Before I bought my final table, I used a heavy duty church-like long table that organizations put together for functions, etc. It worked for years and was very sturdy. Get two of them and put back to back and you would have a huge amount of space. Plus one could always fold it down when company was coming. Similar ones at SamsClub, Hancocks, etc were not sturdy and had a plastic top. Too noisy and flimsey--I know because I bought one to drag with me to Guild and it now sits in unfinished basement not being used. lol Also, when one puts a cutting board down, be sure to add some of that rolled drawer liner stuff one can get almost any place. It really keeps board from moving. If you put it under machine, it softens the noise factor too.