Drew Sanderson
07-10-2009, 3:41 PM
I am seeking advise on how you would build a good workbench from the material pictured. I have 21 feet of this old gym floor and it is 46 inches wide. I had to cut it into two lengths to get it home in my truck. One is 9 feet and the other is 12.
My main concern is the current bowing that you can see in the pictures. I think once all 4 corners have support it will work out but I am not sure. I was thinking of making a plywood / mdf / material shown sandwich where I would glue the mdf to both the plywood that is attached to the maple and to the plywood that I would put on the bottom. I would then pre-drill and drive screws though all the layers and into the maple. Am I crazy? What might work better? Also, I need to make the bench mobile so I am planning on putting some heavy duty locking caster on the bottom of the legs. Ok well I will stop rambling and am looking forward to the discussion. Thanks as always!
http://www.drewsanderson.com/sawmillcreek_images/1.jpg
http://www.drewsanderson.com/sawmillcreek_images/2.jpg
http://www.drewsanderson.com/sawmillcreek_images/3.jpg
Drew
My main concern is the current bowing that you can see in the pictures. I think once all 4 corners have support it will work out but I am not sure. I was thinking of making a plywood / mdf / material shown sandwich where I would glue the mdf to both the plywood that is attached to the maple and to the plywood that I would put on the bottom. I would then pre-drill and drive screws though all the layers and into the maple. Am I crazy? What might work better? Also, I need to make the bench mobile so I am planning on putting some heavy duty locking caster on the bottom of the legs. Ok well I will stop rambling and am looking forward to the discussion. Thanks as always!
http://www.drewsanderson.com/sawmillcreek_images/1.jpg
http://www.drewsanderson.com/sawmillcreek_images/2.jpg
http://www.drewsanderson.com/sawmillcreek_images/3.jpg
Drew