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1. Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>; Date: 17 Apr 1998 23:37:24 -0000; I really need to build myself a cheap, strong bench. I need a splinterless surface strong enough to build an A-series engine on and strong enough to hang a heavy bench vice off the corner. I would li; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00054.html (8,202 bytes)
2. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 21:24:43 -0400; What I've done for both work bench and shelving is to use 2x4 and 1/2" plywood. I usually rip the plywood sheet in half so I get 16 linear feed of shelving or table top. I make a 2x4 frame using an 8; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00059.html (9,399 bytes)
3. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>; Date: 18 Apr 1998 02:32:49 -0000; John, That sounds peachy but wouldn't plywood splinter? I guess I could glue or screw down some masonite or formica. Formica's 'spensive, though. -- <mml@pobox.com> Matt Liggett '60 Mini, '70 Midget,; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00061.html (8,195 bytes)
4. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 22:39:01 -0500; Masonite makes a good and fairly inexpensive work surface. Screw it down on top of the plywood. John; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00062.html (8,796 bytes)
5. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pjthomas01@snet.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 23:39:39 -0400; Formica is too slick for metal parts. It's also brittle. My vote is for painted masonite. Peter Thomas; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00063.html (8,529 bytes)
6. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pjthomas01@snet.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 23:37:49 -0400; Build a table out out of plywood and Douglas fir and masonite for about $100. Materials: 1 4'x8' 3/4" sheet of plywood 2 10' 4x4 douglas fir 3 8' 2x6 douglas fir 3 8' 2x4 douglas fir 1 4'x4' masonite; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00064.html (12,751 bytes)
7. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: Steve Dillen <sdillen@ca.ibm.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 23:59:54 -0400; -- Forwarded by Steve Dillen/CanWest/IBM on 04/17/9= 8 07:53 PM -- John Blair replied with a description of my shop bench! I had the additional requirement of having the bench fold against the w= all; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00065.html (10,031 bytes)
8. Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams); Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 22:19:00 -0500; I built two 8x2 foot benches, each topped with half a sheet of 1" thick chipboard with several coats of polyurethane sealer. The framing is 4x4 and 2x4 lumber, assembled with screws. The chipboard i; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00067.html (9,775 bytes)
9. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: "Tony Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 09:18:08 -0500; Some ergonomics guru I was reading suggested "elbow height" as the optium distance above floor level for work while standing . . . I have one bench that height (for me) . . .at least I never have to; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00070.html (9,075 bytes)
10. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 16:00:53 -0700; Masonite is a good choice; glue it down, and you can easily peel it up when you've destroyed it. It's probably worth coating it with a clear acrylic, so it doesn't absorb spills. Be aware that any no; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00072.html (9,176 bytes)
11. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 16:04:01 -0700; There's a real conflict between comfortable bench height fr work, and for the vise. The top of the vise wants to be at elbow height. For a vise of any size, that makes the bench too low. Consider, si; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00073.html (9,021 bytes)
12. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: rwil@cts.com (Roland Wilhelmy); Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 00:05:55 GMT; Or as an alternative, consider making a work platform to stand on when you need to be "taller" for the vise work? It might be easier than the effort to make the legs and braces for a second table, an; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00074.html (9,498 bytes)
13. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 17:09:22 -0700; Yah, they're called "duck boards" (no, I don't know why). I's a viable alternative. But having a lower bench can also be nice if you find yourself working on tall stuff..; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00075.html (8,864 bytes)
14. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: Berry Kercheval <berry@kerch.com>; Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 22:19:27 -0700; You could probably go a long way with a couple of 4x4s, a solid core door (flat, not panelled) and a sheet of Masonite for a smooth renewable surface.; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00077.html (8,916 bytes)
15. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: "Mike Ellsworth" <mikeells@shianet.org>; Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 04:21:28 -0400; What has worked well for me for a workbench top is a solid-core door. These doors are usually 1.75" thick, and have a solid particle board filler. They are heavy, and seem to hold up well. If you ar; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00078.html (10,116 bytes)
16. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: "R. John Lye" <rjl6n@virginia.edu>; Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 07:32:19; Mine hasn't, but then I put a fesh piece of cardboard down for every new job. That gives me a nice clean surface each time. John Lye rjl6n@Virginia.edu; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00082.html (8,950 bytes)
17. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: "Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-shop-talk@elise.kiva.net>; Date: 20 Apr 1998 15:35:14 -0000; Peter, I really like your idea. I called around to the lumber yards and got a best quote of about $66 for the lumber. My question is about the Douglas fir. I just asked for "4x4s" and "2x6s". If I do; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00083.html (9,499 bytes)
18. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: Duncan120 <Duncan120@aol.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 17:11:21 EDT; << The problem I have now is that I can't find 4x4s that are NOT pressure-treated. None of the local lumber yards have 'em. >> Try Menard's or Home Depot. Menard's in the Chicago area has them in var; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00097.html (9,346 bytes)
19. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: John Napoli <jgn@li.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 18:05:36 -0400 (EDT); Want some nice wood? Ask your lumberyard for Burrill kiln-dried. You can get 4x4, 2xwhatever, etc. Clean, straight -- its a beautiful thing. John; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00098.html (9,626 bytes)
20. Re: Cheap workbench advice wanted. (score: 1): Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pjthomas01@snet.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 18:01:32 -0400; You will probably get Douglas Fir. Most really lumber yards only carry Douglas. Some lumber yards do carry locally grown varieties of fir. Douglas is the strongest, though any will do. Some home cent; /html/shop-talk/1998-04/msg00099.html (11,310 bytes)

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