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| Author: | Edward Taylor [ Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Workbench finish |
What is the best finish to use on a workbench? I am using good one side plywood, and mainly just want to seal it so nasty stuff does not seep into the wood. Will any varnish do? Thanks a bunch |
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| Author: | runamuck [ Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Workbench finish |
Whatever you put on it wax it. If you get glue on it - and you will - it will chip off easily. |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Workbench finish |
Polyurethane with wax over it. |
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| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Workbench finish |
No finish is also a viable option. |
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| Author: | Edward Taylor [ Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Workbench finish |
Thanks for the replies. I like the idea of tung oil. I looked on the waterlox website and I see their original sealer is a tung oil product. Would this be any better than regular tung oil? I found a place in the city that sells it and my dad just so happens to be going down to the city tomorrow and will be near that store. But I have regular tung oil on hand if its all the same. |
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| Author: | JohnAbercrombie [ Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Workbench finish |
I like oil on my benches- easy to renew/touch up. Periodically I clean up the bench top with scraper or ROS sander and slap on more oil. Any Danish oil/tung oil seems to do. It's also a good place to get rid of the last of the oil when working on projects. I keep wax far away from my wood projects, except for a very well-buffed, thin coat on the tablesaw. Cheers John |
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| Author: | Edward Taylor [ Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Workbench finish |
Alright I will just use regular tung oil, sounds good. For my go-bar section I am using melamine for the countertop, wood glue wont stick to that will it? |
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| Author: | JohnAbercrombie [ Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Workbench finish |
Edward Taylor wrote: Alright I will just use regular tung oil, sounds good. For my go-bar section I am using melamine for the countertop, wood glue wont stick to that will it? Once the melamine surface gets a bit scuffed up, glue will stick to it. Hide glue and polyurethane are both pretty 'grippy'. Just to be inconsistent (see my previous post about waxing the bench-top) I use wax paper where I want to keep things from getting accidentally glued together. As an aside- don't make the 'upper plate' of your go-bar deck slippery. Those sticks can be nasty if they slip out of place. Cheers John |
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| Author: | Brock Poling [ Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Workbench finish |
Todd Stock wrote: I was gonna say stick a piece of indoor/outdoor carpet to the underside of the upper deck...I require safety glasses anytime anyone is around one. That is a cool idea. |
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| Author: | woody b [ Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Workbench finish |
SteveCourtright wrote: No finish is also a viable option. Mine isn't finished, but the next time I replace the (plywood) top I'm probably going to finish it with polyester. |
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| Author: | woody b [ Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Workbench finish |
Filippo Morelli wrote: woody b wrote: SteveCourtright wrote: No finish is also a viable option. Mine isn't finished, but the next time I replace the (plywood) top I'm probably going to finish it with polyester. Honestly, I'd use an easily repairable finish. I'm not sure poly fits that category. The nice part with any wipe on finish is ROS followed by finish wipe is literally a 90 second job. Filippo Like I said, mine is unfinised now, but I may finish my next with polyester. Polyester is tough as nails. An invisable repair wouldn't be necessary on a bench top. If I dropped a chisel and put a gouge in it I could just fill the gouge with CA. If I spilled something on it I could just clean it up with acetone or lacquer thinner. |
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| Author: | David C. Hurd [ Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Workbench finish |
I have a large roll of heavy brown wrapping paper that's 3 feet wide. I tear off a length ~ a foot longer than my work bench and fold all four excess dimensions under the 3/4" plywood sheet that's my work bench. Beautiful, clean surface that also doubles as a notepad and sketch board. When the paper gets glue bits and so forth on it, time to tear off a new sheet... aloha, |
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| Author: | Edward Taylor [ Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Workbench finish |
Fillipo, I love your island bench, I wish to build one very similar if not the same. Can I ask, is that some sort of metal frame that holds up the top? Do you have any pics of that? |
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