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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    It will be about 3ft wide and about 6ft long
    So it's gonna be a pool table now?

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    When they built a "heavy duty" workbench at a workplace of mine. It had to be moved into the shop on a fork truck. The bench top was about 10mm thick.

    just sayin...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post


    That's good to know. Appreciate the input. I had not tried to any sort of kitchen type stuff on it. I will let me wife decide what's she wants to do with the left overs. I don't need it.
    Yeah its cause of the finger joints... No matter how much Tung oil I rubbed in moisture still got into the finger joints and warped them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VocalNeal View Post
    When they built a "heavy duty" workbench at a workplace of mine. It had to be moved into the shop on a fork truck. The bench top was about 10mm thick.

    just sayin...

    Just recently completed a bench for work.

    2400 x 1200 is the foot print.

    Top started as 200mm thick and surface ground flat top and bottom and 4 sides.... end result is 150mm thick and micron flat edge to edge.

    Frame to support the top is 150mm x 150mm SHS with a 8mm wall thickness.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VocalNeal View Post
    When they built a "heavy duty" workbench at a workplace of mine. It had to be moved into the shop on a fork truck. The bench top was about 10mm thick.

    just sayin...
    Quote Originally Posted by Fondles View Post
    Just recently completed a bench for work.

    2400 x 1200 is the foot print.
    Sorry fellow TDer's. To be clear. There is industrial Heavy Duty, There is commercial Heavy Duty and there is consumer heavy duty. I guess I should have been clear in saying that I wanted a stronger wider stronger work shop bench...

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    Almost done



    Cut wood top to size



    Mocked up





    Cutting radiused area at all 4 corners to fit as base storage area underneath



    All cut to size and shelf underneath in place. Still need to attach the top wood to metal base, Max Bond and SST screws arriving tomorrow



    Taking a break and having a beer and Judy decides she like the vantage point....



    "Hey can you make one of these for our Kennel?........"

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    Nice work but that butt joined wood looks like it won't be durable.....imo

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    Nice work but that butt joined wood looks like it won't be durable.....imo
    Thanks. Let's be honest here. I am not going to hammer drill on it, not jack hammering, not tossing a Small Block Chevy short block to hone the cylinders, It's a work bench to fix things, build things. If you saw what I have used for years that held up you would laugh and suprisingly it held up and it was crap participle board and a IKEA type metal frame that wobbled. This is a nice upgrade with more table top space to work. If I need to pound or beat something I have my 2000lb Craftsman tool box with 3/4 aluminum plate

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    If I need to pound or beat something I have my 2000lb Craftsman tool box with 3/4 aluminum plate

    Sheesh well why didn't you say so? its a jigsaw table.

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    Sorry fellow TDer's. To be clear. There is industrial Heavy Duty, There is commercial Heavy Duty and there is consumer heavy duty.
    i.e. professional and amateur.


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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    Nice work but that butt joined wood looks like it won't be durable.....imo
    I wasn't going to chime in but I've built a lot of furniture in my life. When the laminated wood first showed up in the US, we had our doubts, then they explain and you see for yourself how it can be stronger, without the flaws of a solid board. Look at the 4x4 posts on my scooter shed, I trust them completely. In the US Homer Formbys tung oil was my finish of choice. I've never seen it here so I use polyurethane. You don't get that glass looking finish with poly, but it is very strong and lasts forever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tunk View Post
    When the laminated wood first showed up in the US, we had our doubts, then they explain and you see for yourself how it can be stronger, without the flaws of a solid board
    Absolutely agree Tunk. I was extremely skeptical when it all came out years back. Heck I even saw 15 or so years back where they now splice 2 x 4's (well not really a 2 x 4 like we know it) for framing construction on building new homes. A few of my GC friends in California said it doesn't seem right but they have destructive testing reports and they perform as good, if not better, than a full length 2 x 4 and it saves tossing out short pieces of wood to be ground into sawdust. Same goes for laminated and joined woods. I was always amazed at laminate wood floors, Its all very thin but holds up as well.

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    Drilled all the holes in the SST lip around the perimeter



    After marking center location, I used 2 tubes of Max Bond adhesive, After putting the base down, I spun it about 45 degress and back to spread out the max bond then lined it up to the location markings



    Installed all the screws around the perimeter





    After turning it back over on its wheels, I got out my level to see how level it was. Looks pretty good to me.


    Tomorrow I will pick up some Beger wood sealer and apply a few coats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    After turning it back over on its wheels, I got out my level to see how level it was. Looks pretty good to me.
    That just means your patios is on a slope....only joking JPPR

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    That just means your patios is on a slope....only joking JPPR
    Yeah I think I got lucky...the tile is sloped compensating for the table slope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ootai View Post
    Stumpy a couple of questions.


    I tried welding a couple of days ago and totally stuffed it up, so I took the job around to the local workshop to get him to do it.
    Maybe I should watch a few YouTube videos on how to weld using a stick welder.
    I would suggest getting a pack of 1.6mm rods they are easier to work with without burning through & then get some scrap and burn through the complete pack of rods. Stick welding is not as easy as it seems.

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    Well I was off on business for a few weeks but got back and finished up the work shop bench today



    Firstly and of utomost importance, one must have the right tools. Ice cold beer being one of them.



    Moved bench out into car park area to seal.



    Sealed up nice



    Workbench in place and now ready to use. I like having plenty of bench space for various projects

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    Workbench in place
    where

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    where

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    and shy

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    It looks a bit too nice for a... ooooh, you have an indoor workshop...

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirk diggler View Post
    It looks a bit too nice for a... ooooh, you have an indoor workshop...
    Oh Yeah and I have central plumbed compressed air in the shop and in the car park area. Life is good with pneumatic tools. Especially here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    Life is good with pneumatic tools.
    Simon thinks so too

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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
    Simon thinks so too
    But his are tech rubber with body parts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpy View Post
    But his are
    was... RIP Candy

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