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Default Work bench design: Well made?

On Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 7:10:11 PM UTC-5, Electric Comet wrote:
On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:53:58 -0800 (PST)
Michael wrote:

Yes, I'm going to try it with 2x4s. Should have said that. I'll take
off 1/8 on one edge to get a flat top.


sounds reasonable
do you want a trough in the middle for tools and such
paul sellers recommends that

maybe not for an assembly table



Do the screws really make any difference to a glued breadboard type
top made of 2x4s? I'm not seeing it.


maybe think of screws in this case like praying
it might not hurt to add screws

would not make it the way he did in the video
would make the top first and the legs and rails last

he did it bass ackwards and made extra work for himself


Who is going to help you lift that top onto the legs?