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Bench top, Plywood or Foam ?
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I built a 4 sectional 8x12 HO bench work with 1/2 inch plywood base topped with 3 Inches of extruded blue foam. Since I did a lot of cut outs in the plywood and had 1X4 stringers under neath, the 4 sectiions came out very light weight. I can disassemble and move and set the whole thing up by myself with no help. All four sections bolt together. I couldn't be happier with the results. I went with the 3 inch foam (Expensive) because I wanted to cut deeper areas and rivers. and most important, the layout is strong enought to stand on. I have already don't this for a few hard to reach area. I just put down a 2 or 3 foot oiece of plywood on top of the foam to stand or kneel on so it dosen't dig intom the foam. Works great. <br /> <br />Hope this helps. The layout is also free standing. I have posted some pics in the last free weeks if you want to check it out. <br />DON
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