An interesting workbench

[Mr__Bill]

Over on WoodCentral a link to an interesting workbench idea was posted. In essence the guy had built most of his bench top tools into the bench with various flip up and pull out options that leave a clean top when all is put away. I thought some here might find some ideas or at least something interesting.


Bill, over on the left coast

[skillybob]

That's really neat! Makes me want to make my own.

[mycatisretarded]

cool, I think he slap a band saw, table saw and jointer in there also.

[pelligrini]

That's Cool.

The only drawback about having a multifunctional workspace is that sometimes there just isn't enough room, or that you have to continually do setups and teardowns between a couple tools where the work interferes with them. I've had to deal with that in my little shop.

[annunaki]

Who was the maker?

Is there any way to find out who built this and contact him for possible plans?

[cabinetman]

Looks like a very versatile bench. My thoughts are that the planer might be a bit high for any long term use, and there doesn't seem to be sufficient infeed or outfeed space, for lumber of length (the way it's positioned in the picture).
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[Mr__Bill]

The WoodCentral link links to the original thread where the link to the workbench was found. The original poster may be the builder or may know where the builder can be found. The workbench pages are on a computer support company's site, they may have and idea of who the builder is.

Bill

[Daryl]

Step outside a minute Rod Kirby.
Now the rest of you guys. How many of you can keep a workbench clutter free and be able to use the flip-over and pull-up features of this bench? I get quite a bit of clutter and accumulation of bits and peices when I am doing a project. Clearing the bench to pull up another tool would be a chore for me.

[crokett]

Daryl, that was my thought exactly. Especially whe I am working on a project, I tend to just move the mess around. So I'd forever be moving things around on that table. I might use something like that if my shop were small enough. The problem is to use that effectively you'd have to do all your planing, then set up for mitering, then set up for routing etc. If you make a mistake or jhave a design change, then you have to go back to setting up the mitre saw, etc.

[pelligrini]

That bench would work well if there was another traditional bench in the shop. I like keeping my power tool cutting workspace apart from my handtool workspace.

When working in a small space one needs to plan the cutting order and setup for projects. I'm still pretty bad about clutter, but no where near like I used to be. I'm learning that in order to effectively use my limited shop time it's better to put things back in their place as I go. I used to hate cleaning up my work areas because I felt I was wasting valuable time. I've found that I save more time not letting things pile up. With an even smaller workspace it's doesn't take much.

[RodKirby]

That's Cool.

The only drawback about having a multifunctional workspace is that sometimes there just isn't enough room, or that you have to continually do setups and teardowns between a couple tools where the work interferes with them. I've had to deal with that in my little shop.

Agreed (I think Loring would too).

Most "Multifunction" items are a PITA

[Ed62]

I don't think it would work for me, but it's an interesting concept.

Ed

[toolguy1000]

let's hope he doesn't buy any additional corded power tools. where would they be placed?

[LinuxRandal]

He will be in better shape from the exercise of moving the tools around. I only saw one woodworking vise on there, so he may have, or have need for a hand tool bench. If not, then I would suggest he could go far with a couple of folding sawhorses, and a temporary bench top/assembly table, where projects could be stored, while working on this one.

A good idea for shops that have to be packed away (sharing the garage), but it doesn't seem one for a fixed/dedicated shop.

It does appear to be at least in part, based on the Ultimate tool stand, which can be found elsewhere, including:
http://christophermerrill.net/ww/pla...l_Stand_1.html

[Mr__Bill]

Step outside a minute Rod Kirby.
Now the rest of you guys. How many of you can keep a workbench clutter free and be able to use the flip-over and pull-up features of this bench? I get quite a bit of clutter and accumulation of bits and peices when I am doing a project. Clearing the bench to pull up another tool would be a chore for me.

That was my thought too. I would prefer to have a cart that puled out to give a free standing tool and not force me to clean off the top of the table. My other thought was, once the table top was engaged for a glue up you were done working for the day.

Bill, where today we have rain, first time in about three months, kayaking this weekend is possible