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J'ai acheté cet établi portatif Workmate dans les années 80. Au début il servaient beaucoup, mais aujourd'hui il est rangé dans un coin. Vous le voyez ici à genoux ! I've purchased this Workmate portable workbench in the 80's. At the beginning it was used a lot, but today it is tucked in a corner.…
My folding work bench insert makes my workbench much easier to use.
Gus01's Project
In this video I describe the construction and use of assembly supports that I attach to my Black & Decker Workmate when assembling cabinetry.
This video is about my Workmate Upgrade, Add Dovetail Clamps. I recently needed to clamp a workpiece vertically in my Workmate but I had an auxiliary top ins...
Replacing the particle board top on my Black & Decker Workmate 550 shop bench with solid poplar slabs. Includes disassembly, marking/drilling the bench dog h...
In this video I will show you how I replaced the panels on my Workmate 425 for under $10 with parts you can get at any hardware lumber store. I have included...
Watch as I start building my router table. I also do a review of my vintage Starret protractor square.
Workmate Sawbuck: With two simple wooden crosspieces, a Workmate becomes a solid and stable sawbuck.
A Black & Decker Workmate on a mobile base with bottom shelf and a larger work surface.
I stopped by the habitat for humanity "re store" for some trim to frame a large bathroom mirror and ended up with one of those "all smiles"...
Adding woodworking and metalworking vicesInformation:Items used to add the wood workers & metal workers’ vice:2” X 8” – Common Board – (1.5” X 7.2”) 8-foot l...
Workmate Bike Stand: Bike stand built from 1x4, 2x4 and 2x6 construction lumber designed to fit a Workmate. Cost - since I had scrap lumber, about a dollar for a couple of carriage bolts and wing nuts. Took longer to document in SketchUp than to build, but it was good p…
Gus01's Project
Workmate Router Table Fix: Following an idea I saw on the web I created a Router Table that clamped into my Workmate a few years ago. The table served me well, however after requisitioning my old Workmate to the welding shop I then discovered that the jaws on my other Workma…
New jaws for an old Workmate type bench New jaws for an old Workmate type bench Outdoor workbench for the allotment house. Hi there, This little blog...
Sometimes you will find that the bench dogs that come with your Workmate Workbench are not large enough to do hold your work in place. This is why I cam up ...
Workbench, Workmate Mark 2, designed by Ron Hickman and manufactured by Black & Decker, plywood, aluminium and plastic, ca. 1973
