kenh3497

OK, it "says" I successfully up loaded the photos I promised. The first one is the box that will hold everything together. The skinny brace is just there to keep it from racking until the top and bottom are on. #2 getting ready to drill the holes for the T-nuts to attack the legs. #3 is, yup you guessed it a T-nut LOL. #4 pretty much explains itself. #5 I'm cutting the top to width. 42 inches wide. I cut all the rails for the base and legs using the saw guide. I firmly believe you could build the whole bench in this manner with the addition of a framing square to guide the saw for cutting the short pieces. #6 & 7 Bracing up the legs and one leg finished. The long brace goes to the top. #8 The "inspector" making sure everything is going to plan. Actually I think she was looking at a bug on the floor LOL. And last but not least the bottom of the table with he top installed. The bottom is 1/4 inch Laun ply that is attached with construction adhesive and about 200, 1 inch staples. The top is just a "sub top" attached with screws 6 inches on center. I plan on buying a sheet of 1/2 inch MDF for the working surface. Because I used a lower quality grade of ply I went ahead and sanded the top a bit to make sure I took off the tops of the high spots. I had a 18 X 2 sanding board with some 36 grit on it I used for body filler on cars. Worked like a charm here too. All that is left to do is purchase a bit more ply and 2X4's to construct the shelf and help tie the legs together. I sat in the middle of the bench and it is VERY sturdy. I could feel very little if any flex when I bounced on the table. I weighed 229# this morning on the scale so I think it should be good enough. It turned out to be more of a project than I anticipated, but it should be a once in a lifetime project... I hope...