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1. bench top (score: 1): Author: "old dirtbeard" <dirtbeard@pacbell.net>; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:46:31 -0800; Hi guys, I am going to build a 8'x2' work bench along the side of my home garage (it is an "inset" that will clear the parked vehicles. I have a heavy duty Hercules welded steel 7'X3' workbench with; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00129.html (8,077 bytes)
2. Re: bench top (score: 1): Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:01:57 -0800 (PST); One or two layers of 3/4" plywood, covered with 1/4" masonite. Seal if you wish, or don't. Screw the bottom layer to the frame. Glue the other layers. I wouldn't use particle board because it falls a; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00130.html (6,741 bytes)
3. Re: bench top (score: 1): Author: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:02:22 -0500; I don't like particle board unless you pay extra for a higher density product. In that case you might as well just use plywood. Have you considered a plastic laminate surface? Perhaps a 'second' of a; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00131.html (7,212 bytes)
4. Re: bench top (score: 1): Author: wmc_st@xxiii.com; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:16:42 -0500; I'd probably just go plywood, but the trick thing is slap a layer of masonite on top of whatever you end up with for the work surface. It's smooth, so you can easily brush or wipe up debris; it's sof; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00132.html (7,005 bytes)
5. RE: bench top (score: 1): Author: "Charley Robinson" <charleyrob@charter.net>; Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:02:26 -0500; For the uses you're describing, I'd make the top of a double layer of 3/4" plywood and then cover that with 1/4" tempered hardboard. I'd also put a trim strip about 3/4" thick 1 3/4" wide hardwood (o; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00133.html (8,923 bytes)
6. RE: bench top (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:07:29 -0800; '72 BSA B50SS '74 Triumph TR6 '01 Harley XLH883 '03 GMC Cargo Van Doug, My workbench takes a lot of abuse, so I have it covered with 3/4 inch plywood, which I replace every few years. BTW - nice stab; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00134.html (6,699 bytes)
7. Re: bench top (score: 1): Author: "Bill Gilroy" <wmgilroy@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:35:10 -0800; I used a solid core door. I purchased a damaged one at the local Home Defect for cheap. I then covered the top with a piece of Formica. I used the water based contact cement. That made it easy to get; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00135.html (7,730 bytes)
8. RE: bench top (score: 1): Author: "Kent Sullivan" <kentsu@corvairkid.com>; Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:52:43 -0800; My slight variation on this is to use angle iron on the edges. You can find it in thicknesses to match the Masonite. Works really, really well--both to keep the edge from getting mashed but also to; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00136.html (8,787 bytes)
9. Re: bench top (score: 1): Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>; Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:01:14 -0500; I have always built mine with 3 2x4s running parallel, with 3/4" ply as an underlayment and 1/4" masonite for the surface. The masonite is renewable but I've never had to do this. jim; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00138.html (7,946 bytes)
10. Re: bench top (score: 1): Author: scott.hall@comcast.net; Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:27:36 +0000; a guy I raced with used laminate countertop rejects he got from a cabinet place locally. I thought that was kinda cheesy until I thought about it--cheap, solid, and low maintenance. if/when you mess; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00149.html (8,595 bytes)
11. Re: bench top (score: 1): Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:36:39 -0500; Any city of reasonable size will have a used restaurant equipment dealer. Stainless equipment is expensive, and will get reused until it falls apart. -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00151.html (7,529 bytes)
12. RE: bench top (score: 1): Author: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:16:47 -0500; I'm one that uses formed kitchen counter tops for work benches. The counter top is tough, and anything that spills on it can be easily wiped off. Make sure that you get the counter top that does not; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00161.html (8,482 bytes)
13. Re: bench top (score: 1): Author: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:23:49 -0800; I'd note that Ikea (if you have one in your area) has some fairly cheap laminate and butcher-block countertops that can work well for this purpose too. John.; /html/shop-talk/2007-02/msg00162.html (7,243 bytes)

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