I just finished my folding work table built similar to the Festool MFT. What I set out to do was to make a work table to hold my items while I work on them with bench dogs, clamps and a vise. I'm going to use this when I use my Domino. It had to be portable and folding and light enough for me to move around as I work in an open garage and I need to put things away when done so I can park the cars back inside. It needed to be sturdy so I can sand and screw pieces together on it. It isn't a heavy duty workbench where you pound things on it. I have another one for that and also built a torsion box assembly table before.
I've tried making a table with folding legs out of wood but it wasn't sturdy when set up so I searched the internet for one where I could modify to suit my needs. Just so happen that I got a Woodcraft flyer in the mail and there was this Vika Two-Fold folding table on the cover. So I researched it on the net and saw it Had good reviews. The dimensions aren't exactly what I wanted but it was the closest I could get. The work surface is about 45” x 19”. I wish it was shorter and wider but it'll do.
The first thing I did after setting it up was to take off any unnecessary things to reduce its weight. This thing weighs 45 lbs. There was a power strip, mdf top and a plastic crate bottom so you could turn it upside down and use as a scaffold. I replaced the top with 3/4” plywood and drilled ¾” dia. holes around the whole table. Next I took a vise I had and took it apart. The vise was too heavy as it was so I made the main pieces with solid wood instead of the heavy cast iron. I finished with poly.
I’m pretty happy how it came out. It is sturdy and I can still move it around by myself. If it was any heavier than this it would be too much for me.
Thanks for looking.
Rob
I've tried making a table with folding legs out of wood but it wasn't sturdy when set up so I searched the internet for one where I could modify to suit my needs. Just so happen that I got a Woodcraft flyer in the mail and there was this Vika Two-Fold folding table on the cover. So I researched it on the net and saw it Had good reviews. The dimensions aren't exactly what I wanted but it was the closest I could get. The work surface is about 45” x 19”. I wish it was shorter and wider but it'll do.
The first thing I did after setting it up was to take off any unnecessary things to reduce its weight. This thing weighs 45 lbs. There was a power strip, mdf top and a plastic crate bottom so you could turn it upside down and use as a scaffold. I replaced the top with 3/4” plywood and drilled ¾” dia. holes around the whole table. Next I took a vise I had and took it apart. The vise was too heavy as it was so I made the main pieces with solid wood instead of the heavy cast iron. I finished with poly.
I’m pretty happy how it came out. It is sturdy and I can still move it around by myself. If it was any heavier than this it would be too much for me.
Thanks for looking.
Rob
