Yep , I have 2 30 " slab doors that I had? been using for bench
tops in my new place for several years now & there's a 36 "
slab on top of a bench I made for my South Bend lathe that has
been in use since I got that lathe many years ago . No signs of
any fatigue , their just not as off white as they used to be . I
just cut one of the 30" doors down to fit in a inset area in my
new machine room for my electronics stuff .
animal
On 8/14/24 2:36 PM, Andrei wrote:
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Indeed, a repurposed door might be affordable.
Real doors allow are special order at the big box stores. All
you normally get are those cheesy Masonite doors with Styrofoam
blocks glued inside. You sneeze on it and you punch a hole.
??? At one of the startup companies i worked for in the last
century we scrounged for a lot of things . One of the things
that someone brought in was a stainless table from a old
commercial kitchen . I needed a place to mount a vise & I
took that table flipped it over & pulled the legs &
mounting setup & bought a cheap slab interior door &
trimmed it to fit inside the bottom of the table & secured
the stainless top to the door & attached the legs &
bolted my vise to the table . We used that table for several
years . Back then I don't think I paid much more than 60 bucks
for the door . Last interior solid core slab I bought was @
100 bucks . I have no idea where they are at the big box
stores . If there's a Habitat for Humanity place in the area
they can be a source for solid doors sometimes .
??? animal
On 8/13/24 10:22 PM, Andrei
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A good, solid door is 175 and you still end up
with a diy hack job. The u.s. general 42 inch cabinet can be
had for 480 on coupon day (20% off) or 432 if you also open
a credit card on the same purchase (10% off the entire
purchase that day). These are a beast. One of the guys in my
machinist club has had one under his lathe for the past 20
years.
Can ya get a solid core door & cut it to fit under
the stainless table top? & then mount it to the legs ?
animal
Thanks for the nice comments!! The stainless-steel
table is nice but not heavy enough and is just a
temporary resting place until I can find of fabricate a
heavier steel table. This kinda "fell in my lap" with no
notice and it is very complete with a lot of accessories
so it's going to be a fun winter project!!
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