The best workbench you can build! This workbench features a miter saw stand, with roll away carts to hold all your tools and create work spaces. It's easy to customize, and the best part, it all rolls away when done!
Free step by step plans from Ana-White.com

Preparation
• 4 Sheets of 3/4” plywood
• 2 sheets of 1/4" plywood
• 8 – 3” casters with brakes
• 3/4” screws for attaching caster wheels
• 11 – 2x4 @ 8 feet long
• 8 – 1x2 @ 8 feet long
• 3” self tapping wood screws
• 2” and 1-1/4” 18 gauge staples
• 4 handles for carts
Workbench Cut List
• 6 – 2x4 @ 49”
• 4 – 2x4 @ 28”
• 8 – 2x4 @ 39-1/2”
• 2 – 1/4” plywood @ 39-1/2” x 31” (see plywood cutting diagrams)
• 2 – 3/4” plywood @ 52-1/4” x 31” (see plywood cutting diagrams)
• 4 – 2x4 @ 29-1/2”
• 2 – 2x4 @ width of saw (shown at 24”)
• 2 – 3/4” plywood @ width of saw x 31” (shown at 24”)
Cart Cut List
• 2 –3/4” plywood @ 48” x 30” (see plywood cutting diagrams)
• 4 – 3/4” plywood @ 8-1/4” x 30” (cut from scraps, see plywood cutting diagrams)
• 24 – 1x2 @ 28”
• 8 – 3/4” plywood @ 8-1/4” x 28” (cut from scraps, see plywood cutting diagrams)
• 4 – 1/4” plywood @ 30” x 28-3/4”
• 4 – 3/4” plywood @ 48” x 29-1/2” (see plywood cutting diagrams)
Suggested Plywood Layouts for the Cuts
Instructions
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Miter Saw Shelf Step 1: Cleats
Measure the height of your miter saw deck. Add 3/4” to this measurement. Attach top cleats to sides of workbenches this measurement down from top of workbench. Cleats are flush to back, 1-1/2” less on front side. Use 3” screws.
Attach bottom shelf cleats with 4” space underneath.
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Cart Step 1: Caster Wheel Height
Measure the overall height of your caster wheels. Maximum clearance under workbench is 36” but some space should be left to allow cart to slide in. Cut list as shown is for casters with 3-3/4” clearance – adjust your cuts if your caster wheels are different heights.
Also double check the final location of your workbench for sloping garage floors and give extra room if in doubt.
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Cart Step 3: Shelves
Attach remaining 1x2s to shelves with 1-1/4” staples from underside. Then attach shelves inside cart frames with 2” screws or staples and glue.
TIP: Cut two 9” blocks of wood and use as spacers when placing shelves.
NOTE: Shelves can be placed at any height – customize to fit your needs and toolset.
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Step 5: Tablesaw Modification
Repeat steps as directed for benchtop tools, except custom cut tabletop out to fit your tablesaw, leaving enough room for the tablesaw fence, guides and accessories to freely move. Use cleats and ¾” plywood to create a shelf for the tablesaw. When installation is complete, the tablesaw deck should be slightly higher than the tabletop itself. Secure tabletop to shelf.
Comments
Halld03
Wed, 08/31/2016 - 01:08
Plans
The link to the plans no longer work. Any chance I can still download them?
cnewolf
Wed, 02/07/2018 - 19:08
Plans
I feel your pain. I too am trying unsuccessfully to find the plans.
Drustew
Mon, 10/31/2016 - 06:25
Shop Bench: Just What I Needed!!
Ana,
Great idea to build a lot of workspace & storage into a relatively compact area. This is exactly what I was looking for in our shop. Like so many others, our shop is used for about 300 different things and as we acquire more 4-wheelers, mowers, saddles, and random kid's stuff, my workspace seems to shrink and shrink. Your solution is perfect. I spent $400 on lumber, casters, and freshened up some old tools. Super easy to build and plans were extremely simple to follow. Anyone can do this project. I have spent just a couple hours and the large bench is done and the carts will be tonight. Thanks again for all of your great projects and blog!
Dru Stewart
CTCwwC2216
Fri, 12/30/2016 - 13:19
I love this design!
Just as another person said, I signed up for this just to vote for you. I LOVE THESE PLANS!! I can't wait to get started. It saves me so much room for builds, wood, a couch when I want to be lazy (ummm just kidding? :) It really is the perfect design for my space.
hazelsmrf
Tue, 01/03/2017 - 20:40
2 inch staples
Hi Ana, I'm confused about the staple length, since this was for a Ryobi event I was assuming that you were using the Ryobi airstrike stapler, but that one only goes up to 1.5 inches and your plan requires 2 inches. Which stapler are you using? If I only have access to the Airstrike one, I'm assuming using screws would be OK instead of the staples for those parts?
martha.handmade
Thu, 06/11/2020 - 08:22
2 inch staples
This might be a shot in the dark, but did you find a solution to the 2 inch staples? I'm on the same boat as you! And Ana doesn't seem to answer the questions the readers have :(
sanda73
Sat, 06/13/2020 - 05:09
Hi Martha. In her list of…
Hi Martha. In her list of tools needed, you’ll see that she uses a brad nailer. So My guess is that she uses 2”Brad nails. Not staples...even though she says staples...error on her part maybe?
Good luck!
AhmaNaz
Wed, 08/12/2020 - 19:04
I was abt to tear HD apart…
I was abt to tear HD apart searching for the staples, then realized I have a brad nailer so I just ordered the nails from Amazon and they were much cheaper than HD had at same qty.
hitthetwit
Sun, 01/08/2017 - 17:24
Router Table
Has anyone incorporated a router table into one of the roll aways? Perhaps as a switchable benchtop fixture siimilar to the kreg jig or bench grinder?
hitthetwit
Sun, 01/08/2017 - 17:48
Also, I'm wondering how
Also, I'm wondering how sturdy the main, stationary, bench is. Is there any wobble when doing work on either side of the mitre saw?