In today's video, my DIY workbench now has HINGES to make it the ultimate folding workbench for us DIY'ers!

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In today's video I finally cut my workbench in half, introducing two adapted hook and strap hinges - to enable it to be folded in half for storage, but also so that one half can be used individually for smaller jobs.

It took me 11 months to figure out how to do this, because I wanted a hinge that was a) strong enough to hold a heavy structure like this; b) have a removable pin so that I could use the two halves separately. The answer came at my local DIY store - JW Lane Ltd in Stanford Bridge, Worcestershire, where the guy who runs the metal shop suggested that I simply adapt an existing hook and band hinge to create my new, super tough, removable pin hinge.

So if you haven't seen video 1 where I constructed the actual workbench, you might want to click here    • How to Make a Portable Folding Work B...  

I bought two new lengths of 4"x2" CLS timber, as the notches in my existing workbench are in the wrong place for the new configuration.

I then cut the existing worktop in two, using my circular saw.

To adapt the hook and strap hinges, I used my Bosch grinder, with a super thin metal cutting disk, to remove the corresponding sections from each hinge band, to enable both to slot together.

You can access all the other videos in this series, here:
Video 1: http://bit.ly/2s0bMyH
Video 2: Castor wheel: http://bit.ly/2GMhizl
Video 3: Protective edging http://bit.ly/2RrlSqM
Video 4: Now with hinges https://bit.ly/2LqGjTp
Video 5: UJK Parf Guide System http://bit.ly/2GKMZJa

TODAY'S TOOL KIT *
CLS 4"x 2"timber, 2x 2.4m lengths £4.44/ $6.10 for 3 metres https://goo.gl/bXhMdu
Hook and Band hinge https://ebay.to/2Vl0eHs £21.90
Found these today - they may prevent you having to make your own but I haven't tried them out, and being aluminium, they won't be as strong! Friction hinge http://bit.ly/2Lj0bns £21.50 per pair
M14mm x 50mm bolts. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B... and nuts https://geni.us/ug4T (Amazon) Don't buy bolts that have unthreaded sections, as they won't fit into the band hinge.
Grinder https://geni.us/hCUuzz (Amazon) or https://geni.us/IqIlWt (Amazon)
ABRACS thin metal cutting disks https://geni.us/eM42 (Amazon) (UK)
ABRACS thin metal cutting disks https://geni.us/44qRex (Amazon) (US)
Cowhide leather gloves https://geni.us/cFVh (Amazon)
Safety specs
Metal file
Toggle catches
Ryobi R18CS Circular Saw https://geni.us/cMcn (Amazon) body only £99 (UK)
Ryobi R18CS Circular Saw 4Ah battery, carry bag and charger https://geni.us/vhby (Amazon) £170.93 (UK)
US
Ryobi P508 Brushless Circular Saw with 9Ah battery and charger https://geni.us/w3oe (Amazon) $209.99 (US)
Ryobi P508 Bruchless Circular Saw, body only https://geni.us/tBVD0 (Amazon) $74.99 (US)
Axminster Guide rail Clamps 160 x 60mm http://bit.ly/2o2GRDm £15.58/ $22.20 per clamp
Or you can buy the Festool version here https://geni.us/enPbb1 (Amazon) £31 (UK)
or in the US from here https://geni.us/56jBoxa (Amazon) $46 (US)
Decking screws 4.5mm x 75mm

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