Surface for fish cleaning table

[Mueller]

Last year I constructed a fish cleaning table with a kind of top made up of pressed sawdust or some similar material. I was told the surface would not stand up to the weather so I put several coats of spar varnish on the material. Well, it did not stand up to the weather as water found its way into the screw holes even though heavily varnished and the wood swelled up with the water. Where in the Duluth-superior area can I obtain a sheet of some kind of poly/plastic material I could screw on to the table. The dimensions are about 30X60 so I need a sheet of some sort.

Thanks

Mueller

[bigdog]

You could use a sheet of counter top laminate from a menards, home depot, etc. Glues down with contact cement.

[leechlake]

you can get a sheet of laminate or a 4 X 8 sheet of "milk house" liner. It's kind of a textured white material. Make sure you use flooring adhesive to put it on. If you screw it water will find its way through the screw holes and swell the particleboard or fibre board material that is in place already.

[Hemlock]

I got a sink cut out from a counter top from a plumber I know. I'm sure if you call any plumber/contracter, they could save one for you for a minimal price. They work great. One for home, cabin, boat, fish house....

[fishing4fun]

Hemlock,

You took the words out of my mouth. I have 4 of them. I have a friend who is a plumber and he saves them for me. Actually if you go to Menards you can pick up a whole counter top for very cheap and then you'll have nice corners. I'm to cheap, I like the freebees.

[musky hunter]

Many of the countertops are formica covered particle board, and you may experience the same type of problem if left exposed to the weather. Of course it will be much better than varnished particle board, just depends on how long you want it to last. Perhaps the best would be a sheet of nylon, delrin, or other industrial plastic that you could get at Seeleye Plastics, but it would be pricey and hold up forever. But for a fish cleaning table left outside, what's wrong with a good stout solid wood plank? It's all I use.

[Hossienda]

Another option to try would be a restaurant supply business that could sell you an actual cutting board. A buddy of mine is a chef and that is what he uses.

-Hossienda

[BarryG]

I took an old ironing board and bolted a piece of plexy glass on it. Adjustable height and won't rot...might rust a little but it will last a long time! It is about 20"X 48".

[cyberamish]

There is a plastic fabricator / distributor in Duluth called Northern Acrylics. I use to sell plastic sheet to them. Tim Johnson is the owner, and they are located accross from Duluth Glass & Mirror. I would look at HDPE, it's cheap, indestructable, and is FDA approved for food contact. Plus you can wash it down with bleach to clean it.

[nytelyter]

i havean old butcher block top from a portable dishwasher works great ask your local appliance dealer to save one for you next time they get one in