I’ve worked in a manufacturing environment for nearly 20 years and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to get my hands on one of these old lista benches lol. Nice work, now i need to try harder when i get the chance again. Nice work 👍
I have a Lista toolbox with workbench from my employer. I was told to throw it away but my production manager at the time said I could have it but to get rid of it immediately. So I had an operator help me load it up into his truck and he drove it home real quick and grabbed his other truck and came back. After work he followed me to my house and helped me unload it. Of course it's over 20 years old and beaten up but still works. Would love to get it restored.
My dad has a smaller Lista work bench he inherited from his old work place. He worked for Parker Hannifin. They had an old building, and they were getting rid of a lot of old equipment before moving into a newer building back in the early to mid 2000 range. There was an old Lista work bench he wanted. The workers were going to throw the bench in the dumpster. My dad saved it and restored the work bench kind of like you did. He repainted it all black with a clear coat. The wood top was restored and was given a honey oak polyurethane finish. He still uses the work bench to this day. You did a lovely job with this one. Nicely done.
As a woodworker, all I could think was “man I wish I could run the top through my planer before he glued it back together. Could have saved this man hours of sanding.” 😮💨
I was thinking the same thing. Or better yet just coat it with epoxy that can take 3000 f temperature the kind you use on kitchen counter tops. I belive the years in a work environment add charter to it.
It didn't take him hours using the belt sander she had. Also, a planer reduces thickness, he more than likely would have still sanded in some capacity.
I did something similar back in the day. When you start to reassemble it much easier to do upside down. Place top on the floor with bottom facing upward. You’re not fighting gravity that way. Very nice work, really like the castors!👍🔥
The steel top is a nice add on . The wood glue is stronger than the wood itself, biscuits or dowels help with alignment and that's about it. If the glue fails in your lifetime, you'll be glad you didn't use either of those. As for wood finish, you did well, any product will need to be touched up or redone in time. Solvent finishes do make the wood look nicer, water based polyurethanes hold up very well and are easy to reapply when needed. The only other upgrade I'd see as useful is a back panel to increase rigidity in the long run. Nuts and bolts will loosen over time and use. I had a metal cart that had nuts, bolts, lock washers. As a job-site cart it got moved frequently, it always needed tightening. Solution, tightened them all one last time, welded every joint and lap, removed nuts and bolts.
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Overall it’s a decent table. If you’re not using it for big heavy projects. Its gets unstable when using my jigsaw and handsaw. Table starts to shake and lifts off the ground. Maybe I’m doing something wrong?Also the folding mechanic works great ruclips.net/user/postUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh when setting up, but I can’t get the table to fold down. It gets stuck 3/4ths on the way down.
From the way you use the belt sander and how you use the brush, in addition to the neatness in your way of working, I already realize that you are a professional👍, I don't see the video as a hobby, I care about learning and I pay attention in the details.
Over three summers, I had to find another desk for a teacher in the workshop. More areas were being used for academic rather than practical lessons. Every year someone had got a brand new modular desk and the old worn beat up desk was being tossed. Mostly particle board construction with a veneer, I have new life to those desks with four coats of satin yacht varnish. Each coat was rubbed down and the finish was great. Thank you for this video. I have an old workbench in the garage I need to update…
WOW! This was so satisfying to watch you redo the whole work bench to its original look. I found it so satisfying...beautiful top...the final touch was the castors. Thank you for sharing this...enjoyed the video very much.
I enjoyed the entire video, but the creation of your custom emblem was awesome. I didn't realize it was that "easy". I was kind of partial to the beat up wood block. The new, sanded, and varnished slab looks nice, but the old surface had more character. Either way, nice work.
I really love utilitarian restoration: industrial tables, boxes that hold precision machines, industrial table lamps, etc Also, with the right tools, and this guy has pretty much all the right tools, jobs like this just require some meditative patience. The right tool for the job is always key.
Although this was a nice job done, I believe a restoration is how it came out of the factory, original color and everything, I honestly would have left the blue
A beautiful restoration sir it came out pretty well sir it looks nice and the metal plate u put on top a very good idea it works perfect well done sir 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💯
I got one one of those Lista benches out of my Mother-in-Law's garage! Might have to add a restoration project to my to-do list after this! Beautiful work.
