motionclone
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Concrete Workbench top?
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motionclone
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I've got concrete countertops in the kitchen and I love them. I could even see them for a desk or something. But work bench would be a no-go I think. Need more impact resistance. I'd always be taking chunks out of it.
I poured concrete countertops for my outdoor pizza oven. We like them for that purpose. They are only 1 or 1 1/2” thick tho, and weighed a ton!! Mixed by hand was enough work!
My friend has a concrete plant so I got some fancy chemicals from him (air and plasticizer?) which maybe you’d look into to help it’s strength and whatever qualities those things do!
I’m curious why 4” thick! That’s a heck of a lot of cement! My basement floor is 4” thick!
My friend has a concrete plant so I got some fancy chemicals from him (air and plasticizer?) which maybe you’d look into to help it’s strength and whatever qualities those things do!
I’m curious why 4” thick! That’s a heck of a lot of cement! My basement floor is 4” thick!
Sounds like a cool idea.
Are you getting the concrete, block, rebar and angle for free or at a reduced rate? Will
You have to build forms too, right?
I haven’t priced out lumber lately but I built mine out of 2x4s. I have one that’s something like 14’ long and 36” deep, plywood top. Once I ripped the plywood I used the other 12” on a bottom shelf. Another 2 other benches that are 6’ long and 24”deep, I used 2”x8”x1” boards as the top on it. I don’t weld on them but they’ve been used for most other projects and have held up well. Mine are made of untreated pine.
Post a pic if you end up building it.
Are you getting the concrete, block, rebar and angle for free or at a reduced rate? Will
You have to build forms too, right?
I haven’t priced out lumber lately but I built mine out of 2x4s. I have one that’s something like 14’ long and 36” deep, plywood top. Once I ripped the plywood I used the other 12” on a bottom shelf. Another 2 other benches that are 6’ long and 24”deep, I used 2”x8”x1” boards as the top on it. I don’t weld on them but they’ve been used for most other projects and have held up well. Mine are made of untreated pine.
Post a pic if you end up building it.
Be prepared for a shock if you do. I bought some 8' 2x4s a month or so ago, and they cost just a bit under $5 each! More than double what I am used to paying..
