crazydave789
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Does anyone else have one of these?
https://www.bosch-do-it.com/gb/en/diy/tools/pwb-600-3165140612272-199902.jsp
I picked one up a couple of months back as I wanted a bench with a bigger top and I was fed up with the cheaper designs. I wanted something that would work well with a mitre saw and apprentice instead of the usual systainer stack and apprentice (apprentice = roller stand, stands there all day being useless for most of it). I have a dinky black and decker workbox which has paid for itself many times over as a step up and door clamp but it was in need of a taller brother.
so the big brown truck of happiness turned up with my shiny new toy, and I was quite impressed, well made and engineered but very light despite a rated load of 200kg. easier to set up than a traditional workmate with nice positive locking and about equal on the folding back down. it doesn't feel as strong as it is but it seems to hold up to everything I've done so far in my house tidying jobs, not sure how it would cope with a typical negligent british building site or untidy van as it is mainly abs and aluminium (I'd be likely to make a sleeve to store it in) home and workshop though its probably very good and I reckon it will get some use with the new house, if only as a table for my tinkering when she is having an ocd period [eek].
the top is an MFT type, the usual workmate clamp and four supplied plastic dogs with plenty of room to work on compared to a typical workmate, made of bamboo so pretty tough.
not the cheapest thing but compared to what else is out there not actually that bad IMO provided you can make it work for you and I am used to festo prices.
I'm tempted to make an insert to turn it into a jigsaw table for doing flooring as I have plenty of bamboo left over from my own floor.
https://www.bosch-do-it.com/gb/en/diy/tools/pwb-600-3165140612272-199902.jsp
I picked one up a couple of months back as I wanted a bench with a bigger top and I was fed up with the cheaper designs. I wanted something that would work well with a mitre saw and apprentice instead of the usual systainer stack and apprentice (apprentice = roller stand, stands there all day being useless for most of it). I have a dinky black and decker workbox which has paid for itself many times over as a step up and door clamp but it was in need of a taller brother.
so the big brown truck of happiness turned up with my shiny new toy, and I was quite impressed, well made and engineered but very light despite a rated load of 200kg. easier to set up than a traditional workmate with nice positive locking and about equal on the folding back down. it doesn't feel as strong as it is but it seems to hold up to everything I've done so far in my house tidying jobs, not sure how it would cope with a typical negligent british building site or untidy van as it is mainly abs and aluminium (I'd be likely to make a sleeve to store it in) home and workshop though its probably very good and I reckon it will get some use with the new house, if only as a table for my tinkering when she is having an ocd period [eek].
the top is an MFT type, the usual workmate clamp and four supplied plastic dogs with plenty of room to work on compared to a typical workmate, made of bamboo so pretty tough.
not the cheapest thing but compared to what else is out there not actually that bad IMO provided you can make it work for you and I am used to festo prices.
I'm tempted to make an insert to turn it into a jigsaw table for doing flooring as I have plenty of bamboo left over from my own floor.
