-ply. So my tops are still in good shape save where I've carelessly let my circular saw go too far...
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What make and model table saw is that you have? Thanks for your video.
It is a dewalt jobsite saw
My 40+ year old workmate is still going strong, on its third set of tops now. Lovely gadget, sad to see how poor many of the more recent lookalikes are in both design and construction.
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Good idea in extending the width . What about holes along the edge for securing wider pieces?
Thanks,sorry I don't know what you mean.
I'm referring to the long back edge of the wider board. Look at 12min 32 seconds into the video. Holes along that edge may work to your advantage. Just a thought.
@@mikeprell2747 I see.
I picked up a 2nd/3rd hand worktable thing like that for 10nz$... table top is the same compressed fibre rubbish.... so 18mm plywood will soon replace it.... might extend one side same as you have :-) You don't thin your boiled linseed oil at all? I usually add turps to make a 1/3... 1/4 dilution.
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What is the hard wood you used ?
Also can tou post the brand and model of your bench saw ?
Thank tiu
3/4 ply.and oak
I wonder if it came with a crown guard.
FrenchAccent, Looks like a Dewalt portable job site table saw. They make a nice saw.
3/4 plywood,and jaw pieces are oak.It is a Rikon bandsaw 10"
Yup, the jaws are oak. No way that's oak ply.
I said above.3/4 plywood and jaw pieces are OAK.I'm not using oak plywood on a job like this.
No protection on the bottom of the new top?
yes
@@robsarchery9679 "yes" I'm correct or "yes" there's protection on the bottom?
@@barnyardkh4 There is some on the bottom.
Is the stand kinda wobbly?
Not at all.
I’m just sitting here wondering why you didn’t just set the fence at 10” and make two cuts on the plywood.
I wanted a wider work surface.The one on the crank side had to be not as wide in order for the handle to past.
Man, looks like you put a lot of miles on the original top!!!
A long time.Everytime I clamped on the old one the work piece would pop out.
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Hi, where do I find part number for workmate 550 ? I need a locking leg latch but no part number available for this model. Is this model the same as Workmate 425 type 3?
I do not know.
Stan Avezov go to black and decker website, many of the parts were carried thru from model to model
Loose shirt, unprotected hands, circular saw. I’m no health and safety freak but jeez !!
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I worked in the motor industry for 30 years and we all used to blow the asbestos out of the brakes - until we learnt better !
lot of work for a shitty metal frame. You need another one mate .
New one are this is a good frame,and not that much work.