Comments on: TM’s 2007 Favorites: Stanley’s Mobile Project Center

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:18:48 +0000

Apologies for being a bit off topic; have been googling around and found this post which seems to be close to what I’m looking for:
I just bought my first house and am looking to start building my own tool collection now that the family is a few hours drive away. I love the workmate (79-001) my grandfather has but from reviews I’ve seen the newer workmates aren’t nearly as high quality - could anyone recommend a look-alike that has the sheer toughness/quality of the old workmates? I’m not sure I’d trust something plastic like this, though the review is pretty good

By: KenManiac

KenManiac — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:30:40 +0000

just picked up the non-dolly version today at Lowes, for half price or $43. sticker said ‘clearance’ so maybe they’ll be bringing in the dollified version. apparently they still have some left, just noticed Josh’s comment from last month.

great price, i thought. nice unit, light and pretty stable.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:46:12 +0000

I bough the one at home Depot with the dolly for $99, works great and will see a lot of use until I can get a work bench built. Even then it will still see some use.
At the Lowes they had the dolly=less on marked down to to $40 or 60 I believe on Clearance. I am thinking about grabbing another one to have a spare or some more surface to work on

By: Toolmonger » Blog Archive » FatMax Mobile Work Station

Toolmonger » Blog Archive » FatMax Mobile Work Station — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:13:46 +0000

[...] NOTE: I noticed that the Mobile Work Station is 29″ high, and the recently featured Mobile Project Center is 33″ high. If only they were the same height, they could double as a pair of saw horses. [...]

By: ben

ben — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:40:42 +0000

would this device be useful as a base for cutting shelves? I guess I’m concerned with how wide the clamps open as well as the balancing (as a previous comment suggested).

By: jack

jack — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:11:37 +0000

Yes, yes!

this thing absolutely rocks! I had my eye on them at Rona ( canada) for $100, they went on sale for $60. i figured for $60 i could take a risk on it.
I don’t know what i was expecting but the first time I snapped it open and heard the resounding “Klack!!!’ noise of solidity, i knew it was good. When you can hear something being solid, thats a very good sign

Best $60 bucks i’ve spent in a while. I’d buy another at twice the price.

By: Thermopyle

Thermopyle — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:33:49 +0000

I’ve been using one for quite awhile in my residential construction business.

Stanley’s MPC, on the other hand, is quite light. But best of all, it features wheels, which make it a breeze to roll around the shop or into the driveway — wherever you need a little bit of workspace.

My big complaint with it is in regards to this. You basically have to fold it up everytime you want to move it or tilt it so far over for the wheels to engage the floor that what you have on top of it falls off.

Otherwise, it’s very nice.

Also, every one I’ve seen at Lowe’s and HD are dolly-equipped.

By: PutnamEco

PutnamEco — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:47:26 +0000

I’ll be considering one of these if and when my original workmate ever wears out.
I’m also looking into the FrameX thing. It looks like it might support a full sheet of plywood well.

http://www.framex.co.uk/default.ink

And Festool is supposedly coming out with a new multifunction table this spring. (MFT3)