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Post by 1dave on Jan 16, 2014 16:58:15 GMT -5
I had a couple of 62" X 40" palates laying around. One was broken on the end, so I cut that part off and cut the other in half at the 31" mark and used it for the legs. I sat the other offset 2" on top and nailed the whole thing together, then filled the top spaces with scrap lumber. I'm just going to use it for sorting and cleaning rocks, but a sheet of 3' X 5' cement board (Wonderboard or Hardibacker)on top would be great for crafts. www.glass-fusing-made-easy.com/hardiebacker.html
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 16, 2014 17:11:07 GMT -5
Great idea! lots of them laying around the country...
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Post by Peruano on Jan 17, 2014 10:40:50 GMT -5
Dave, I have a friend who does a temporary version. Palate on saw horses, with a plywood sheet screwed on top for a smooth work surface. He can disassemble and move as needed. The Hardee board top is a good idea. Stuff is tough although I suspect its brittle enough you can't hammer on it. Its commonly sold as a siding (fire resistant and weather resistant) so scraps and whole sheet availability should be good. As I recall it was developed in Australia (think fires) and is a pre-stressed (vacumn formed) concrete product. I considered it as a material for building typhoon resistant structures on tropical islands, but that was a few years ago and I've forgotten many details since then. Good idea. Tom
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sheltie
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Post by sheltie on Jan 17, 2014 11:40:05 GMT -5
I had my previous house and garage (3,700 sq ft) done using Hardee Plank. The contractor constantly complained about how it ate the blades up. As I recall (and I could easily be wrong), thee was not nailing, only used screws. I'm not sure how it would do as a table top but it might be worth a try.
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