Customer Reviews

Black & Decker WM525 Workmate 525 450 Pound Capacity Portable Work Bench with Wheels

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Bought one at close-out for $50 at Home Depot. It's basically like all the other Workmate products with the addition of being a medium-duty hand-truck as well.

It's resonably easy to collapse into the hand-truck from a work table and reasonably sturdy. I think it's easier to assemble to being a workstand or truck than the 425 model I also own. A little lower than I'd prefer as a work surface, but compactness has its price.

One reviewer complained about the stamped steel construction. The price does not allow for anything else. Besides, the stand is surprisingly sturdy. I think it is supposed to hold ~400 lb. Not bad for stamped steel.

I deduct one star because the conversion between forms is a little awkward and as a truck it does not stand up with much stability (tilts forward).

- nopcbs

You'll be able to do some LIGHT handyman
jobs with this apparatus. It will NOT
replace the use of multiple sawhorses
or even a small table saw.

The knobs are really cheap plastic. They
likely will crack.

As a handtruck I haven't used it but
look forward to trying that feature.

As a vice or table mechanism it's
stable enough to do light jobs.

Now I use it as a fold-away arts and
crafts table in my study. I place a
birch veneer plywood on top and use
it as a kind of in-the-fie;d drafting
table.

Sorry I could not be more enthusiastic
but it needs to be more sturdy with
fewer plastic parts and less stamped
metal.

My wife bought this for me to use as a small work bench to build a birdhouse out on my patio. Assembly was easy. The instructions were complete with a corrected amendment page. Just looking at the photo on the box was enough to assemble it, once you had all the parts laid out in front of you.

I found that the clamping system worked nicely to hold my project as it was being cut, glued and assembled. Clamping variations were very useful for each. I can't lift much, so the hand truck option seemed like a nice bonus tool.

The hand truck was a little chunky at first, so I removed the two removable table top boards and it handled much easier. The locking mechanisms to switch from a workbench to a hand truck are very functional. The materials used to build this workbench/hand truck are of good quality. Some plastic on the clamp adjustment handles makes you wonder if you could break them by over tightening the table vise. The locking mechanism handles are also plastic, but seem tough. The wheels are up to the job that the rest of this hand truck should be able to perform. If you want a heavy hand truck, go buy one suitable for that specific type of work.

It stores great. It can be left in the working position for extra counter top in your garage, or in the hand truck position to be stored standing up in a small vertical slot.

Didn't think I would like it this much, but I did.

For the money this is a good (but not great) quality multi-dimensional work bench, It is made for the weekend handyman and I wouldn't suggest it for heavy duty job sites. It does what I need it to do and it is certainly better than nothing at all. I picked mine up on clearance at Home Depot for 20% off. Overall, I am happy with the purchase and I would buy it again. It does take a little bit of time (30-45 mins) to put together - the directions could be better and I would suggest using your own ratchets (if you can) rather than the "tools" that it comes with.

i was looking for a Workmate and a dolly, and found this one. It does both jobs quite well. It is strong, easy to use.

If I had not had a gift certificate to use, I'd not order it here. Instead, after reading the other reviews, I'd get it at Target. As others said, I found it delivered in poor shape, left on my porch by Fed-Ex with top of box open, and several gashes on box into product. One clamp was completely smashed, and can't be used. The rest of Workmate is OK, surprisingly. Poor packaging and poor delivery.

I have owned many different workmates. This one is the best ever! The addition of wheels make it so portable and easy to use. I bought one for my retired Dad. Now I do not worry about him lugging around a heavy workmate and throwing out his back.

I love my new Black and Decker WM525 Workmate 525 450 Pound Capacity Portable Work Bench with Wheels. Every feature of this handy piece of equipment is well thought out, well designed, well built, and easy to assemble. Folded, it hangs perfectly on the inside door of my garden shed. But the best part was that it cost me around $50.00 at Amazon.com as compared to $122 at Sears. Great product. Great buy.

Thanx for the great service. Was all it was promised to be and arrived in great shape. Far cheaper than anywhere else!!

My husband loves this table to work on in the garage. It was easy to set up and it folds so it can fit in a small space. We also bought one for our son-in-law because he saw ours and wanted one. Also, I know I read reviews re delivery problems, but ours came intact...no bashed in box and with all the needed parts.