Folding Work Table and Storage Bracket #3: Support Structure

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This is part 3 in a 8 part series: Folding Work Table and Storage Bracket

  1. Design
  1. I-beams
  2. Support Structure
  3. Tabletop
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  1. Leg Locks

 
 
Before I started assembling the support structure, I cut 10-degree bevels on the bottom ends of the long support beams. I did this only for aesthetics. 
 
I made a 10-degree insert for my sled to cut the bevels. 
 




I drilled a million dowel holes in the ends of the cross braces and sides of the beams. Then I glued the structure sideways, one “story” at a time. 
 
 

I worked quickly, then rotated the structure so it was upside down on my bench to keep it flat. I clamped across the cross braces and added the horizontal leg support plates on each end. I was not sure how well the support plates would hold up, so attached them with screws in case I ever needed to replace them. 

 
A torsion box! They won't disappoint you for having a nice surface for all sorts of uses 👍