NeonKat

Perhaps the copper pipe looks a bit on the light side. The black pipe appears to look much more substantial. I too, was looking for a new bench/table, although something ready made. Everything from Lowe's, Home Depot, Grainger was way too pricey for me. I found what I was looking for at Sam's Club, 25"x60" width and length, 1 3/4" solid hardwood top, steel powder coated legs and frame, this thing is built like a Mack truck, and could be easily converted to accept a variety of machines. Extremely solid throughout, heavy, adjustable, rubber footed casters on each leg [6 legs -two in the center] the best part.. $212 with tax. The worst part, that thing was a killer, trying to pull the carton into the building, definitely a two man job.

My quest for beautiful edges was solved with the purchase of a wooden spoon, WalMart, $2.97, made from Birchwood or Beechwood, cannot remember which. Sawed off the spoon part, used my rattail rasp and rasped an approximate 1/4" - 3/8" groove into the remaining handle. Sanded out the rasped groove with 600 grit wet/dry. My procedure has always been to reduce as much edge fuzz as possible and I do this with 400 grit wet/dry, moisten the edge and burnish to a glassy edge. Results are as good/better than/as Bob Parks - Weavers ultra-pricey gizmo, drill mounted Rube Goldberg contraptions, imported exotic wood "handmade" must-haves. No bench grinder conversion, servo controlled motor, foot pedal operated whizbang Harbor Freight conglomeration will produce as fine an edge finish as the above described lowly spoon handle. That's a fact.