Love the video. I’m a big guy and I wanna beef up my shower and bed! Thanks for the video!

How much did it cost?

Good video and well explained. Clamp likeahell before using pocket screws, they pull

My 15yr old son just started lacrosse and is in construction academy in school so is going to build this himself over the next week to help him train... any advice or tips for him for the building process ?

Lots of good and valid points re: attaching the saw. I think another way to align the bar in the hole at the right level would be to slot the support plate vertically and to have another smaller cover plate over the bar with the correct size hole in it. Move the bar up or down to align the saw and get the saw where you want it and then screw the two plates together. You could also change the position later if required.

Got-dang genius

The struggle is real. I may try this. Thumbs up for Waffles!

To get the liner for the shower out, was it simply a matter of removing screws or did you have to remove glue/caulking?

I have a NoBo19.8 and I am in the process off replacing the shower floor also. Can you provide the measurements for the new floor please.

I think about anyone building Ron's bench is a relative newbie. It's '23 and Ron's latest designs improve on the Router and Saw issues you had. The tool carrying cradle design is a much better way to hang my 90+ pound Sawstop off this bench. Also, he's started adding router tops to his bench by way of 20mm pins. I'm glad to be getting to mine later than you did.

Seems like a lot of work you shouldn’t have to do to a brand new rv. I wonder if the 2023 models will have the shower issues addressed

Just built my Paulk Smartbench and put my pocket screws in from the outside (partially cause of your video). I'm sure it would look better the other way, but even the 3/4" plywood i got from HD ended up not being great inside the plys, so i'm really glad I went with them on the outside. Thanks for the video!

Great video. Is the plan with the table saw still available? I don’t see it on his site. Also, what type of wood did you use?

This is Brilliant!!

I’ve built my workbench twice since COVID started. I have router attachment for the dog holes, works great. Working on the cradle for my sawstop job site table. Broke down and bought the PARF guide drill set to make everything uniform.

Thank you so much for sharing, and don’t be so hard on yourself you did a great job, and learned much by pushing through and completing the job 😊👍👏🏻 I am like you, not a carpenter but a beginning woodworker. Like the Paulk design, bought the plans for the workbench 2, got as far as ripping down the tops, bottoms and 4 of the sides, now I’m looking at these tiny plans like wtf is next and am on KZfaq looking for a video of the build. I really wish Ron would have incorporated some video step by step with the purchase of the plans for novices like us. Everyone has to start somewhere 👍

You earned my thumbs up in 30 seconds. Nice video.

nice

Very nice, They're "Carriage bolts", anybody complain about the bonk bonk noise when using it? I need a quiet rebounder ugh

I know you’ll get a million pieces of advice so here’s one more from an old man whose been doing this a long time a have lived through troubles that inexperience brings. I will say this first. While this work bench is a very good design its way to big of a project fore ,Like you say , an inexperienced person. People who design , build , and sell things make them seem so easy. Besides being good at what they do they are equally good salesmen! All that said , all is not lost nor waisted. You still have the plans, and it’s useable even though not perfect. I would suggest a couple things. Use what you have for now and concentrate on developing your shills, every cut, every joint, must be square and plum, and must fit dry before a screw , nail or drop of glue it put on or. Keep projects simple and as near perfect as possible.there is nothing wrong with scraping something multiple times as long as the end result is that it’s done right. Finally I would have never tried to mount a saw or router to that until I could have built the bench near perfect. Constructive criticism here, nothing personal. I can see the fitment of the top top to frame not close to being aligned glue by itself should be enough to hold it in place ,screws would have held it in line but not correct a crooked rip or misaligned joint. Use it for a while then return to the battle . Courage, Mikey

Cheese on rice you are bleeding!

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Good tips, thank you and good luck on your woodworking journey.

We all want to get it right for first....but making mistakes is how we all evolve and not just in carpentry, but all the other areas in life. Admitting and fixing the mistakes is the best thing we can do, or just restart ;-) Your fixes to the workbench are really good and as you said it is just a workbench. Thanks for the content in this video, good job on the workbench!

Thank you! You sir are amazing for doing this. Building one this weekend for my sons!

Thanks Noah. Built this today on a beautiful Sunday here in Virginia!!

Nice vid! 👍🏻 did you drill all the holes yourself? Using them purely as a clamping means? As opposed to an mft style means to make square cuts?

Kool

In one of Rons later videos he said something along the lines of if he was building another bench he would use trim head screws like he does in his newer designs instead of pocket hole screws.

Pocket screws from the outside is an excellent idea.

Great Job Nicely Done 👍📐🔨

Just a tip from a guy that used the same conduit you did for the table saw hanger: The middle support helps to reduce the flex in the conduit. You may notice as I did that when your saw is heavy enough (and yours just may not be, those Ryobis aren't exactly stout), the conduit will flex and bow between the two anchor points. This caused my DeWalt saw to lean a bit. Pain in the backside. I would suggest simply determining the requisite height, leaving it loose while you sort out the alignment, and then securing it down once you are sure it's nice and straight in line with the others. Regarding the pocket screws that can be seen... consider using dowels, instead. Not going to be as easy to disassemble. But, if you don't beat your bench to hell, that should never be an issue. Thanks for the video!

Also know that his current plans do away with the pocket screws since the are too long.

Great info for anyone such as myself considering making a Paulk bench. Love your honesty - I'm a firm believer in sharing my mistakes with anyone that'll listen!

Just picked on up on the Marketplace also, do you notice any noise if the valves open or close? I guess I can run it with out the filters and see if the different ports have suction and if it switches. I guess I was thinking there is some vibration that shakes the dust lose, maybe just the principal of the the non working port and the vibration of the motor is supposed to lose the non working filter.

Good video and for the many who are not as skilled at woodworking as we think we are, you offer some well thought out tips!

Thanks for sharing. I am considering to build mine. One note though: almost every woodworker who was demonstrating the build of the Paulk workbench was saying that the screws are just holding the pieces together for the glue to set up, and that it is the glue that actually holds the thing together. So, from this point of view it may be aesthetically worth it to keep the screws inside since their job is done once the glue properly settles.

A very well thought out explanation of what you would change next time.

I'm in information gathering mode and haven't built my bench yet. I appreciate your clear explanation of the issues you ran into. Are you an engineer?

Hi awesome. Thank you! Can you post the lengths of the front and the back legs? Also did you consider spray foaming the back to deaden ball rebounding sounds? I’ve seen that and didn’t know if it was a benefit or not.

Looks good!! Keep up the good work, enjoy and keep it safe. You have the workings of an awesome shop.

Perfect visualization of hysteresis! Thank you!

Love it, Noah! The "daddy I'm hungry" overlay is especially cute!

Hysteresis Loop on Etch-A-Sketch

That is a stunning demonstration of hysteresis!