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This is a nice piece of work but the title is misleading and the whole feels like YouTube clickBait. The fact that the author is arguing with so many people in the comments about it would seem to indicate this is a common sentiment.Putting together the body as shown with a higher grade of fire brick and a reil type burner could be good, I'd have doubts about using a weed burner long term.

Plans with dimensions are up. There's two files, the main body and the till/rail details.

Yes, I'm working on the pdf for this and will add it once it's done. I didn't do much of the design ahead of time after settling on the main dimensions and materials as most of the measurements needed for later bits are determined by these decisions.

It would be a nice project. My great grandfather was a carpenter but almost nothing he had survived, my grandfather used almost anything he could find as a bludgeon when working on his car!There's some very nice takes on the syle out there including one I saw with a hinge at the back which lets the top of the lid fold back to make a surface to rest tools on while working. Good luck with your build!

I actually ended up getting a pair of proper lead screws and nuts for about €40 posted so Moxn vice is next hopefully.

I have a very understanding wife! :)

Another great portable one is the milkman's workbench by Chris Schwartz, might have a go at that when I've mastered bridle joints...

There's only two rooms downstairs in the house so you're looking at the dining/kitchen table in the pics! I'll have to float the idea we need to replace it maybe... :)

I had a look at scaffolding jack screws alright, there's some really ingenious approaches to making a moxon out there. Another one I've seen is the bar from weight sets which is 1" threaded steel. Unfortunately shipping is a killer unless thye can be found locally!My intention is to do a budget version of the fancy benchcrafted one. They are kind enough to provide detailed specs of their design, most of the cost is for the tapped handwheels. I've ordered a set of 350mm length x 20mm diameter leadscrews with a single hex nut each (€40 delivered) and will be making up my own handwheels. I've scrounged all the other bits needed and have figured out a way to fix the screws in a way that doesn't require a second lock nut (They are more expensive then the lead screws themselves!) so …

I had a look at scaffolding jack screws alright, there's some really ingenious approaches to making a moxon out there. Another one I've seen is the bar from weight sets which is 1" threaded steel. Unfortunately shipping is a killer unless thye can be found locally!My intention is to do a budget version of the fancy benchcrafted one. They are kind enough to provide detailed specs of their design, most of the cost is for the tapped handwheels. I've ordered a set of 350mm length x 20mm diameter leadscrews with a single hex nut each (€40 delivered) and will be making up my own handwheels. I've scrounged all the other bits needed and have figured out a way to fix the screws in a way that doesn't require a second lock nut (They are more expensive then the lead screws themselves!) so hopefully will be able to bring it in at about €50 total with all the hardware reusable in future.

Thanks! Not an original, but my take on it anyway. Can't believe the difference between this and a workmate though, I didn't appreciate how much flex the folding benches have when planing.

Thanks, it was a fun build! Learned a lot of the basics doing it.