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DIY Mobile Workbench with Storage
Shelf
Difficulty
Moderate
This mobile workbench is the perfect solution for a 3-in-1 assembly table, outfeed table and storage area for your shop. With
Kreg Clamp Traks on top and a storage cubby on the side, you'll be ready to Build Something in no time. This bench is easily
customizable to whatever size your shop needs.
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- Page 1 This mobile workbench is the perfect solution for a 3-in-1 assembly table, outfeed table and storage area for your shop. With Kreg Clamp Traks on top and a storage cubby on the side, you’ll be ready to Build Something in no time. This bench is easily customizable to whatever size your shop needs.
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- Page 3 Plywood , 3/4" Thick , Full Sheet Accu-Cut™ Board , 4x4 , 72" Board , 2x4 , 96" Rip-Cut™ Hardware & Supplies 2 1/2" Kreg Pocket Hole Screws Kreg Pocket-Hole Jig® 720 1 1/4" Wood Screws 3" Wood Screws 2 1/2" Wood Screws Other Tools 2"...
- Page 4 Cut List & Parts Frame Long Sides , 1 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 96" Frame Short Pieces , 1 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 41" Bottom Shelf , 3/4" X 48" X 96" Legs , 3 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 26 1/4" Workbench Top , 3/4"...
- Page 5 Directions Build Top and Bottom Frame Cut the frame pieces according to the cut list and assemble two frames using 1 1/2" pocket holes and 2 1/2" pocket hole screws like shown. These frames should be 4'x8' overall. However, if you want a smaller workbench, simply adjust the size of this frame and cut your plywood in the next steps to fit the size you made your frame.
- Page 6 Attach Bottom Shelf to Frame Screw a 4x8 sheet of 3/4" plywood onto the frame using 1 1/4" wood screws like shown around the outside edge. If you wanted a smaller workbench, just adjust your frame size from step 1 and cut your plywood here to fit your new frame. Page 6 of 19...
- Page 7 2 1/2" pocket hole screws. But, that didn't cross my mind until after the fact. So you can do it that way (recommended), or you can place your bottom shelf up on a pair of Kreg Track Horses and screw the legs in on the corners from the bottom using 3"...
- Page 8 Attach Casters to Bottom Shelf Next, to make this workbench mobile, I attached six 3" casters along the bottom of the bottom shelf using 1 1/4" wood screws. Attach one caster on each corner and two in the middle to prevent it from sagging. Page 8 of 19...
- Page 9 Add Top Frame Remember that second frame you made from step 1? Now attach that to the top of the legs using 2 1/2" wood screws like shown. Page 9 of 19...
- Page 10 Place this piece on top, but don't install yet. First, you will need to trim it to accommodate the Kreg Trak Clamps. Trim your top according to the directions on the traks based on the size you order. I used a Kreg Rip Cut with my circular saw and a jig saw to trim out the pieces or the Traks.
- Page 11 Attach Workbench Top Now that your top is cut for the Traks, attach the top to the frame with 2" wood screws from the bottom side. Place screws along each outside edge and in the top middle support piece. Page 11 of 19...
- Page 12 Install Kreg Clamp Traks Install the traks per instructions. The instructions call for installing into 3/4" material. However, the frames are 1 1/2" thick. To accomodate, drill your holes according to the instructions through the frame, then drill larger holes (large enough to fit the bolt head) 3/4"...
- Page 13 Add Top Trim Support Boards Now that the Traks and top are in place, cut 2x4 boards to fit around the top in order to "trim it out" and cover the plywood edges and the edges of the Clamp Traks. This will help protect the top edges, but also provide more support to keep the top from sagging in the middle.
- Page 14 If you wish, you can actually stop at this point with your workbench. But, if you like the extra storage and organization the "cubby" at the end of the workbench in the photos provides, then let's keep going. Using a Kreg Rip Cut and/or AccuCut, cut a "divider panel"...
- Page 15 Cut two more pieces to serve as the side panels of the cubby according to the cut list and drill pocket holes along all sides. Place these panels between the legs and the divider panel from step 10 and attach using 1 1/4" Kreg pocket hole screws.
- Page 16 Construct Cubby Shelf You can finish out your cubby however you want. You can add drawers or adjustable shelves using a Kreg Shelf Pin Jig, leave it open, or a combination of all of it. I added a stationary shelf with dividers for all my drill bits and jigs. For this, cut a shelf piece first according to the cut list, then screw in the dividers from scrap wood.
- Page 17 Drill Pocket Holes to Attach Shelf Then drill 3/4" pocket holes into the ends of your shelf and attach in place using 1 1/4" pocket hole screws. You can see more details of this in the video. Page 17 of 19...
- Page 18 Install Cubby Shelf Now attach the shelf into the cubby using 1 1/4" Kreg Pocket Hole Screws. You can attach however high you want to accommodate whatever you wish to store below and on top of your shelf. Page 18 of 19...
- Page 19 Load it up! Once your shelf is attached, load it up with your favorite Kreg Jigs, Kreg Trak Horses, and Kreg Screws. Then get out there and Build Something ;) Page 19 of 19...
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