Or...don't the auto parts stores sell large pans to slide under an auto that leaks oil? Pretty large too.Originally Posted by Greg S
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Or...don't the auto parts stores sell large pans to slide under an auto that leaks oil? Pretty large too.
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I used a stone bathroom counter slab that was broken on one end. These can be had very cheap, and how classy is it to have a marble casting bench?
I believe that's the 2 part finish I have used mirror coat. Once cured its pretty indestructible. I used it on some vases I turned up along with a few other projects. Its kind of a pain to work with but is good. Ive found the squeegee type tool works better than the brush to spread with fewer air bubbles.
WalMart has one, about 14x28, about $15.
Scotty knows how to make that stuff.
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Bulletproof glass isn't glass, it's polycarbonate plastic and melts at 311 F.
Go To Home Depot or Lowes there are counter tops in the returns area.
I was going to say go with Formica, I have a casting bench that is an old recycled bathroom vanity, have never had a problem with the lead splatters marring it. Wipes clean when I come down with a case of ambition.
I've seen this done. Works great.
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I used a solid core door for the top of my current table. Then I purchased a carton of laminate flooring, cut it to size then glued it to the table. It looks good, oil and such wipes right up. I don't cast in the house so protecting it from burns was not an issue. If it was I would just purchase a piece of 1/16" thk cold finished steel plate to fit one end of the table.
The only thing I would do over is place heavier weights on the laminate while the glue dries. I was recovering from shoulder surgery when I did the table top and could not pick up heavy objects.
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Some of it's polycarbonate. The stuff rated to stop rifle rounds is laminated glass like in a car windshield except several more layer of glass.
Going all the way back to post #2, - pretty much what I did. Got a piece of sheet steel, (28ga? maybe, I can't recall) and epoxied it to a piece of plywood.
Sanded the metal, used some old cold blue on it and called it a day. Trimmed the edges with aluminum angle to make a small 1/8" lip all the way around.
It works great. lead doesn't stick to it, nothing rolls off and I don't care if it gets beat up.
I just put cardboard on mine, when the cardboard is nasty looking I trash it.
I bought a small metal table at Harbor freight, it had some kind of a particle board composite material. I took a gander through my scrap pile and found a nice piece of sheet metal that came from a metal desk. Painted black, had rolled smooth edges on 3 sides. I did a rough fold and tuck of the raw edge and put it towards the back.
By my estimation it would contain at least 3 or 4 of my pot's liquid contents before spilling any to the floor.
2 sheet rock screws into the composite below hold it stable.
Think outside the box.
I'm starting to wonder about this project...is this a new top for a bench in an actual working shop or is this one of those 'Man Cave' type thingies?
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Formica countertops bubble and smell horrible when your Lee pot pukes all over the place...
My tabletop is 3/4" plywood. It has some brown spots on it but hasn't even got hot enough to smoke. If your molds that hot you got other problems...
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This is intended to be a real casting bench but I like my work areas to look as great as the work that comes out of them. At least when possible. And I don't mind putting forth a bit of effort to make it look nice since I will be spending hours at a time sitting at it. But you guys really have made reality set in, and I appreciate that.
I'm not gonna have the grain showing. I'll still make it look great, just haven't decided how. I really like the creative ideas given here, especially the marble lol.
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