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Really racking my brain trying to come up with an inexpensive way of covering the countertops.
Bren,
Not sure if you've tried any of the Refit stores (or even if there are any in Wpg), but might find some "gently" used solutions there...or you could try a cabinet maker or two and see if you could track down a roll of old stock countertop covering. Not sure how often these things go out of style though, I suspect not very often so there probably isn't much waste.
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My guess would be tiling would be the most inexpensive soulution, another fairly cheap method would be to use laminate on them, I'm just not sure how labor intensive that is since I've never done it.
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My guess would be that everyone has tuned in to watch the World Cup of Soccer and have unfortunately all fallen asleep 
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I'd vote for laminate or melamine or whatever the plastic sheet good du jour is. I love tile, but I don't think it's practical for a workbench top since it would not be completely smooth for more than 18" or so. I suppose it depends on what you're working on. While most tile is very durable, it DOES chip and crack if you, say, drop a sledge on it. I'd personally rather have a dent than a chipped tile. However, tile is not flammable  What's the sheet good called that they make the pegboard out of? If you can get that without the holes, that might be another good option (over some ply, natch).
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What's the sheet good called that they make the pegboard out of?
It's called hardboard here... I use it for milling minimalistic millwork for the basement, etc. Really inert, doesn't twist or warp.
Probably going with Scott's advice, I'll go see "Big Daddy" at the Habitat Re-Store (PM me for the libel-ridden story behind that!) and see what they have for formica/arborite/etc covered countertops. Failing that, galvanized sheets are about $65 each... just gotta find someone with a 70" wide metal break.
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Masonite is the name I normally hear. Believe that is actually a specific manufacturer and not a generic name, but most people I know call the generic product Masonite in the same way that we still talk about "Xerox-ing" things on a Canon copier 
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I just noticed this thread is actually about lower attendence on the board recently, not pegboard. I think we need some more ugly pi**ing contests on avsforum to get people talking about Axiom. I think I'll go over to avsforum and post something like "Axioms are so bright they killed my cat !!"
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LOL 
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