Electric Tools have improved to the point that they’re better. Good post.

Plans call for 2 * 3/4″ x 36″ x 48″ and 1 * 3/4″ x 48″ x 48″.
The article says one piece of plywood.

Beg to differ, but where are you shopping that your plywood is over 10′ long?

In my world, this would be two sheets of plywood.

“Should we mention the fits HD peoples throw, when we cut lumber (with our own tools) in the parking lot?”

Wow. I never thought about that. I’ve always just asked them to cut the plywood sheets for me (so they’d fit in my vehicle). It never occurred to me just bring my cordless skill saw and rip away.

Next time!

Not according to Red of Red Green show fame.

The two things you need are duct tape and WD40
Duct tape if it moves and you don’t want it to, and WD if it doesn’t move and you want it to.

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Reminds me of those old one sheet plywood project books from the 60s
wasn’t there some plans in the Whole Earth catalogue also?

And I have a lot of cuts made in plywood at Depot. I don’t have a table saw and they can make cleaner cuts that I can. They do a lot better than 1/2″ for me.

It really saddens me that so many people in this country have gotten so helpless, years ago I can remember when kids I went to school would almost brag about being bad at math, now they almost brag, or are smug about not being able to maintain their homes.

I have one word for anyone embarking upon learning to DIY anything, Mercedes. Start picking out you favorite color, because by the time you retire you’ll have to live with it. It’s like I tell people, there are only two things needed to do most of the things involved around your house (or your car) and those are your full attention, and persistence.

Sorry to be brash, but when people start looking at projects as inconveniences, it’s best they hire a professional. Going through the trouble of actually doing the work is what’s fun about it.

Lastly, those miserable legions of retail losers most people hate to deal with are common at HD, and Lowes, Menards, Wal-Mart, Meijer, and they used to exist at Furrows, HQ, etc. Those people bring their baggage to work (much like many of my customers).

I’ve always been perfectly pleasant to my customers, and those are their words, not mine.

Should we mention the fits HD peoples throw, when we cut lumber (with our own tools) in the parking lot?

You’re complaining that customers request that you preform a service that HD offers? I assume that big saw isn’t just there for giggles. If it is really that big a deal let me say as a Home Depot customer to all Home Depot employees. Sorry for waking you.

Also to your point that if you can’t cut you have no buiness working with it. That is total bull crap. I would venture to say that decent place to work is the most important thing a TOOLmonger can have. Someone living in an apartment very well may not have the space or tools to properly cut a sheet of plywood. Someone without a truck or van might not even be able to take a full sheet home.

Seems like the attitude you’re taking is why places like home depot gets such a bad reputation.

Not everyone is capable of transporting lumber in stock thicknesses. A mid-sized sedan would be hard pressed to transport an 8′ long 2×4 (although it *is* possible), and forget about 8′ long plywood sheets. Additionally, not everyone has a table saw to cut their lumber down to size even if they can get it home in one piece. Yes, circular saws are cheap, as are handsaws, but longer cuts exaggerate any and all inaccuracies.

Then you have to consider that not everyone has a basement or garage. I happen to think that this worktable is actually pretty well suited for a wide range of DIYers. It’s cheaper than portable work centers, and provides a nice medium-sized work surface. Sure you can get pre-fab worktables, but those come with a high cost and often don’t fit into small shop or apartment settings.

I can also understand why many people may complain about needing their lumber cut. When I was at HD last week looking for a 2′ length of hardwood, I was directed to a stack of 8′-12′ boards and told to cut what I wanted from a larger board since it’s priced by length. There are no tools around, no straightedges, no nothing to make self-cutting possible. So… I drove the quarter mile to Lowes and picked up the board size I wanted in all of 5 minutes. Most Lowes will cut boards down to size at request - the first cut is free, with subsequent cuts costing a quarter or so.

In this situation if your building a work bench you likely don’t have a set up for cutting wood until you have your work bench built.