A little comparison for clarification
Just to clarify, I don’t have any trouble with amateurs using workmates. They have their place. Here’s a visual that should explain things better:
A workmate is to a workbench
as a TV tray is to a dining table. If all you are doing is nuking Lean Cuisine and eating it in front of the TV set, a TV tray is all you ever need. For people who want to do serious eating, though, you need a real table. Nuff said?
A better analogy would be a Swiss Army knife next to your pics of your tool box… ;)
I agree, and my workmate is one of the really old ones that is substantially more solid than the piece of crap in your picture and sold today. It is good for quick jobs and as a portable workbench.
My real workbench is for the bigger jobs.
Bitch, bitch, bitch.
That said, the newer ones ARE crap. Mine’s a bit older, and handy for hauling out into the yard for some things.