It’s been a couple of years since I reviewed Gladiator’s adjustable height workbench, and I continue to be pleased with its performance. It’s rock solid and has held up well to use. I was hoping that Gladiator’s 6-foot adjustable height workbench would go on sale this holiday season, and was disappointed when it didn’t.
There was a Gladiator workbench on sale this holiday season, but it wasn’t really what I was hoping for.
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When checking to see if any retailer had any kind of discount on a Gladiator 6-foot maple-topped adjustable workbench, I came across a new 3-foot mobile workbench, model GAMW36HWEG.
Isn’t it cute?! Err, I mean very highly functional and heavy-duty-looking.
This 3-foot mobile workbench looks to be a great workshop addition. The top is 36″ wide, 24″ deep, and sits at a height of 34″. It can support up to 680 pounds, and comes with 360° swivel casters for ultimate mobility.
Gladiator mentions that the top is rated to hold 600 pounds, and the bottom shelf 80 pounds, giving the unit its 680 pound overall weight capacity rating.
The bottom shelf can be reversed, from being a flat shelf to being a tray with side walls.
Price: $299 with free shipping
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First Thoughts
This looks great, as a middle-of-the-workshop assembly table, extra worktop, or even a primary workbench for someone in a small office or workshop. Gladiator’s product description talks about all the ways it can be used around the home as well.
The 4 full-swivel casters looks like a very appealing upgrade. This should make it easier to move the workbench in any direction. They can all lock, helping to reduce movement when using the workbench in place.
There are no specifics about what the hardwood top is made from, but I’m not detracted by that in the least.
John Peterson
That would make one hell of a router table!
Jon B
Would it though? Seems to me you’d have to cut in T-track, slots/bolts for a fence (w/dust collection) and router plate in the top (or just replace the top). Then enclose the base for dust collection and hope that those casters lock tight because you certainly don’t want those moving while you’re feeding a board through a router. In the end it seems like you’d only be buying it for the steel frame and there would have to be cheaper options for that.
mike aka Fazzman
Gladiator always so proud of their stuff, For $300 you could build these your self very easy with structural tubing. We have a bunch of these that we made at work nearly identical to this ages ago.
I love gladiator products but most of their stuff is highly overpriced. I very much love their gearwall system.
Farid
I got the full size bench 6′ for much less than price of this one. They will probably drop in price for next holiday season (I hope). I have the hardtop portable cabinet and love it. This has more surface area though.
Stuart
That’s what I was waiting for this year – the 6-foot adjustable height maple-topped workbench, but it never went on sale. In previous years it was 1/2 off at $250.
Farid
Sorry, Stuart. It went on sale briefly at Sears I believe, but I have been so busy with the FLL team, I missed the deadline. If I spot it again, I’ll post a note. Last year it went on sale again after Christmas
BikerDad
Yes, you could make it yourself with structural tubing. If you have a welder, and the skill to use one. And a means of cutting said tubing. Plus you’ll need to paint it, which could be done with rattle cans or one could step up to a high quality tough paint such as Whirlpool uses on these.
You can make your own car also. Whether or not such an undertaking is a wise use of one’s resources I suppose depends on how one chooses to score the matter.
This looks like a good thing. For a woodworker, a table built using the Kreg components would likely be superior, for somebody doing general shop tasks and/or mechanical work, this would probably be a better approach.
Nathan
cost seems a little steep but I know it’s well made.
honestly if that came with a different top, like MDF or Ply covered with either plastic or SS sheet. that would be very useful in a garage. maybe a vise on one corner, I’d probably put some shelves on the bottom or whatever.
with a 600 lbs rating it would hold quite a lot – like an LS1 V8 or a 6L80E transmission. just to name something.
Good find.
Travis
Do they use ‘cheap’ casters on many of these types of tables? The load rating is always so much lower than I would expect to see. Not that I would want to put more on the table.
Caster wise, in my online shopping over the years to build my own tables/rolling stands, any decent casters in the 4″-5″ range can easily support 250 lbs and up. Why isn’t the load rating higher? Safety purposes or lower quality casters? I don’t see the steel frame or the thick wood top to be the weak point.
BikerDad
They look to be 3″ casters. And yes, the “weak” point is the casters. Remember that the table load rating is likely calculated using only three casters, on the assumption that when moving things about, you’ll often find yourself with one wheel flying, sometimes even two.
Jason Schroeder
This might be the solution I’ve been looking for to store my jack stands. It would slide right under my 6′ Gladiator workbench, also. I do think a $200 price would be about right.