Mobile workbench

And more...

David Walton
March 12, 2025

The past month has been a busy one, and one in which I've built and fitted, two wardrobes, with a third full wall wardrobe being started on Monday just gone.

The third, as the second wardrobe will require a onsite install.

The second wardrobe (note how much the floor is running down).

When I installed the second wardrobe, I was very ill organised, and it seemed to take me longer than I wanted to get my tools out of the van, going backwards and forward carrying items etc.

Even my work area/set-up didn't feel good, and I think the problem was that in the past, the majority of work I've done for people, has been done at my home, in the form of custom furniture, and I've had access to every tool I own, and a good workbench, with good clamping.

Its a total diffrent kettle of fish, making something, then going to install it!

Thankfully I did take note of the above, and if I'm honest, it annoyed me so much that I was going to attempt to solve these issues.

There was three main issues -

1) I needed a way to group a lot of my tools together, and move them around easily.

2) I needed a workbench, to set up/take down quickly.

3) I wanted the ability to move the bench, without dragging it.

Who'd of thought I would get all three in one package!

So after some brain storming, and a search on YouTube, I came across THIS video which is basically what I built. Its a very clever, and well thought out design, and one I would have been very proud of, if only I had of thought of it!

So instead of trying to redesign the wheel, I just went with the design, although I did change a number of things, the original design is still very evident.

The main change that I made was no systainer open drawers, simple because I only have one systainer, which holds my track saw, and I didn’t want to spend the money on drawer slides.

I chose to store the track saw systainer, and my multi tool in the lower section, which is kept in place by a front panel when in transit.

The CTE15 fits like a glove!

An unintentional happenstance is that my festool cte 15 fits into the same space, which I have been utilizing to add extra weight to the bench, which in turn steadies the bench out, while in use.

Above this is a deep drawer with several cordless power tools, that I dont have boxes for. These are all tools I would possibly need when onsite.

The good thing about this, is that the two compartments can be removed quickly for stairs (although I'm going to have a go fully loaded), and replaced quickly to carry on to the said location, using the wheels.

Once the location is reached, you can be set up in a few minutes.

Obviously I like the portability of the bench, but I also like that under shelf where my track saw has been sitting in between cuts, keeping it out of the way, but in a very accessible area.

I also like the cutouts for the tracks (click the reel to see), this is really good, although the larger tracks do stick out more than I'd like.

All in all, I think this bench will earn its keep without a problem!