Work bench facelift

[joe_pinehill1]

I had time over the long weekend to give my bench a facelift. My old Shure steel top work bench got a coat of Rustoleum Safety Red and a new masonite/temper board top.

I also have a wood bench from the PO of the house, pressure treated 2x12 lumber. I added a masonite top. Ripped strips of masonite, painted Red, and used the strips to cover the horizontal pressure treated lumber. Finished with some Azek trim I ripped to 1/2 thick to cover the joints. A nice facelift for $8 of temper board and left over paint.

 

[mv213]

Nice job---love that red!

 

[LXCam]

That turned out real nice, good job.

 

[JollyRgr]

Nice!

 

[joe_pinehill1]

I don't know why the first photos were rotated. Here's a few more. I have very good success with rolling on Rustoleum paint with a 4 inch fiber roller. These modern paints dry flat, and fast. The paint was applied with a roller on both the masonite and the Shure Bench.

 

[KEH]

Good job. You have some interesting tools there. like the neat old woodworking saw.

KEH

 

[joe_pinehill1]

Good job. You have some interesting tools there. like the neat old woodworking saw.

KEH

thanks, the upper half of the peg I use mostly for antiques.

 

[John in OH]

Nice facelift!! So, what is the purpose of the old porcelain electrical wiring insulator on the left side of the PT bench?

 

[joe_pinehill1]

Nice facelift!! So, what is the purpose of the old porcelain electrical wiring insulator on the left side of the PT bench?

Its an old electric wire fence insulator from my Dad's farm. I hang a supermarket plastic bag on it for trash.