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.” 😮‍💨

@alexanderchadesh539

Жыл бұрын

I thought that's why he was splitting it to begin with. Finished product is great though.

@bobbg9041

Жыл бұрын

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.

@the.23

Жыл бұрын

A run trough the planer, a smooth sanding and then some very high temperature resistant epoxy.

@kjpete3

Жыл бұрын

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.

@cesare3542

Жыл бұрын

I thought he would have used dowels to keep it aligned.

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 👍

@bearing_aficionado

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@MadMax-yq9ix

2 жыл бұрын

Just make one, cheaper.

@pizzalord3n

2 жыл бұрын

My department just scrapped a whole inventory of the old lista drawer systems and lockers

@miroslavvodicka6744

2 жыл бұрын

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@seekhimwithallyourheartand3358

2 жыл бұрын

Repent to Jesus Christ “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14:6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ h

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.

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.

@seekhimwithallyourheartand3358

2 жыл бұрын

Repent to Jesus Christ “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14:6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ K

@Anonymous-it5jw

2 жыл бұрын

@@seekhimwithallyourheartand3358 Remember that Jesus worked as a carpenter, skilled at working productively with his hands, as part of his preparation for his ministry.

I really enjoyed your restoration. I am into manufacturing new machinery but watching old stuff being restored have a special place in my heart.

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 kzread.infoUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh when setting up, but I can’t get the table to fold down. It gets stuck 3/4ths on the way down.

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!👍🔥

@heroraven1337

Жыл бұрын

big brain time

Well done. It looks great. I’d love to get my hands on one of these old benches.

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.

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.

Great job with the refurbishment and upgrades. I love the red casters. Happy making.

Just the right amount of restoration. It doesn't need to be perfect, just functional and presentable.

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.

@firesurfer

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@rileyswoodcraft

2 жыл бұрын

@@firesurfer the biscuits would be to help align the pieces

@firesurfer

2 жыл бұрын

@@rileyswoodcraft Not needed. Use clamps.

@wills5482

2 жыл бұрын

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

@sav1239

2 жыл бұрын

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

Nice finished project. A good bench to start with and reasonably well cared for. Other than the top, little damage. Looks good finished.

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.

I love the look of a used wood surface. Nice end result either way though!

Sweet restoration, nice touch adding the steel top on hinges. Makes for an excellent work surface option. Thanks for the video.

Amazing work!!! Would love to see you show it off a little more in the end 🙌🙌 You deserve it!

Beautiful & solid restoration! That bench will last forever.👍👍👊

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.

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.

Well that turned out gorgeous. Expected nothing less. Great job 👍👌

Excellent job! That bench looks amazing

There is something really satisfying for me watching things look new again. I’m thinking of starting a business doing this.

@lilTryhard

2 жыл бұрын

And a youtube channel please. These type of videos never get old

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!

@gergemall

7 ай бұрын

Beautiful

Wood is such a cool medium to work with, all new just a few 32nd's below the surface. Nice job.

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.

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…

Very nice resto job. I'm sure it will give you many years of good use.

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.

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.

@Name-vu1kn

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@Name-vu1kn

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@bengrogan9710

2 жыл бұрын

@@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?

@Name-vu1kn

2 жыл бұрын

@@bengrogan9710 template? Do you mean marking the holes on the legs to the top? I think your overthinking it. It’s pretty simple.

Very nice restoration Nice touch adding the casters and steel top with hinges.

You sir are a brilliant craftsman and artist.

Finally somebody restoring something gigantic that isnt a vehicle or random stuff and that can genuinely be used for actual work/projects

It was a great restoration and the castors and steel top “add on” was the icing on the cake!

Incredible restoration, awesome bench, I like the metal top .

Great work! There’s nothing more satisfying than doing these types of restoration projects imo… man I gotta get me some of those tools 😂

If that old work bench couldn't tell you stories of glories and victory

My old USAF shop had all new Lista benches in the mid 90s. Nice stuff.

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 🙊😄

@thejeterlp

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you. The way he did it its only done halfway. The details is what matters

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!!

Nice, very nice, love watching your work, it’s always so good!

That work bench is too beautiful to work on!! Great restoration!!