This was great. Thanks for just letting us hear the sounds of you and your tools working, instead of putting in an inane musical soundtrack as background, and for clearly showing each step of the process you used to make it happen. The video overviews and close-ups were especially good, and showed in detail what had to be done to restore such a great find to reliable shop use for years, if not decades, to come. I was not aware of Lista workbenches until I saw this. Now I know what to look for at yard sales, estate tag sales and flea markets.
I was surprised to see that you didn't spray paint inside the drawer nor clean the underside of the wood top. I think those little things would improve the quality of your work.
I disagree with your comment. To me it looks like he prioritized what was actually important. Everything he touched came out awesome. His quality of work is high. Absolutely nobody is going to see the bottom of the bench, that was in pretty good shape anyway. It had clearly always been the bottom. Also the inside of the drawers on this style bench get beat up pretty easily with how they slide.
@@bengrogan9710 why couldn’t you remove the inserts, fill the holes, flip, and redrill the inserts. The shop I worked in used Vidmar benches like this and it was easy to flip the tops.
@@Name-vu1kn You could remove them, but you are creating needless complexity. You would need to template or accurately measure the hole patterns, then by using the insert side up you now have bigger holes to fill than any damage that exists on the top face - for what benefit?
Looks good. I would attach a magnet or two on the wall so you can leave rhe bench in place and simply life the metal top off when you want/need to work on the wood surface.
Very nice! Your restoration was spot-on! I would have cut the metal bench surface in half and hinged each piece so I could have dual work surfaces if I wanted, but that's just a preference thing. Otherwise this looked incredible!
Lista is top end stuff, really built to last. When putting it together, I find the easiest way is to lay the top on the floor face down (on top of protection) and assemble the legs that way. Saves working from underneath. Then just turn the whole thing over. Would also save jacking up the drawer cabinet. Brilliant idea with the steel top, hinged as well! Good restoration though, great to watch.
Beautiful job. Way more work than I have time for though. My only suggestion is all four casters to be swivel. You even had a prime example in the video. You had to lift the fixed end to get it out. That will be way to hard when it's in use and full. Ask me how I know😉 I switched the fixed casters to swivel and life is better. A little harder to roll straight but way more maneuverable.
While a workbench by nature is supposed to take a beating, still, at some point, they get to the point of "ya know what, workbench? You deserve better!" Great restoration, great modifications!
@ Restoration Station, You did it again. Many subscribers wanted you to plain it, but the thing is.......All those extra effort you put in this bench, will pay you back in the end. And now you know every Cm2 of that top. Amazing job...as always. Greetings from the Netherlands. Bert
Just an idea to consider. Your refinished benchtop is beautiful. I find that within weeks of all that work, my benchtop is looked pretty haggard. I put a sheet of 1/4 inch plywood on my benchtop with a few countersunk screws. When it becomes covered with glue, paint stains, beat up, etc. I can simply change the plywood and have a new benchtop. I then do not have to refinish my benchtop nearly as often. It nearly always stays presentable. Just a thought. A little more difficult if you have benchdog holes or certain vices, but something to consider.
Happy to see you save this bench... l worked in a restaurant , in the garage in the back was one of these benchs, it was always cool to go back there and use the "shop" . Would love to be able to grab one now that l have a house and a garage... great work , thank you.
So every Navy shop I was in had these. The damn things will fold up unexpectedly if you over load them. My frist supervisor taught me this, get some descent wood, fit it to the J channels that make up the legs and make them fit tightly, drill and fasten with carriage bolts. This prevents the metal from folding, provides rigidity to the legs and if you decide to mount a vise mount one or two additional wooden supports to that one legs exterior. Also along the back side, run either a wooden rail or a steel rod with ends threaded and bolt the rail in place. Putting anything heavy can deform that bottom metal shelf and pull the legs inward and ....well....thats one reason why the damn things collapse. BONUS, adding the wood makes that thing quite down otherwise if you hammer on anything it can be like hammering a bell.
This was a fun watch - I especially enjoyed the dent repairs and reinforced bolt holes. But that hinged top... So wherever you put this thing you'll need to keep the wall totally clear behind it if you ever plan to fold it up - and not cover outlets like where you have it now. And you'll have to figure out how to keep it up while you're working and jiggling the table so it doesn't come slamming back down on you. I was hoping to see some planer magic on that wood top. lol!
