Recent content by Redboy

Here's a late update to an old thread. A few months ago, I finally broke down and busted out the plane. While the top looks like nice butcherblock, there are strips of fairly soft wood in there and the overall effect was... just okay. After scrubbing it with the plane, I hit it with an...

Oh, cool! I'm Redboy on several of those same forums. I'm one of those flea-watt single-ended tube guys... No sand in my builds! :)

What great old Lyon bench! That thing's awesome.

Hah, thanks for the nice comments, fellas! It's taken awhile, but I am pretty happy with this setup. I have a real fondness for the overbuilt American shop stuff, even though most of it's overkill for what I "need." :) If it makes you feel any better, the light isn't as handy as it looks...

It's a hodgepodge...

I had a few free minutes over the weekend, so I tried a little of what I have on hand... This is promising! I think a combination of degreaser and a card scraper will get the job done. In the pic, you can see the original color on the (cleaned) left leg.

So many good ideas here! I like this one, but my wife wouldn't go for it... Our carpet shampooer is brand new and she'd probably divorce me if she caught me using it on this thing! :-)

I'll look into that stuff, thanks. The bottom isn't as greasy as the top, but it has more holes in it - the legs and drawer are bolted/screwed directly into the wood top from underneath.

Wow, thanks for the quick replies! TSP or Simple Green seems like a good starting point. Well, I don't hold out any hope of making this thing look "like new", or trying to use it as a hipster kitchen island... :lol: I'd just don't want greasy elbows every time I lean on the thing. A bit...

My new (to me) workbench spent the first sixty years of its life in a machine shop, and the butcher block wood top is, uh... well seasoned with grease and oil. :-) Now, I don't mind a bit of "patina" but I'd like to clean some of the crud off this thing. I used engine degreaser on a similar...

I love that whole setup, Brent!

That's my order! :bounce: I asked for "a lizard running a drill press" and it's way cooler than I imagined... Hooray for box art! This thing's going on the wall.

Uh, well I uh... :o Suggestions?! Nooooo... I was kinda hoping you had grand plans for it! :-) I can see that you'd want it to be as lightweight as possible, probably little more than a skin or veneer, really. Formica? More corrugated steel would probably be too much, huh...

Brent, congrats on a job well done! It's been great fun following along on your journey, and the end result is amazing. Ya done good! It's understandable that you might want - or need - a break from it all, though. A few days' pause would be well warranted. We'd understand... :) Maybe I...

Well, my new Knipex bolt cutters showed up earlier this week. :-) I'm not on this forum regularly or consistently, but I have been checking in on your progress every time I log in, Brent. Thanks for documenting your journey - it's truly inspiring and I've been chipping away at some of the...