Modular Shop System

Great plans for a small shop. I have a three-car garage and not a ton of space to setup a permanent benchtop. This modular system is fantastic. Very versatile and provides many configuration options. The plans were easy to follow. I consider myself handy, but I have not done a ton of precision wood working. I purchased the plans, router template/fence and the universal spacers for this job and things turned out perfect. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a versatile solution for a small working area. I will be doing other Bear Mountain builds for sure!!

I just finished building 3 of the modular units. The instructions and videos were outstanding. I am a beginner wood worker and these were the first big items I tackled. I have a few comments/suggestion. I adjusted the plans to reduce the height to 36 inches and I trimmed the 2x4s to 3 in. I used the tool provided to adjust the plans. For the most part this worked great however I had 3 issues: 1) I could not get the bottom shelf in the saw stand with these adjustments, 2) the draw fronts and back panel for the mitre saw stand was off by 1 in, and 3) I had to adjust draw slide locations for the altered height. I suggest the plans include some notes on a few of these issues to help other newbies like me. I also purchased the spacers and clamps and they were awesome. Highly recommend these products!!!

I'm just starting to get into woodworking and thoroughly enjoyed this build. Zach makes it easy to follow and modify your build based on your own needs with the optimizer calculator. That said it did create some confusion for me when trying to figure out the drawers, I don't believe the software took into account for the drawer fronts but eventually I figured it out. I only built 3 of the 4 in the bundle as I'm waiting to purchase a new miter saw before building the cabinet. Thanks again for your thoughtful plans Zach, and it was certainly worth the cost.