That was a remarkable restoration. It was super satisfying to watch that belt sander grind that wood surface clean again. The surface turned out perfect and the paint job looks really good! That was cool how you made a metal surface that you can put on and that you put a nice bluing on it as well!! You did a perfect job start to finish! Great video!
From a wood working perspective it would have been best to use biscuits or dowels to join the split pieces back together and then 3 coats of oil based polyurethane but that's just my opinion though, it turned out really great.
If done properly, the wood joint is stronger than the wood. I've beaten on a glued plank with a sledge and the joint held together. The wood split an inch away. No dowels or inserts of any kind.
Biscuits and dowels don't do anything structurally, the glue does the heavy lifting, you only strengthen the joints with Dominoes/tongue and groove/mortises/screws but there's no need
Fantastic job. I don't remember him asking to use my tools. If he asked, I would have suggested bench dog holes. Maybe he will be asking to borrow my mag drill for the holes. Great job 🤣👍👍
Looks like my dad's bench in the basement when I was a kid. Same color. Don't know if it's the same thing, very similar. Always nice to see one brought back. You can always use a good, strong bench. 👍
For those that don't know, LISTA is a superior product and worth restoring. Brand new, they are not cheap; look 'em up. Those draws are 100% accessible, i.e., they can be rolled all the way out. You should have put the LISTA label back on.
I have an old lista machinists tool box with the butcher block top and 4 HD casters, the box was probably 20+ years old when I got it and that was 1998, I gave it to my son several years ago (he is a Chrysler Mechanic) but the box could use a good restoration now. Great job you did on the work table.
Great result! The only thing is the undersite of the table... I know it probably won't be seen much but if it were also cleaned the restoration would have been perfect 🙊😄
I’ve worked in a manufacturing environment for nearly 20 years and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to get my hands on one of these old lista benches lol. Nice work, now i need to try harder when i get the chance again. Nice work 👍
I have a Lista toolbox with workbench from my employer. I was told to throw it away but my production manager at the time said I could have it but to get rid of it immediately. So I had an operator help me load it up into his truck and he drove it home real quick and grabbed his other truck and came back. After work he followed me to my house and helped me unload it. Of course it's over 20 years old and beaten up but still works. Would love to get it restored.
Just make one, cheaper.
My department just scrapped a whole inventory of the old lista drawer systems and lockers
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My dad has a smaller Lista work bench he inherited from his old work place. He worked for Parker Hannifin. They had an old building, and they were getting rid of a lot of old equipment before moving into a newer building back in the early to mid 2000 range. There was an old Lista work bench he wanted. The workers were going to throw the bench in the dumpster. My dad saved it and restored the work bench kind of like you did. He repainted it all black with a clear coat. The wood top was restored and was given a honey oak polyurethane finish. He still uses the work bench to this day.
You did a lovely job with this one. Nicely done.
As a woodworker, all I could think was “man I wish I could run the top through my planer before he glued it back together. Could have saved this man hours of sanding.” 😮💨
I thought that's why he was splitting it to begin with. Finished product is great though.
I was thinking the same thing. Or better yet just coat it with epoxy that can take 3000 f temperature the kind you use on kitchen counter tops. I belive the years in a work environment add charter to it.
A run trough the planer, a smooth sanding and then some very high temperature resistant epoxy.
It didn't take him hours using the belt sander she had. Also, a planer reduces thickness, he more than likely would have still sanded in some capacity.
I thought he would have used dowels to keep it aligned.
Good work, with exception of the paint job.
I did something similar back in the day. When you start to reassemble it much easier to do upside down. Place top on the floor with bottom facing upward. You’re not fighting gravity that way. Very nice work, really like the castors!👍🔥
big brain time
I really enjoyed your restoration. I am into manufacturing new machinery but watching old stuff being restored have a special place in my heart.
The steel top is a nice add on . The wood glue is stronger than the wood itself, biscuits or dowels help with alignment and that's about it. If the glue fails in your lifetime, you'll be glad you didn't use either of those. As for wood finish, you did well, any product will need to be touched up or redone in time. Solvent finishes do make the wood look nicer, water based polyurethanes hold up very well and are easy to reapply when needed. The only other upgrade I'd see as useful is a back panel to increase rigidity in the long run. Nuts and bolts will loosen over time and use. I had a metal cart that had nuts, bolts, lock washers. As a job-site cart it got moved frequently, it always needed tightening. Solution, tightened them all one last time, welded every joint and lap, removed nuts and bolts.
