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21st October 2023, 08:42 AM #1
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Banjo’s Flip Up Tool Bench
After many years of ‘making do’ with temporary workshop arrangements, in 2021 I finally built my first permanent workshop.
This thread is not about the workshop layout etc, rather about an early project to fit as many tools into the new space and have them handy when I needed them.
I tend not to take build photo’s but in this instance because the project was so experimental I made an exception.
The bench I designed and made grew from the germ of an idea seen randomly surfing YouTube University. A hobbyist built a flip up tool bench in that video to enable two tools in the one station.
My version was slightly larger and more complicated. I resolved to have three tools in a line that could individually be flipped when required and a normal looking workbench when they weren’t.
First I split the tools into their own sections.
1/ A flip up vice
2/ A DeWalt thicknesser
3/ A Ryobi bandsaw
All these tools would rotate on 1” gal pipe with moveable nylon bearings that allowed adjustment when assembled.
The pictures tell the story below.
Apologies for the photo orientation.
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21st October 2023, 09:35 AM #2
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impressed.
Where is the video of the first time you tyrned both the thicknesser and band saw, Id imagine the glow on your face would be worth seeing.
unrelated but what 'ply?' do you have on the shed walls?I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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21st October 2023, 01:19 PM #3
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21st October 2023, 05:49 PM #4
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Ha! Yes definitely pleased with that aspect. The material in the walls is 12mm OSB. Behind that is lots of insulation. Here is a pic of the materials at time of construction.
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21st October 2023, 05:51 PM #5
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It looks nice but
its not cheap
I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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21st October 2023, 08:04 PM #6
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Great result and looks nicely made. Reminds me what what this guy achieved with his workshop to free up space.
Dallas
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22nd October 2023, 08:25 AM #7
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OSB is the cheapest and easiest to work material around. Doesn’t have a lot of strength in itself but fine for most attachments. The French cleats were a good example of that. Ply would have been nicer but that was definitely more expensive. Insulation wasn’t prohibitively expensive as I recall.
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22nd October 2023, 08:34 AM #8
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One of my favourite YouTubers 👍
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24th October 2023, 04:07 PM #9
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Nicely done and very practical. Being the out feed for the saw as well another plus.
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John
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25th October 2023, 07:18 AM #10
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Thanks John. Yes that was one of the parameters I wanted to meet in designing it. Originally Posted by orraloon
I cover the unit when not in use with a fitted sacrificial piece of Masonite that brings it up to the correct outfeed height and makes it into a useable no fuss work bench.
After three years use, I am still pretty happy with it though there were some tweeks along the way to make it so.
Cheers
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25th October 2023, 01:12 PM #11
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No video but came across this pic which answers your question I think. 😁 Originally Posted by Tonyz
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25th October 2023, 04:09 PM #12
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more info on the castors/wheel thingyies please
I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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26th October 2023, 07:27 AM #13
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The castors were one of the tweeks I mentioned earlier. The Orange coloured ones were French made and bought from Carbatec. Not recommended at all. They have an asymmetrical Originally Posted by Tonyz
design that may work for very light duty but proved entirely unsuitable for my application.
These were swapped out eventually for these I bought from Amazon (USA).IMG_9844.jpeg They are a lot better though I would probably go even heavier given the chance.
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