Thread: Workmate inventor

Thanks for posting Ray.

When I lived in a townhouse the first thing I bought was a Workmate. It was fantastic then and still is now - I use it every time I'm in the shed.

I bought one for my Dad for Christmas in 1978 and inherited it when he passed away in 1991. It is still in use today and although battered and a tad difficult to fold up it is still working. Be lost without it for many jobs. I think i need to buy a second one, just in case. RIP mate and thanks for a ripper of an invention.

I am old enough to remember when Black and Decker made good stuff.

It looks like they still make them strong. I thought they went plastic with crucial fittings at one stage but I may be mistaken.

Thanks Ray

RIP

I've had mine since about 1978 or 1979
Am about to replace the top jaws (wood bits)

Mine is the design before the one shown

and I use it regularly

RIP Mr Hickman.
The one I inherited from my old man get used as a - welding table, log sawing clamp, motorbike engine stand, ladder etc., & occasionally I hold the odd bit of carpentry in it.
Mark

Made me wonder what I did with mine ..(bought in the early 80s)...I wouldn't have thrown it ??
Ah there it is, I'd welded some wheels on it and made it into a MIG trolley I don't think mr Hickman would have minded.

I bought one when they first became available in Oz. Had seen them in English magazines earlier and wish they had been available here when I was doing fit out to an extension on the house.
Still one of the first things used when needed.

Makes sense, really. Ron Hickman worked at Lotus cars, far and away the most innovative Formula One constructor at the time (60's and 70's) and who also made some quite "different" road cars (the all fibreglass Lotus Elite, and the backbone chassis Lotus Elan) so was quite used to thinking outside the square.