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Overall it’s a decent table. If you’re not using it for big heavy projects. Its gets unstable when using my jigsaw and handsaw. Table starts to shake and lifts off the ground. Maybe I’m doing something wrong?Also the folding mechanic works great ruclips.net/user/postUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh when setting up, but I can’t get the table to fold down. It gets stuck 3/4ths on the way down.
Finally somebody restoring something gigantic that isnt a vehicle or random stuff and that can genuinely be used for actual work/projects
Watched this ages ago but had to come back again as I found it so worth while. Thanks dude
From the way you use the belt sander and how you use the brush, in addition to the neatness in your way of working, I already realize that you are a professional👍, I don't see the video as a hobby, I care about learning and I pay attention in the details.
Over three summers, I had to find another desk for a teacher in the workshop. More areas were being used for academic rather than practical lessons. Every year someone had got a brand new modular desk and the old worn beat up desk was being tossed.
Mostly particle board construction with a veneer, I have new life to those desks with four coats of satin yacht varnish. Each coat was rubbed down and the finish was great.
Thank you for this video. I have an old workbench in the garage I need to update…
WOW! This was so satisfying to watch you redo the whole work bench to its original look. I found it so satisfying...beautiful top...the final touch was the castors. Thank you for sharing this...enjoyed the video very much.
I enjoyed the entire video, but the creation of your custom emblem was awesome. I didn't realize it was that "easy".
I was kind of partial to the beat up wood block. The new, sanded, and varnished slab looks nice, but the old surface had more character. Either way, nice work.
Just the right amount of restoration. It doesn't need to be perfect, just functional and presentable.
I really love utilitarian restoration: industrial tables, boxes that hold precision machines, industrial table lamps, etc
Also, with the right tools, and this guy has pretty much all the right tools, jobs like this just require some meditative patience. The right tool for the job is always key.
Although this was a nice job done, I believe a restoration is how it came out of the factory, original color and everything, I honestly would have left the blue
If that old work bench couldn't tell you stories of glories and victory
One of the most satisfying videos I've seen in a long time.
That work bench is too beautiful to work on!! Great restoration!!
Wood is such a cool medium to work with, all new just a few 32nd's below the surface. Nice job.
A beautiful restoration sir it came out pretty well sir it looks nice and the metal plate u put on top a very good idea it works perfect well done sir 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💯
nice and extra shiny clean workbench
I got one one of those Lista benches out of my Mother-in-Law's garage! Might have to add a restoration project to my to-do list after this! Beautiful work.
This was great. Thanks for just letting us hear the sounds of you and your tools working, instead of putting in an inane musical soundtrack as background, and for clearly showing each step of the process you used to make it happen. The video overviews and close-ups were especially good, and showed in detail what had to be done to restore such a great find to reliable shop use for years, if not decades, to come. I was not aware of Lista workbenches until I saw this. Now I know what to look for at yard sales, estate tag sales and flea markets.
There is something really satisfying for me watching things look new again. I’m thinking of starting a business doing this.
And a youtube channel please. These type of videos never get old
I was surprised to see that you didn't spray paint inside the drawer nor clean the underside of the wood top. I think those little things would improve the quality of your work.
I disagree with your comment. To me it looks like he prioritized what was actually important. Everything he touched came out awesome. His quality of work is high. Absolutely nobody is going to see the bottom of the bench, that was in pretty good shape anyway. It had clearly always been the bottom. Also the inside of the drawers on this style bench get beat up pretty easily with how they slide.
@@Name-vu1kn Indeed - The fact that the draws and legs are held on by threaded inserts means there is no way for that NOT to be the underside
@@bengrogan9710 why couldn’t you remove the inserts, fill the holes, flip, and redrill the inserts. The shop I worked in used Vidmar benches like this and it was easy to flip the tops.
@@Name-vu1kn You could remove them, but you are creating needless complexity.
You would need to template or accurately measure the hole patterns, then by using the insert side up you now have bigger holes to fill than any damage that exists on the top face - for what benefit?
@@bengrogan9710 template? Do you mean marking the holes on the legs to the top? I think your overthinking it. It’s pretty simple.
My old USAF shop had all new Lista benches in the mid 90s. Nice stuff.
I love the look of a used wood surface. Nice end result either way though!
We have Lista desks at work, super nice. Well worth the time to restore one.
