I've been having great success using .75" MDF (medium-density
fiberboard) to provide a flat work surface. I'd hate to ever have to
pick up a piece of "high-density fiberboard" - this stuff is heavy. I
bought some very straight 2x4s, and used deck screws to make a square
frame underneath the MDF. The whole thing is HEAVY and FLAT, but can be
stored against the wall when not needed.
Some layups need a full length table (like the flaps) but for the
smaller ones such as the tailplanes, I had two pieces of MDF that were
2.5' by 6'. I stacked them on each other on top of sawhorses. When the
top gets too covered with epoxy, flip it over - you have four surfaces
to mess up.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fillinger@aol.com [SMTP:Fillinger@aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 1998 18:43
> To: europa@avnet.co.uk
> Subject: Re: Work table
> Hi, Steve =96
> Consider using that 3/8" board loose, just laying it on top of your
> work bench
> and propping up any sags with mixie sticks or sandpaper; clamp the
> edges if
> necessary. Use a 6-foot aluminum, straightedge/ruler to check for
> flatness of
> the surface. That way also, you won't be bonding the foam "jigs" to
> your
> bench. Store it indoors when not in use, flat against a wall (it will
> warp in
> Fred Fillinger, A063
> In a message dated 11/1/98 6:00:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, Steve
> Genotte
> wrote:
> << The garage to aircraft production facility conversion is in its
> final
> stages, or should I say throes? I'm about to put the last layer of
> hardboard on the workbench (approx. 3' x 8' working surface) but
> there's
> a snag. Despite my best efforts, there are going to be some uneven
> areas on the final surface. I've done some quick looks and none
> appear
> to be more than a 1/16 of an inch, but they're there. :-(
> Does anyone have any hints/tips on making my final surface flat?
> Right
> now I've got a sheet of 3/8 inch hardboard ready to go, so if I can
> make
> that level once it's glued on, great. I'd like to avoid buying a
> more
> expensive item as a top layer if at all possible.
> Suggestions?
> Steve "I love a garage that smells like cut wood." Genotte >>
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I've been having great success using .75 MDF (medium-density fiberboard) to
provide
a flat work surface. I'd hate to ever have to pick up a piece of high-density
fiberboard - this stuff is heavy. I bought some very straight 2x4s, and used
deck screws to make a square frame underneath the MDF. The whole thing is
HEAVY and FLAT, but can be stored against the wall when not needed.
Some layups need a full length table (like the flaps) but for the smaller ones
such as the tailplanes, I had two pieces of MDF that were 2.5' by 6'. I stacked
them on each other on top of sawhorses. When the top gets too covered with
epoxy,
flip it over - you have four surfaces to mess up.
-----Original Message-----
From: Fillinger@aol.com [SMTP:Fillinger@aol.com]
Subject: Re: Work table
Hi, Steve =96
Consider using that 3/8 board loose, just laying it on top of your work bench
and propping up any sags with mixie sticks or sandpaper; clamp the edges if
necessary. Use a 6-foot aluminum, straightedge/ruler to check for flatness of
the surface. That way also, you won't be bonding the foam jigs to your
bench. Store it indoors when not in use, flat against a wall (it will warp in
moist air).
Regards,
Fred Fillinger, A063
In a message dated 11/1/98 6:00:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, Steve Genotte
wrote:
The garage to aircraft production facility conversion is in its final
stages, or should I say throes? I'm about to put the last layer of
hardboard on the workbench (approx. 3' x 8' working surface) but there's
a snag. Despite my best efforts, there are going to be some uneven
areas on the final surface. I've done some quick looks and none appear
to be more than a 1/16 of an inch, but they're there. :-(
Does anyone have any hints/tips on making my final surface flat? Right
now I've got a sheet of 3/8 inch hardboard ready to go, so if I can make
that level once it's glued on, great. I'd like to avoid buying a more
expensive item as a top layer if at all possible.
Suggestions?
Steve I love a garage that smells like cut wood. Genotte
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