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There is absolutely nothing fancy about this workstation, however it's inexpensive and you can make it in about an hour. It's not as rough-and-tumble as a workbench, but perfect for putting together jobs or utilizing in an art studio. If you want to sit often, it works perfectly with my Versatile Bar Stool. This is really light-weight and only requires 4 2×4 studs to develop the frame. You'll also require a couple pieces of plywood for the top and the back.
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Thanks again Steve. A simple but practical project. Cheers
That tip about the cheapo screwdrivers is really clever. Nothing to waste!
Always interesting, always fun. And Always down to earth. Thanks Steve!
Great Job Steve!
Can use the 1/2″ back panel to screw a power strip and general cord management. For example the red box can get attached back there and then it doesn’t have to sit on the top surface.
What a great idea!
Any chance to hide and organize cables is a good chance. My boring old sitting desk has power strips zip-tied to the top of the legs to keep cords off the floor and out of sight. Then I have little cable grabbers in places to hold the cords when they are unplugged. You would want to avoid running over your cables if your desk is on 4″ wheels!
That old stand with drawers has been in his shop for about 12 years. The HVLP demo was the guys spraying it and that was a long time ago.
You’re an inspiration Steve. I’m slowly but surely converting my garage workshop to having everything low profile and on casters so I’ll be able to wheel everything back into place when I’m done.
Awesome a new project! I like how it’s tall enough to fit your old shop stand underneath, like you said an efficient use of shop space. But also the construction seems simple enough to modify it to install its own cabinet underneath if need be.
You could definitely add some shallow drawers across the top or bigger ones down one side.
Glad you are posting more often. Always looking forward to watch your videos, gives me a good vibe! 🤗
I’m about to move and my wife has wanted a standing desk, so this is great!!
Is no one going to mention that editing work at 4:40? Masterful stuff!
It always amazes me the way people will get things done with the most minimal assemblage of equipment (referring to your old podcast desk) versus how easy it is (for me) to obsess over the perfect work station greater than the time actually spent doing the thing it is for. Obviously some of that is whether your focus is on producing the thing versus making optimizing the way it gets made into a hobby, but I think there’s another factor: knowing what you really need versus not. Professionally I work in a STEM field, yet for a home computer desk in the garage I’m using a piece of plywood draped over two supports (not even screwed down). In the same garage, I have much more thought and money put into woodworking and welding stations I only dabble in. The thing is I know what the minimum I need to get things done on the computer is; I don’t/didn’t know what the minimum I would need for these things I only do occasionally.
Your next video has to be, “What I did with those 2 pieces of 2×4 that I used for putting my computer on top of on the crappy podcast desk set up I had for four years because i was too busy to make a real desk for it.” It might have to be a 6 part series so you can use the whole title.
Thank you Steve, I learned a lot with your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us
27 dollars are insane. I only got two of the wheels I use for that and that did not include screws. And I laughed at the end because I also have “one of these red box things” 😀 and can confirm they are great. I am not surprised it survives the saw dust. They are easy to repair, too, the manufacturer even gives away free replacement parts sometimes if you ask kindly and convince them you can repair it yourself. Nice to see more videos of you, Steve. I remember when you started the podcast and showed your recording station, so that’s four years already, wow.
I keep the cheap screwdrivers as spares. I don’t throw them out. Great project – nice to see these build videos once again!
You Basic Mobile Workbench (The Weekend Woodworker project) got me started on this journey. And now I’m tackling an entire entertainment center! Thank you!
Love this video Steve. You are a true inspiration and I love how you keep it so simple. It was a pleasure meeting you this year at WBC. Maybe next year we can chat longer. Thanks for all you do for our community.
+1 to the caster recommendation. I’ve ordered three sets over the last year or so, for each piece of new shop furniture I’ve built. Just swapped out the old crummy ones that locked up on my miter saw station. If you have to move equipment around a lot (I do- garage space) they are great value and very effective.
I don’t use your plans as they are. However, by following you and watching the course a while back, I’ve learned a lot and I do make stuff. Like a fold up desk two years ago. Pocket holes, using a table saw (amazed myself) etc etc. So thanks Steve!