Looks good. I would attach a magnet or two on the wall so you can leave rhe bench in place and simply life the metal top off when you want/need to work on the wood surface.
It was a great restoration and the castors and steel top “add on” was the icing on the cake!
Very nice! Your restoration was spot-on! I would have cut the metal bench surface in half and hinged each piece so I could have dual work surfaces if I wanted, but that's just a preference thing. Otherwise this looked incredible!
Beautiful
I loved the blue paint and was so sad to see it get sanded and powerwashed off - I'm so glad you repainted the metal parts red!!
Lista is top end stuff, really built to last.
When putting it together, I find the easiest way is to lay the top on the floor face down (on top of protection) and assemble the legs that way. Saves working from underneath.
Then just turn the whole thing over. Would also save jacking up the drawer cabinet.
Brilliant idea with the steel top, hinged as well!
Good restoration though, great to watch.
That thing has some great bones. I prefer the original blue. To each His own. Great job
The addition of the locking casters was a good move. Cleaning up around the unit will be so much easier.
Beautiful job. Way more work than I have time for though. My only suggestion is all four casters to be swivel. You even had a prime example in the video. You had to lift the fixed end to get it out. That will be way to hard when it's in use and full. Ask me how I know😉 I switched the fixed casters to swivel and life is better. A little harder to roll straight but way more maneuverable.
Pretty good. People need to be reminded that this will be used to work on. It is not supposed to be a showpiece.
Lista, that's top of the line industrial stuff.
Sweet restoration, nice touch adding the steel top on hinges. Makes for an excellent work surface option. Thanks for the video.
I'm getting a jack of all trades vibe from you and I like it. Good restoration vid!
Amazing work!!! Would love to see you show it off a little more in the end 🙌🙌 You deserve it!
Whew. I felt so relieved when you packed those bearings with grease 👍😂
Good video ready for another 20 plus years.keep it up 👍👍😎😎
While a workbench by nature is supposed to take a beating, still, at some point, they get to the point of "ya know what, workbench? You deserve better!" Great restoration, great modifications!
@ Restoration Station, You did it again. Many subscribers wanted you to plain it, but the thing is.......All those extra effort you put in this bench, will pay you back in the end. And now you know every Cm2 of that top. Amazing job...as always. Greetings from the Netherlands. Bert
Nice finished project. A good bench to start with and reasonably well cared for. Other than the top, little damage. Looks good finished.
Such a good work. Thank you so much for sharing your restoration. Love the stainless steel cover …great idea.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Excellent work! I hope we get to see a restoration on that Beverly sheer you've got there some day
What an awesome old workbench
Great work Restoration Station!
Great score, Lista is top notch stuff.
This guy does heavy collision and body work foooooooor sure
Just an idea to consider. Your refinished benchtop is beautiful. I find that within weeks of all that work, my benchtop is looked pretty haggard. I put a sheet of 1/4 inch plywood on my benchtop with a few countersunk screws. When it becomes covered with glue, paint stains, beat up, etc. I can simply change the plywood and have a new benchtop. I then do not have to refinish my benchtop nearly as often. It nearly always stays presentable. Just a thought. A little more difficult if you have benchdog holes or certain vices, but something to consider.
Happy to see you save this bench... l worked in a restaurant , in the garage in the back was one of these benchs, it was always cool to go back there and use the "shop" . Would love to be able to grab one now that l have a house and a garage... great work , thank you.
So every Navy shop I was in had these. The damn things will fold up unexpectedly if you over load them. My frist supervisor taught me this, get some descent wood, fit it to the J channels that make up the legs and make them fit tightly, drill and fasten with carriage bolts. This prevents the metal from folding, provides rigidity to the legs and if you decide to mount a vise mount one or two additional wooden supports to that one legs exterior. Also along the back side, run either a wooden rail or a steel rod with ends threaded and bolt the rail in place. Putting anything heavy can deform that bottom metal shelf and pull the legs inward and ....well....thats one reason why the damn things collapse. BONUS, adding the wood makes that thing quite down otherwise if you hammer on anything it can be like hammering a bell.
Love the size of this bench and man that gorgeous work top. Wow
That is just wonderful!! 10-stars, and then some.
great outcome. I'm sure you looking forward to using that beauty in you future projects
You sir are a brilliant craftsman and artist.
