Ryobi announced a new 2-in-1 Speed Bench Mobile Workstation, STM202, which serves as a portable workbench and a hand cart.
The Ryobi Speed Bench features a tubular steel frame, and a 42″ x 22″ x 3/4″ wood work surface.
The Ryobi Speed Bench features LINK system accessory rails that can be mounted in multiple locations.
Ryobi says that a LINK double organizer bin is included, and users can attach other LINK-compatible products and accessories.
It has a total load capacity of 300 lbs in hand truck mode, for moving tools, boxes, appliances, or project supplies, and 400 lbs in workbench orientation.
The 19″ wide skid plate can be removed – tool-free – for lower profile storage or transport.
10″ all-terrain rubber wheels help with mobility.
The wood surface has SAE and metric measurements and protractor lines for convenient reference.
Ryobi says the work surface “allows for 4-sided edge clamping and the ability to mount miter saws and other tools.”
Other LINK system accessories, such as hooks, bins, power tool accessories, or compatible vacuums, are available separately.
The Ryobi Speed Bench comes with (2) [short] LINK accessory rails, (1) double organizer bin, and a hardware pack.
Price: $199
ETA: May 2024
It will launch exclusively at Home Depot.
Discussion
It looks like Ryobi took a gravity-rise-style miter saw stand, added a flat platform to the bottom support, and a flat workbench top to the tool rails.
The Ryobi Speed Bench might have been inspired by the Ridgid rolling miter saw stand, which is also available at Home Depot.
The Ridgid stand can accommodate a wood board (not included) to create a work station.
There are some differences in the designs, but the resemblances are clear.
That’s not a bad thing, for the Speed Bench to closely resemble a rolling miter saw stand, I just find it interesting.
The Speed Bench construction might be a little different, compared to the Ridgid miter saw stand, and the top support will be different. Other than that, it really looks like Ryobi added a work top and a hand truck platform, and there’s the Speed Bench.
