I did not say that I was standing on anything. I used this as an example to illustrate the weakness of these workbenches. Some might think the ability to bear a 100Kg load means that they are robust. The point is this, it can only bear that load if it is spread evenly across the whole unit. The weakest parts of these budget workbenches are the all-important jaws.

The original workmates had thick birch plywood jaws.

The weakest parts of these cheap work benches are the MDF jaws. They will not take 100Kg unless that weight is spread evenly across the whole surface. That makes them unsafe to stand on. The Black & Decker 301, which costs £24, has jaws made of compressed Bamboo and it is supposed to hold 160Kg.

I would never ban boos, each to their own etc.

I am not being negative but I am fairly certain these are not intended to be used as a working platform/ to stand on.
Having read a few of the descriptions for Black and Decker workmates, none of them state or imply that they are intended to be stood on.
I bought a Draper version of one of these and it is virtually identical, more then adequate for DIY use, but definatley not designed to be stood on.

Not sure why this is hot. Most Aldi workshop stuff is really good value but this, as indicated in lots of posts, is simply the going rate from many places. Sorry OP but this one has to be cold.

This is very true. I got gifted an old and well used original B&D bench a few years back. The thing weighed a ton and was rock solid. It took well over a decade of heavy use to kill it. In comparison the newer ones are not much better than these £10 jobbies. But these Aldi/Maplin units are perfectly fine for light use.

Got mine from Wilkos for the same price a while back. They're fine for the odd job and for a tenner. But if you're looking to use it constantly and last a while, I would save your money for a black and decker one or similar.

For £10 on HUKD people will want that annoying scouser who won on Big Brother years ago who now does building stuff on QVC

​prob m8 lol

Similar at Maplin for same price.

ive got one. reasonable quality for a tenner. takes bit of time to construct and some tools.

Looks identical to the maplin one but in black, good price.

I had one of these from B&Q for £10 a few years ago. They are worth £10 but probably not a lot more.

The jaws are made from mdf so will not take too much stick plus if you tighten them too much they bend up.
Fine for a saw bench or for resting on and okay for the money

You can't go far wrong for that kind of money, especially for light work.