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 :)

@seekhimwithallyourheartand3358

2 жыл бұрын

Repent to Jesus Christ “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14:6‬ NIV

Great work Restoration Station!

great outcome. I'm sure you looking forward to using that beauty in you future projects

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. 👍

Verly nicely done. Makes me think its time to clean up my bench.

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.

Excellent work! I hope we get to see a restoration on that Beverly sheer you've got there some day

I love the idea of a wood/steel top. I'm gonna do that to my workbench. 👍👍

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!

Looks great. Maybe you should have 4 swivel casters instead of two.

@smashyrashy

2 жыл бұрын

All castors should be swivel castors in my opinion

@darreleddings5901

2 жыл бұрын

Casters should be foot locking also.

I dig the color change from blue to red! Great job!

@SteveAustin-jp3ev

2 ай бұрын

I would have stuck with blue

We have Lista desks at work, super nice. Well worth the time to restore one.

Watched this ages ago but had to come back again as I found it so worth while. Thanks dude

Love the size of this bench and man that gorgeous work top. Wow

I have a 3 drawer Lista cabinet with a pull out work surface. It’s in the garage it’s solid as a tank.

Beautifully done!

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!

@steveo5174

2 жыл бұрын

The timber surface was nice before he burnt it welding the hinges on.

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.

Lista is a very good brand of work bench, and tooling cabinets also!!

i have that same workbench only in red. the thing i love about it the most is how not restored it is.

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.

Lista is still in business in Holliston, Mass and making virtually identical work benches like this today in 2022.

The addition of the locking casters was a good move. Cleaning up around the unit will be so much easier.

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.

Beautiful, well done. Looks too good to work on.

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.

Such a good work. Thank you so much for sharing your restoration. Love the stainless steel cover …great idea.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Excellent. Thanks for this - inspired me to do the same with mine.

Wow! Great transformation.

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!

Nice project 👍 turned out pretty cool. Well done

Beautifully done,love the red color.

Well done! Nice touch with the metal top👌

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

Whew. I felt so relieved when you packed those bearings with grease 👍😂

One of the most satisfying videos I've seen in a long time.

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 🤣👍👍

That is just wonderful!! 10-stars, and then some.

@ 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

Love it. Nice job. Only saw one paint run but hey. Gives it character if you ask me.

I'm getting a jack of all trades vibe from you and I like it. Good restoration vid!

Pretty good. People need to be reminded that this will be used to work on. It is not supposed to be a showpiece.

That wood too looks amazing!

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!

I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this. I’d love to have that table. And I have no clue what or how you did that emblem but that was bad ass. And I have to admit when you brush the paint on I thought “well that looked like crap”. I had faith tho and that thing turned out absolutely perfect. Bravo 👏

You might wish to check that bottom drawer again. It seems as if it has sagged and it's hitting the bottom of the cabinet as you push it in. It's probably the metal bars that ride on the bearings that are bend upwards a bit.

Nice work! It's a great bench.

Sanding down that bench top made me sad, all those memories of projects past. Finished product looks great.

Love it. I haven't bought a bench like that because they never looked sturdy, but yours seems really solid. Great job

@acornhomestead3575

2 жыл бұрын

My guess is the rounded holes were the cause of the play... Reinforced is a good job too!

@TheDustyShed

Жыл бұрын

Those lista workbenches and cabinets are tough as nails. Better than the Snap-on boxes even.

Nice job, and that was a lot of work!

nice and extra shiny clean workbench

Great job on the restoration....but I would have treated both sides of the metal top for protection! I would love to have a work bench like that! I haven't seen any like it up here in Canada!

@lookingthroughice7843

2 жыл бұрын

You need to checkout abandoned warehouses, i see them all the time

@SD-kk6uc

2 жыл бұрын

They are made by a company called Lista.

Walnut draw frts would look good. As for the metal top, if the hinges were installed on the underside of the top and you added strips to lift it off the wood top you could weld on it provided you did something to keep the heat off the wood top and had plenty of support parts then you could fold it up on the wall as a back splash. Pick a wood color you like but it can be thin its just a layer over the metal.

i would like to have that kind of working bench...good job their..thanks for the video.

The fasteners you took off looked brand new. Perhaps the previous owner had the same idea but less fortitude :D

WOW Nice work table. The project is finish really good!