Re: Bench top sealing
[Re: MadMatt]
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03/15/12 05:51 PM
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Re: Bench top sealing
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03/15/12 06:36 PM
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Re: Bench top sealing
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03/15/12 09:11 PM
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I was just thinking maybe linoleum or vinyl floor tiles. Any thoughts on that?
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Re: Bench top sealing
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03/15/12 11:05 PM
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Both of those materials gouge fairly easily, seams trap liquids, and they probably won't like solvents, but for something that would be kept clean & dry and not pounded on, peel & stick tiles would work and there are a lot of color options...heck, faux slate would be amusing...all depends on what you're going to use the surface for. For that matter, think about what's going under the bench before you set a shelf height, or make it adjustable. Start looking for wall cabinets, too, so I don't have to bust your stones when I inspect the place!:)
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Re: Bench top sealing
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03/16/12 01:56 AM
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No bare wood, i used 3/4" plywood and put a clear finish on it like polyurethane. With clear just a damp rag wipes up the dust/dirt. Wipe grease/oil rite off. I use old cafeteria plastic trays when working on like a carb or what ever might have chemicals or gas. Bare wood will look like crap once the dust and dirt sits/works into it.
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Re: Bench top sealing
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03/16/12 01:46 PM
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I put some left-over linoleum on the bench at my previous place. Seemed to work pretty well, and not too hard to get clean. It was starting to stain in a few places by the time I moved though. I may just varathane the next work bench I build
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Re: Bench top sealing
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03/18/12 10:32 PM
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I coated my bench tops with roll on truck bed liner. It's really durable and wipes clean. Seems to be chemical resistant too. One great tip I got when making my benches was to make the top easily replaceable. Use a thin final layer of plywood or OSB that you simply pull off and flip over or replace when it gets too trashed.
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Re: Bench top sealing
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03/19/12 06:44 PM
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Matt, if you go the lino route, you might want to run a molding around the perimeter; keeps things from rolling off, and will keep the edges from curling up. Look for something with an L shape, aluminum, kind of like the old formica tops used to use.
Hmm, the L would keep stuff from rolling off pretty well
I ended up wrapping it over the edge and gluing it there. I could still get a couple ratchet straps around the back of the bench, and strapped a 2x4 to the front edge to keep it down while the glue dried.
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Re: Bench top sealing
[Re: MadMatt]
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03/20/12 11:45 AM
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When I was laying out Andrewh's work bench, I picked up a sheet of 14 gauge steel. We cut it to size using an abrasive disc in a circular saw. We left enough overhang to fold it down over the sides. After that, we drilled small holes in it and used button head screws to hold the steel to the sides of the table. That bench was made entirely out of reclaimed 2x6 lumber and is a BEAST. He'll have to try hard to kill it.
The abrasive disc in a circular saw works great on sheet steel if you keep the blade depth shallow. It cuts pretty fast.
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