Hey again everyone!

Ok, as an ex engineer and mad inventor, i want to know what you would consider in your basic/ must have cbg build kit. Oh and throw in pics of tools, gadgets and your creation station! ☺ and feel free to add me as a friend!

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I'm not that tall but creeping up on 70, I can relate to the stooping over. 2 of my 3 indoor work benches are just these tables:

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/471391/Realspace-Folding-Tabl...

One with a 4' x 8' x 1/2" MDF top and one with a 1" thick phenolic lab table top slab (for free). The tops of these tables are rather flimsy but frames are sturdy and they do hold a surprising amount of weight. But I usually sit down when working there.

In my garage, I built a heavy 10' long work bench out of 2x6 on one side but on the other I just bought one of these:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Signature-Development-72-in-Fold-Out-Woo...

Which are about the same price range as a higher end workmate (which mine isn't). It's very sturdy but I used about a half of a quart of brush on poly sealing off the MDF tops - it just soaks it up like a sponge.

Of coarse, you have to have the space for it.

Just curious...why seal the MDF? I've always figured that it was a workbench, not furniture. My experience with sealed tops was that they were too slick and the last thing I want is for my work pieces to slide off the bench top. Of course, I'm 90% hand tools (old Stanley planes, etc.) so keeping things still is critical.

In my case, I live in west central Florida where, in the summer (like now) the humidity is so thick it's "air you can wear" and MDF does poorly in high humidity settings. Plus, my garage is a detached steel building and during the winters here - mild as they are, the steel forms condensation that drips down from the roof in between the insulation.

Other than that, I work with all sorts of oils, waxes, paraffin etc. that will soak into raw MDF and could possible transfer on to wood that I work with. If it's sealed, I can just wipe it up with some mineral spirits or naphtha or even soapy water. Some MDF (like the 3/4") is fairly slick when raw and new anyway.

Gotcha. N. AL here, so I'm a little familiar with humidity, but in my wood-framed, uninsulated shop, I haven't had the issue you describe with condensation.

I have an old piece of cardboard that I put down before I apply finish of any kind (usually shellac spayed over BLO), though that's usually on the Work-Mate instead of the bench.

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