[NSRCA-discussion] Work table

[Lance Van Nostrand]

John

I recommend silestone.  It's an engineered granite that has a flatness spec. 
Slate is good too (from pool table mfg) but I was never able to find a large 
enough piece or a cheap enough piece.  A chipped silestone panel large 
enough to hold a plane costs less than $100 around here.

Other materials will conform to any imperfections in the surface.  Even 
glass and solid core doors.  If you want to know how flat your table is, 
roll a flourescent light across it.  Those tubes are flat to within .002. 
you'll see what I mean.

--Lance

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Konneker" <jlkonn at hotmail.com>
To: <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 1:19 PM
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Work table


> I'm eagerly awaiting delivery of a new plane to put together over the
> Winter.
> Big move up for me!
> Anyway, I would like to build a work table to assemble things on rather 
> than
> the assortment of saw horses, hollow core doors, Sears Workmates, pickup
> tailgates...well you get the idea.
> I am thinking the top will be a 4 X 8 sheet of something.  And I plan on
> putting the legs on casters so that I can wheel it in and out of the way,
> out into bright light in the driveway, etc.
> Does anyone have any suggestions or pictures?
> I also think I would like it to be a little higher than a normal workbench
> but I'm not sure how tall.
> Thanks!
> John L. Konneker
>
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