Re: [DIYbio] Re: Preferred cheap countertop surface?

Thanks everyone!

Glass was recommended by another friend locally, and he also mentioned
looking for demolition sites.

Stainless isn't something I considered but momentarily... it indeed
would be a good choice, and I know I've seen stainless
commercial-kitchen tables with a big shelf underneath, for storage or
e.g. a microwave.


I found a piece of granite today for $5 per sq ft... there was an ad
on craigslist for free scrap pieces, I searched their free pile and
came up empty, so sent them an email asking if they had any larger
remnants or scrap, and voila!
http://imgur.com/lLjgREq

I still have to add some cross-bracing on the legs, and a shelf
underneath (I haven't decided if I want to try adding doors to the
lower area... but maybe some sliding plexiglass to keep dust out)

Thanks all!

On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 11:47 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm seeing a good number of glass tabletops and stainless steel tables on
> Craigslist. With some patience, you can probably find a 2" x 4" stainless
> table for less than $100. That's not dirt cheap, but a worthwhile investment
> for something you'll be using daily for the next couple of years. Of course,
> the main drawback of stainless is that you can't use bleach on it, or it
> will rust.
>
> We actually bought a glass top table off Craigslist for CCL, just so we can
> tape some LED strip lights to it and take some CSI style lab pictures ;-)
>
> Patrik
>
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