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| John Hill:
Was that just a regular concrete floor paint or a two part (epoxy?) paint? I think I will be lucky to find a single part paint that will withstand the effects of coolant? :scratch: |
| Pete.:
Mine was a regular air-drying paint, but epoxy would be much more durable. I've since used it to paint down inside the tee-slots on my milling machine and the wells at the end to make it easier to get the chips out (and it worked better than I hoped) and that has stood up perfectly well though I haven't used much coolant. Make sure you dress at least the front edge of the bench or you'll soon get fed up with it catching your clothes and it's hard on skin too. |
| John Hill:
I have thought of screwing a wood edging, especially along the front edge, to give a 'natural' edge. |
| AdeV:
John, that is one excellent looking bench, I'd love to have something that... permanant here. I know nothing of concrete - other than it's a b*tch to drill without an SDS hammer drill and is very heavy - if it were mine I'd be tempted to fix a thin steel plate to the top - both to seal it, but also to provide a handy conductive surface for mig welding. |
| John Hill:
No welding on this one Ade, thanks for the comments but this is for machines only. The workshop is part of the house which I am very careful not to burn down so all welding is done in a metal garden shed which is just outside the door. I do have a hammer drill which will get a good work out mounting the smaller machines (the holes for the lathe are already in there). |
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