large box top

[freeskier]

im in the proscess of buying a 58" cornwell box and would like to put a top on it. i have a very large section of butcher block laying around, have any of you guys made your own top of any kid? pics would be great. thanks

 

[freeskier]

if i could just have a picture of how work tops are attached that would be great.

 

[RLYoung]

I've seen some SO boxes that have bolts through the top of the box and into threaded inserts in the work surface.

 

[freeskier]

so you just remove the top drawer and bolt upwards? butcher block looks like the cheapest option to me.

 

[freeskier]

anyone have a butcher block top? thickness suggestions?

 

[biggie]

i put a piece of aluminum diamond plate and a piece of plexie glass on top of that on my box

 

[freeskier]

oh that sounds cool. IKEA has a big piece of block for 50$, might look ino that. diamond plate sounds cool

 

[Stuart in MN]

so you just remove the top drawer and bolt upwards?

That's what I did with my Snap-on roller cabinet. I used a piece of plywood I had sitting around, cut to fit, with a piece of tempered hardboard screwed on top of that. It's very durable, and when it does get too beat up I can easily replace the hardboard with a new piece.

 

[freeskier]

That's what I did with my Snap-on roller cabinet. I used a piece of plywood I had sitting around, cut to fit, with a piece of tempered hardboard screwed on top of that. It's very durable, and when it does get too beat up I can easily replace the hardboard with a new piece.

that seems like the plan, im gonna go with a cheaper piece of wood and bolt it up from underneeth with some washers. did you finish your top?

 

[bobcatdan]

Is that a new box? New style Cornwell boxes come stock with a stanless work top.