Bowling alley lanes

[coffeebean]

I found some bowling alley lanes in the Los Angeles area that are 14 ft long 4 ft wide and 2 inches thick. I think I can get a better price if multiple people buy from the guy. Anybody interested?
Dave
[email protected]

 

[Iron-Iceberg]

Dave I sent you an e-mail, let me know. I could maybe use 2. Thanks.

 

[bchee]

what are these for? Workbench tops?

 

[jcs_in_ky]

If I still lived out there I'd take some. They make really nice workbench tops. If I remember correctly the first part of the lane, closest to the bowler, has the best hardwood in it.

 

[bochnak]

I've seen them used as kitchen countertops. Looked great and very unique.

 

[randydupree]

i have 4 of them,and i'm building a big kitchen island out of them,11'X16'..

 

[Kevin54]

If I still lived out there I'd take some. They make really nice workbench tops. If I remember correctly the first part of the lane, closest to the bowler, has the best hardwood in it.

I think most of the older lanes are made out of hard maple.

 

[PAToyota]

I picked up three sections years ago for the main workbench in my woodshop. Excellent material!

Only problem is that the lane I got them from was going to a new composite material - as are the other lanes in the area. So the resource of used lanes is slowly drying up.

 

[Steve in Mi]

I found some bowling alley lanes in the Los Angeles area that are 14 ft long 4 ft wide and 2 inches thick.

2" would be better than the 3" alley material I got for a bench top long long ago. Mine was a shallow tonge and groove hard Maple and nailed (below the top surface and on an angle) about every 8" along the length making it FUN to rip to size for bench tops. It was free and worth all of that. It was a great work surface.

 

[PAToyota]

Yep, that is the construction of mine as well. The nails are a bit of a *****, but a demo blade in the circular saw made short work (pun intended) of cutting it to size.

 

[hawkeye2]

you can see pictures of mine on my site.

http://gallery.hawkeyeindustries.us/main.php?g2_itemId=657&g2_page=3

I used the full width. built my own cabinets, welded 24" full extension drawer guides together to be able to get to the back of the drawers.

They are not a strong as I hoped, the overhangs flex a little on the mobile benches (~8" over hang) I wish I had put 3/4" plywood under them.

 

[coffeebean]

okay so I emailed the guy and he has 50 of the. Bowling lanes described above and he wants 300 each. I think that's too much but u might not,
So his name is Scott and his email is
[email protected]
He's had them since september 19th and didn't want to negotiate
On the price so good luck.
Dave

 

[PAToyota]

I bought mine about eight years ago for $110 each for sections about the same size as you say.