after two solid weeks of hard labor I
created this brand new workbench king of
random style blood and sweat went into
making this bad boy so come along on my
guided tour of how I made it and what it
can do I previously built a workbench
prototype to see what features I liked
before I built the real deal this
upgraded version has easy access
electrical power a built-in router
station high-pressure air and emergency
fire equipment it’s also got a huge
surface area for working on larger
projects and helps guard against
electrical ground faults and did I
mention the remote-controlled mood
lighting
I needed a solid workbench with built in
power for electrical experiments and a
router station for woodworking projects
I couldn’t find anything like this at
the local hardware store so I had to
make one myself
I began by running a 20 amp electrical
cable underneath the floor to power the
bench from the underside then got
started on building the frame out of two
by fours and made some simple doors for
the front and back screwed together a
torsion resistant table frame then wired
up the electrical system with 20 a p–
cable next I reclaimed the tabletop from
my previous bench and chose to paint the
whole thing auks black with a flat matte
finish the last steps were to wire up
the electrical for the different
lighting systems then cut and Bend some
aluminum trim for the edges now that
it’s all put together let me show you
some of the extra features the
electrical power starts with this surge
protected power bar this is the master
switch for the entire project bench and
it helps protect sensitive electronics
from power spikes when the switch is off
there’s absolutely no power whatsoever
but when the switch is on you can see
that anything plugged in is fully
functional however the power stations
all around the bench only work if this
20 amp cable is plugged in and turned on
you can see the cable runs directly to a
secondary master switch which is
activated on a timer this way if the
station is left unattended the power
shuts off automatically when the time
runs out the secondary switch feeds
power to a 20 amp ground fault circuit
interrupter switch this monitors four
faults and all of the accessory outlets
and can’t rip off the power instantly if
a ground fault
kurz the GFCI runs in series with eight
paralleled power outlets around the
bench six of which are fitted with
diamond plated aluminum trim I checked
each connection to make sure they are
properly connected and grounded you can
see the outlets turn on or off with the
flip of a switch now if you look closely
you may have noticed a hidden outlet on
the underside of the table this one
doesn’t have a switch because it’s
constantly hot as long as the timer
switch is powered up you probably saw
that the edges are finished with diamond
plated aluminum as well and secured in
place with hundreds of truss head screws
all of this aluminum trim was cut from a
four by eight piece of sheet metal using
nothing but a humble jig saw I fashioned
a little form for bending them to 90
degree angles out of a length of two by
eight in an old door hinge as you can
see it did a pretty good job I built
cabinet doors on the front and back
which allow easy access to plenty of
cabinet space
the magnetic catches on the sides helped
hold the door securely in place and you
might have noticed that I sanded the
edges to give them a slightly distressed
look now if we take a look inside the
cabinet areas you can see I lined the
bottom with a plastic runner that’s to
make it look a little more finished and
a bit easier to clean I use the built-in
router station from my last workbench
but this time I enclosed it in a wooden
box and ran the routers power cable down
through the bottom and into another
outlet tucked away at the top of the
cabinet this outlet is controlled by a
switch that you might be able to see if
you look to the top right of the sign
the guarded switch operates the router
safely and from a distance and snaps
back to the off position to power down
the system on demand the other switch
operates the backlighting and you can
see the forward position turns one light
on while moving the toggle switch to the
back position will activate them bow
effectively doubling the light I
finished up by painting my bench vise
yellow bolting it down with four inch
lag screws and as you can tell this
isn’t going anywhere I’m pretty excited
about all this workspace because it’s
over six and a half feet long four feet
wide and just over three feet tall a few
other features to see are this plastic
grommet on the side of the bench which
gives easy access to my air compressor a
fire extinguisher station and a custom
lighted sign for a fact the back of the
bench is where I hid the dimmer switch
that gives control of the LED sign
lighting the sign is simply bolted on
hand tight
fasten in place at each of the corners
with a decorative cap nut this makes it
easy to switch out at any time
each inside compartment has two puck
lights hidden at the top that light up
the interior with the flick of a finger
there’s one last switch between the
other two that operates the LED strips
hidden behind the table trim you can see
they cycle through seven different
colors and these lights are fully
dimmable as well the coolest part is
they come with a remote control well
there you have it the new king of random
project station which should make
dangerous experiments a little bit safer
and hopefully do it in style that’s it
for now if you liked this project
perhaps you’ll like some of my others
check them out at the king of random
calm before you go please take a second
to click the link in the description for
audible.com slash the king of random
they’re big supporters of these videos
and are once again offering you king of
random fans a free audiobook when you
sign up for their service to this day
one of my favorite books is the classic
Rich Dad Poor Dad which helped me
realize the main difference between
being rich or poor it’s all in how you
think if that’s not your style they have
over a hundred and fifty thousand other
titles so chances are you’ll find one
that’s perfect for you so why not take a
second to look around audible.com slash
the king of random it really helps
support these videos and you might just
find that you love what they’ve got