Better than new👍- have two old one of these benches from Hoffmann Group, a good project for winterseason 2024/25.
WOW Nice work table. The project is finish really good!
This was a fun watch - I especially enjoyed the dent repairs and reinforced bolt holes. But that hinged top... So wherever you put this thing you'll need to keep the wall totally clear behind it if you ever plan to fold it up - and not cover outlets like where you have it now. And you'll have to figure out how to keep it up while you're working and jiggling the table so it doesn't come slamming back down on you. I was hoping to see some planer magic on that wood top. lol!
That was a remarkable restoration. It was super satisfying to watch that belt sander grind that wood surface clean again. The surface turned out perfect and the paint job looks really good! That was cool how you made a metal surface that you can put on and that you put a nice bluing on it as well!! You did a perfect job start to finish! Great video!
The timber surface was nice before he burnt it welding the hinges on.
From a wood working perspective it would have been best to use biscuits or dowels to join the split pieces back together and then 3 coats of oil based polyurethane but that's just my opinion though, it turned out really great.
If done properly, the wood joint is stronger than the wood. I've beaten on a glued plank with a sledge and the joint held together. The wood split an inch away. No dowels or inserts of any kind.
@@firesurfer the biscuits would be to help align the pieces
@@rileyswoodcraft Not needed. Use clamps.
Biscuits and dowels don't do anything structurally, the glue does the heavy lifting, you only strengthen the joints with Dominoes/tongue and groove/mortises/screws but there's no need
Should have ran them through the planer and jointer while they where split to save on all that sanding!! But maybe he doesn’t own those tools
Great job with the refurbishment and upgrades. I love the red casters. Happy making.
Fantastic job.
I don't remember him asking to use my tools.
If he asked, I would have suggested bench dog holes.
Maybe he will be asking to borrow my mag drill for the holes.
Great job 🤣👍👍
Great work! There’s nothing more satisfying than doing these types of restoration projects imo… man I gotta get me some of those tools 😂
I dig the color change from blue to red!
Great job!
I would have stuck with blue
Beautifully done,love the red color.
Very nice restoration
Nice touch adding the casters and steel top with hinges.
Wow, that table top, would have made a beautiful dining table. 😃
I really enjoyed watching this video. Thanks.
Lista is a very good brand of work bench, and tooling cabinets also!!
Now THAT'S a workbench! I'm so jealous :O Amazing work you done a wonderful job! Looking forward to seeing it in action in future videos :)
Very nice resto job. I'm sure it will give you many years of good use.
Looks like my dad's bench in the basement when I was a kid. Same color. Don't know if it's the same thing, very similar. Always nice to see one brought back. You can always use a good, strong bench. 👍
Wow! that looks great
Verly nicely done. Makes me think its time to clean up my bench.
For those that don't know, LISTA is a superior product and worth restoring. Brand new, they are not cheap; look 'em up. Those draws are 100% accessible, i.e., they can be rolled all the way out. You should have put the LISTA label back on.
Nice job. Looks like a show piece. Almost too nice to use. Thanks for the video.
my favourite part of this: why not both?! amazing video bro thank you
Beautiful & solid restoration! That bench will last forever.👍👍👊
I love how it turned out
So good, I had to watch it twice!!
Nice job. I like the top, personally I would have done the drawers black with the rest red. Especially with the metal top. Brilliant job!
Excellent. Thanks for this - inspired me to do the same with mine.
Well done. It looks great. I’d love to get my hands on one of these old benches.
That wood too looks amazing!
So many parts of this 'restoration' had me SCREAMING internally...
i have that same workbench only in red. the thing i love about it the most is how not restored it is.
this should have an Oscar, beautiful pictures
I have a 3 drawer Lista cabinet with a pull out work surface. It’s in the garage it’s solid as a tank.
From OTC blue to craftsman red. Nice work.
What a great idea. Well done
We had these exact benches in our shop class in high school.
I have an old lista machinists tool box with the butcher block top and 4 HD casters, the box was probably 20+ years old when I got it and that was 1998, I gave it to my son several years ago (he is a Chrysler Mechanic) but the box could use a good restoration now. Great job you did on the work table.
Great result! The only thing is the undersite of the table... I know it probably won't be seen much but if it were also cleaned the restoration would have been perfect 🙊😄
Totally agree with you. The way he did it its only done halfway. The details is what matters
Very original and great work,