{"id":12,"date":"2020-05-03T08:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T07:17:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-10-23T16:29:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T15:29:20","slug":"mf-tc-part-13-holy-worktops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/workshop\/2020\/05\/mf-tc-part-13-holy-worktops.html","title":{"rendered":"MF-TC Part 13 – Holy Worktops"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the worktop I gave a sheet of moisture resistant MDF a couple of coats of varnish on both sides, to try and prevent warping, plus it means that I don’t need to worry about which way up I install it each time, before cutting out a worktop rectangle.<\/p>\n

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First I drew out a 90 degree grid on one side of a sheet of 3mm hardboard that was previously the back of some old kitchen cupboard (so effectively free).<\/p>\n

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Then I drilled 3mm holes at all of the intersections.<\/p>\n

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Then I turned the board over and drew out an isometric grid pattern<\/p>\n

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Then drilled 3mm holes at all of these intersections.<\/div>\n
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For the first worktop, I want a 90 degree 96mm spaced grid, so I make use of the white side of the template and line it up with the left corner of the worktop.<\/p>\n

I then drill 3mm holes all the way down the sides of the worktop.<\/div>\n
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I also used the template to make a pattern jig from an off-cut of the MDF (therefore also free).<\/p>\n

To make this, I drilled 3mm holes at the ends and 2mm holes for the intervening 4 holes, I then drilled out the 4 holes on my pillar drill using a 20mm forstner bit so I knew they would be perfectly straight, the point on my Zobo forstner bit is 2mm, hence the 2mm pilot holes.<\/p>\n

I then checked the edges of the holes for parallelism with a straight edge.<\/p>\n

The jig is then held in place using a pair of 3mm tungsten welding wires while I drill out the 3 holes with the forstner bit.<\/p>\n

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Row number two.<\/p>\n

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Rinse and repeat for the length of the worktop.<\/p>\n

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Then using the same holes, turn the template round to drill the holes on the sides.<\/p>\n

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I used a few lengths of 20mm plastic conduit to line up 3 holes in order to drill a fourth, either one of the middle two holes or an end hole as shown below.<\/p>\n

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This is the rear of the worktop, where as you can see there was very little tear out, thanks in part to the layers of varnish.<\/p>\n

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Here it is installed in the workbench.<\/p>\n

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The spoil board looks a bit worse for wear, in fact I actually went through it in one place!<\/p>\n

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I then cut a second worktop and drilled this one with the isometric pattern from the other side of the template.<\/p>\n

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The finished isometric top.<\/p>\n

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