For starters, when clamping the table jaws together, my old model requires the user to use both hands to turn the handles in tandem (in order to keep the jaws parallel). I’ve had a baseline model of the Workmate floating around my shop for several years, and I found some very welcome advancements with the design the new 425 model. The success of the Workmate has sparked the imaginations of many inventors since, and portable workstations are now available from a broad range of manufacturers and in wide array of styles and designs. Black & Decker's Portable Clamping Station weights only 25 pounds. Over the decades, millions upon millions of Workmates have been sold, with the original design evolving into a foldable space-saving workstation with table jaws that clamp like a vise, adjustable work height, adjustable table size and even vertical clamping.
The rest is history, and it’s still being written. As the story goes, Hickman had accidentally sawn a chair in half while using it as a saw stand, so he resolved to make an “extra hand.” Despite the fact that Hickman was an accomplished inventor-it was Hickman who designed the famous Lotus Elan as chief engineer for the car company-many manufacturers reportedly turned up their nose at his workstation until Black and Decker took on exclusive rights in 1973. One of the flagship workstations of the past few decades is the Black and Decker Workmate, invented in 1961 by Ron Hickman. Of course, bells and whistles are nice, too. The best portable workstations combine a sturdy work surface with a lightweight and compact mode of storage and transport.
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