Workmate hacks

Support Bench Tools on a Workmate: This is my venerable 35 year old Black & Decker Workmate. I most often use it as a base for several power tools normally mounted on a bench.

Everything you’d want in a router table for just $50 and a long weekend in your shop.

Support Bench Tools on a Workmate: This is my venerable 35 year old Black & Decker Workmate. I most often use it as a base for several power tools normally mounted on a bench.

Workmate: How to Fix Up a Vintage Portable Workbench - ManMade DIY

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…

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The Maker Workstation Overview • Building The Top • Building The Base • Furniture & Accessories • CNC Instructions When designing the maker workstation, a goal was to make sure the top would work on…

I am considering buying a new Black & Decker Workmate Model 225. I plan to use it mostly as a work stand to hold a portable router table or a Ridgid...

The Workmate sold by the millions, and can be found garage sales and Craigslist everywhere. Here’s how to make one work for you.

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I've been meaning to make a lower shelf for my Workmate 425 for a while, but for one reason or another never got around to it. Last week I had enough leftover 1x6 tongue and groove pine boards to make it. One of the challenges of making the lower shelf for these workbenches is actually putting it in place (the space is very tight), which is why using a solid piece of sheet material doesn't work well, and using regular 1x6 boards creates spaces in the shelf for small items to fall through…

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Workbench, Workmate Mark 2, designed by Ron Hickman and manufactured by Black & Decker, plywood, aluminium and plastic, ca. 1973

A Black & Decker Workmate on a mobile base with bottom shelf and a larger work surface.

Flowchart to identify the Type number of a Black & Decker Workmate 79-001