Workbench surface

[JonCamo]

Dear all


Building a lean-to shed. Once complete I will build my own workbenches. I will use some ply (15 or 18mm) for the tops. saw a video where someone then glued some laminate flooring planks and used them as the finished surface.
Wondered what your thoughts were?
Presumably quite hard wearing?

Like this

Regards

Jon

 

[Orraloon]

If its a surround for a tablesaw like in the picture then it should be a nice hard and slick surface. Pretty good for that job. Not so good on a hand tool bench however as trying to hand plane something skating around would be a real irrit.
Regards
John

 

[Bingy man]

Agree with @Orraloon above perfect for sliding timber or boards through a table saw but that’s about the limit of it . Also 18mm ply or mdf minimum for your bench ( I have a double 18 mm mdf ) also not being difficult but I see your tablesaw has no riving knive or gaurd presumably it’s normally in place ..

 

[JonCamo]

Agree with @Orraloon above perfect for sliding timber or boards through a table saw but that’s about the limit of it . Also 18mm ply or mdf minimum for your bench ( I have a double 18 mm mdf ) also not being difficult but I see your tablesaw has no riving knive or gaurd presumably it’s normally in place ..

Thanks. Not my tablesaw - thats the image off YouTube showing the example. Thanks for the advice

Jon

 

[JonCamo]

If its a surround for a tablesaw like in the picture then it should be a nice hard and slick surface. Pretty good for that job. Not so good on a hand tool bench however as trying to hand plane something skating around would be a real irrit.
Regards
John

Ishe. That makes sense. Will stick with ply then I think

Thanks

 

[Ian_B]

I also went for ply - 2 sheets of 18mm, glued to each other givijng a rather solid 36mm thick top.

I then lightly panel pinned a sheet of 6mm ply on top of this, as a sacrificial layer. This then gets easily & cheaply replaced every couple of years - if it gets gouged, spray painted etc, I don't care.

Ian

 

[JonCamo]

I also went for ply - 2 sheets of 18mm, glued to each other givijng a rather solid 36mm thick top.

I then lightly panel pinned a sheet of 6mm ply on top of this, as a sacrificial layer. This then gets easily & cheaply replaced every couple of years - if it gets gouged, spray painted etc, I don't care.

Ian

Thanks Ian, useful tips