Mobile worbench by Cibernox (customized)
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:01 am
Hi,
I almost finished my own custom version of the mobile workbench, but I made some customizations to adapt it to my specific needs. In particular the root of all changes is that I needed to make it exactly 155cm/61" wide, and not a single millimeter more.
The reason is that I have very limited space in my two-car garage, so the only way I can still park a second car in it is if I stack this mobile workbench below another fixed workbench I have sandwiched between my storage cabinets.
Reducing the width in 25cm is about the maximum you can narrow the workbench while maintaining all its features. Any narrower and I'd probably have had to remove one of the modules to the side of the table saw.
Also mind you the 155m width limit must be even accounting for the amount that the folding side table protrudes from the side when folded, including witch the original design is around 183cm.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/6snKq6J/workbench-front-1.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/8DPpmKB/workbench-front-2.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/Zcr6y4M/workbench-carriadge-extended.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/rfvZkjM/workbench-back-folded.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/D9Ksv77/workbench-back-extended.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/tzmySQ6/workbench-drawers-open.jpg)
And the result is perfect, as I can store it completely out of the way and it fits the space with only a few millimeters to spare.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/6Ny0k6g/workbench-stored.jpg)
I didn't build my own router table or lift, as I bought from aliexpress a one that honestly, for the money is pretty great. I couldn't even have bought the materials from what this set costed me:![Image](https://i.ibb.co/SsZLH7q/wokbench-router-lift.jpg)
Another notable change is that unlike in the original design, the folding side table needs to fit almost flush between the two frames (it protrudes less then 2mm), so I used the same foldable brackets that are used on the outfeed table. I added some wooden blocks to ensure that when folded and with the box clasps tight, it forms a perfect 90° with the upper surface so it still can be used to mount projects.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/m0WB06q/workbench-sidetable-detail.jpg)
Also, to save costs and maximize the space in the drawers, I made the workbench drawers from 9mm birch plywood (in fact I didn't use any 15mm plywood anywhere on the project, saving on cost), and the drawers don't have a double front That gave me 12mm of width and 15mm depth, which was exactly what I needed to make the drawers big enough to fit a 12x6 gridfinity grid on each drawer.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/vwHRVXz/cajo-n-con-gridfinity.jpg)
All the surfaces are black MDF board (Fibracolour), which I think makes for a very aesthetic result in my opinion.
I will share a few tricks and discoveries of my build in another post.
I almost finished my own custom version of the mobile workbench, but I made some customizations to adapt it to my specific needs. In particular the root of all changes is that I needed to make it exactly 155cm/61" wide, and not a single millimeter more.
The reason is that I have very limited space in my two-car garage, so the only way I can still park a second car in it is if I stack this mobile workbench below another fixed workbench I have sandwiched between my storage cabinets.
Reducing the width in 25cm is about the maximum you can narrow the workbench while maintaining all its features. Any narrower and I'd probably have had to remove one of the modules to the side of the table saw.
Also mind you the 155m width limit must be even accounting for the amount that the folding side table protrudes from the side when folded, including witch the original design is around 183cm.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/6snKq6J/workbench-front-1.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/8DPpmKB/workbench-front-2.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/Zcr6y4M/workbench-carriadge-extended.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/rfvZkjM/workbench-back-folded.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/D9Ksv77/workbench-back-extended.jpg)
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/tzmySQ6/workbench-drawers-open.jpg)
And the result is perfect, as I can store it completely out of the way and it fits the space with only a few millimeters to spare.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/6Ny0k6g/workbench-stored.jpg)
I didn't build my own router table or lift, as I bought from aliexpress a one that honestly, for the money is pretty great. I couldn't even have bought the materials from what this set costed me:
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/SsZLH7q/wokbench-router-lift.jpg)
Another notable change is that unlike in the original design, the folding side table needs to fit almost flush between the two frames (it protrudes less then 2mm), so I used the same foldable brackets that are used on the outfeed table. I added some wooden blocks to ensure that when folded and with the box clasps tight, it forms a perfect 90° with the upper surface so it still can be used to mount projects.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/m0WB06q/workbench-sidetable-detail.jpg)
Also, to save costs and maximize the space in the drawers, I made the workbench drawers from 9mm birch plywood (in fact I didn't use any 15mm plywood anywhere on the project, saving on cost), and the drawers don't have a double front That gave me 12mm of width and 15mm depth, which was exactly what I needed to make the drawers big enough to fit a 12x6 gridfinity grid on each drawer.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/vwHRVXz/cajo-n-con-gridfinity.jpg)
All the surfaces are black MDF board (Fibracolour), which I think makes for a very aesthetic result in my opinion.
I will share a few tricks and discoveries of my build in another post.