edcantu9
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Trying to find out if this is possible? Can't find much informations on internet about it?
Appreciate any advice!
Appreciate any advice!
Work bench top made from laminate flooring?
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tcianci
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Sure its possible. You may just want to add trim around the edges so that the top looks finished
I think it would look great as a cover but you would still need a flat and strong substructure. It also depends on what you plan to do on that workbench. Welding, transmission rebuilding, or other jobs that would spill oil and fluids then probably not so good. Electronics, hobby work, appliance repair all should be good.
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Dan in Pasadena
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I'm about to put a top on a couple of Craftsman tool boxes and i intend to rip a 3/4" sheet of plywood and double it up for a 1-1/2" thick top. Then I'm gonna use some leftover laminate flooring my son has and put some kind of perimeter wood or metal around it. No, I do NOT intend to pound on it or rebuild transmissions on it. I just want a clean, hard, flat table top.
nicksnothereman
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If you're going to drill into it (either on purpose or by accident) I wouldn't do it because of the chemicals in the stuff.
You mean vinyl right? The biggest drawback is it won't feel right. What you should actually use is the flooring stuff made of actual wood or tile it. Tile would work real good...fancy fancy!
Tile is pretty cheap, has good heat resistance, and won't absorb any oil or chemicals you use on it (as far as I know).JR 42
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If you're going to drill into it (either on purpose or by accident) I wouldn't do it because of the chemicals in the stuff.
You mean vinyl right? The biggest drawback is it won't feel right. What you should actually use is the flooring stuff made of actual wood or tile it. Tile would work real good...fancy fancy!
No, laminate flooring ("Pergo" being the Kleenex of laminate) is a top layer of plastic over printed paper, a thick layer of HDF, and a bottom layer of plastic. The amount of chemicals released from drilling into it undoubtedly pale in comparison to the fine dust that coats everything when you cut it with a power saw.
OP, it would make a good sacrificial top. If you're scrounging up a loose box at Habitat or somewhere, try to find a product with an AC-4 or AC-5 rating (commercial wear rating- 5 is best- the defunct Wilsonart commercial would be best of all, but it's hard to find and difficult to put together). Don't buy Chinese ****.
A lot of laminate flooring these days has a surface texture, either a mild ticking or a faux hand-scraped appearance, which means it'll either hold grime, not be flat, or both.
Why not just use countertop laminate ("Formica", the Kleenex of phenolic laminate). It would be slicker, and you'd have to glue it down, but it's tougher and you'd have no seams. Moisture in the joints of laminate flooring will destroy it very quickly; the fiberboard will swell if it gets wet.
JR