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created this brand new workbench king of
random style blood and sweat went into
making this bad boy so come along on my
guided tour of how I made it and what it
can do I previously built a workbench
prototype to see what features I liked
before I built the real deal this
upgraded version has easy access
electrical power a built-in router
station high-pressure air and emergency
fire equipment it’s also got a huge
surface area for working on larger
projects and helps guard against
electrical ground faults and did I
mention the remote-controlled mood
lighting
I needed a solid workbench with built in
power for electrical experiments and a
router station for woodworking projects
I couldn’t find anything like this at
the local hardware store so I had to
make one myself
I began by running a 20 amp electrical
cable underneath the floor to power the
bench from the underside then got
started on building the frame out of two
by fours and made some simple doors for
the front and back screwed together a
torsion resistant table frame then wired
up the electrical system with 20 a p–
cable next I reclaimed the tabletop from
my previous bench and chose to paint the
whole thing auks black with a flat matte
finish the last steps were to wire up
the electrical for the different
lighting systems then cut and Bend some
aluminum trim for the edges now that
it’s all put together let me show you
some of the extra features the
electrical power starts with this surge
protected power bar this is the master
switch for the entire project bench and
it helps protect sensitive electronics
from power spikes when the switch is off
there’s absolutely no power whatsoever
but when the switch is on you can see
that anything plugged in is fully
functional however the power stations
all around the bench only work if this
20 amp cable is plugged in and turned on
you can see the cable runs directly to a
secondary master switch which is
activated on a timer this way if the
station is left unattended the power
shuts off automatically when the time
runs out the secondary switch feeds
power to a 20 amp ground fault circuit
interrupter switch this monitors four
faults and all of the accessory outlets
and can’t rip off the power instantly if
a ground fault
kurz the GFCI runs in series with eight
paralleled power outlets around the
bench six of which are fitted with
diamond plated aluminum trim I checked
each connection to make sure they are
properly connected and grounded you can
see the outlets turn on or off with the
flip of a switch now if you look closely
you may have noticed a hidden outlet on
the underside of the table this one
doesn’t have a switch because it’s
constantly hot as long as the timer
switch is powered up you probably saw
that the edges are finished with diamond
plated aluminum as well and secured in
place with hundreds of truss head screws
all of this aluminum trim was cut from a
four by eight piece of sheet metal using
nothing but a humble jig saw I fashioned
a little form for bending them to 90
degree angles out of a length of two by
eight in an old door hinge as you can
see it did a pretty good job I built
cabinet doors on the front and back
which allow easy access to plenty of
cabinet space
the magnetic catches on the sides helped
hold the door securely in place and you
might have noticed that I sanded the
edges to give them a slightly distressed
look now if we take a look inside the
cabinet areas you can see I lined the
bottom with a plastic runner that’s to
make it look a little more finished and
a bit easier to clean I use the built-in
router station from my last workbench
but this time I enclosed it in a wooden
box and ran the routers power cable down
through the bottom and into another
outlet tucked away at the top of the
cabinet this outlet is controlled by a
switch that you might be able to see if
you look to the top right of the sign
the guarded switch operates the router
safely and from a distance and snaps
back to the off position to power down
the system on demand the other switch
operates the backlighting and you can
see the forward position turns one light
on while moving the toggle switch to the
back position will activate them bow
effectively doubling the light I
finished up by painting my bench vise
yellow bolting it down with four inch
lag screws and as you can tell this
isn’t going anywhere I’m pretty excited
about all this workspace because it’s
over six and a half feet long four feet
wide and just over three feet tall a few
other features to see are this plastic
grommet on the side of the bench which
gives easy access to my air compressor a
fire extinguisher station and a custom
lighted sign for a fact the back of the
bench is where I hid the dimmer switch
that gives control of the LED sign
lighting the sign is simply bolted on
hand tight
fasten in place at each of the corners
with a decorative cap nut this makes it
easy to switch out at any time
each inside compartment has two puck
lights hidden at the top that light up
the interior with the flick of a finger
there’s one last switch between the
other two that operates the LED strips
hidden behind the table trim you can see
they cycle through seven different
colors and these lights are fully
dimmable as well the coolest part is
they come with a remote control well
there you have it the new king of random
project station which should make
dangerous experiments a little bit safer
and hopefully do it in style that’s it
for now if you liked this project
perhaps you’ll like some of my others
check them out at the king of random
calm before you go please take a second
to click the link in the description for
audible.com slash the king of random
they’re big supporters of these videos
and are once again offering you king of
random fans a free audiobook when you
sign up for their service to this day
one of my favorite books is the classic
Rich Dad Poor Dad which helped me
realize the main difference between
being rich or poor it’s all in how you
think if that’s not your style they have
over a hundred and fifty thousand other
titles so chances are you’ll find one
that’s perfect for you so why not take a
second to look around audible.com slash
the king of random it really helps
support these videos and you might just
find that you love what they’ve got
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