Foldaway workbench
If you're looking for a place to set up a work station for your hobbies, arts and crafts, or even small do-it-yourself projects, this foldaway workbench is ideal. It takes up very little wall space and the bench itself folds up for convenience, and no one will even know it's there!
When closed, the workbench tucks into a wall-mounted unit and, when open, it provides a 1200 x 900mm worktop. There is access to tools from shelves on both sides and a double-sided pegboard door. To set it up, just pull the legs from the recesses under the top and secure with four steel braces and threaded knobs. Then release the bolt latch and lower the bench.
FINISHING
Finish with three
coats of Woodoc 5 or 10 interior sealer and allow this to dry properly before installing the shelves.
YOU WILL NEED:
QTY |
DESCRIPTION | MM |
MM |
MM |
|
A |
2 |
Plywood sides | 19 |
275 |
1215 |
B |
2 |
Plywood top and bottom | 19 |
275 |
1180 |
C |
1 |
Pine hanger strip | 38 |
90 |
1180 |
D |
1 |
Plywood back | 19 |
1085 |
1180 |
E1 |
1 |
Plywood partition | 19 |
275 |
1085 |
E2 |
2 |
Plywood fixed shelves | 19 |
250 |
581 |
F |
2 |
Upper and lower face frames | 19 |
28 |
1218 |
G |
2 |
Outer face frames | 19 |
38 |
220 |
H |
1 |
Centre face frame | 19 |
50 |
220 |
J |
1 |
Plywood worktop | 19 |
875 |
1180 |
K |
2 |
Side aprons | 19 |
70 |
875 |
L |
2 |
Front and back aprons | 19 |
70 |
1218 |
M |
2 |
Legs | 19 |
70 |
870 |
N |
2 |
Worktop struts | 19 |
70 |
875 |
P |
4 |
Steel leg supports | 3 |
19 |
460 |
Q |
2 |
Pegboard door stiles | 19 |
38 |
800 |
R |
2 |
Pegboard door rails | 19 |
38 |
460 |
S |
2 |
Pegboard pieces | 6 |
536 |
800 |
T |
1 |
Mounting strip | 38 |
38 |
806 |
U1 |
3 |
Shelves | 19 |
240 |
576 |
U2 |
4 |
Shelves | 19 |
240 |
576 |
| Wood glue | |||||
| Medium wire nails | |||||
4 |
Cuphead nuts, bolts and washers | 50 |
|||
4 |
Cuphead nuts, bolts and washers | 40 |
|||
3 |
Butt hinge | 85 |
|||
2 |
Door hinges | 70 |
|||
| 3.5 x 40mm cut screws | |||||
1 |
Magnetic latch | ||||
1 |
Door latch | ||||
1 |
Knob or handle | ||||
| 4 | Wall plugs and screws |
TOOLS:
Circular saw - or have all your pieces cut to size
Hammer
Carpenter's square
Drill/Driver and assorted drill and screw bits
Jigsaw plus clean-cut blade and blade for steel
Woodoc 5 or 10 interior sealer
Woodoc steelwool
Paintbrush
Clean cloth
