Doc7
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For ease of construction as well as disassembly in 12 months (one year lease in my new wonderful wonderful home state of VA) I am going to screw down my reload bench top to the support frame. No glue for that connection. The top will be removed and the frame partially disassembled to remove from basement at next move to new house.
I am wondering if I would be better off with two layers of 3/4" plywood glued together as the topper, or 5 pieces of 2x6" hardwood laid parallel to each other lengthwise, screwed into the frame with a 1/4" cabinet grade plywood screwed on top of that. I don't have a planer or jointer, but a 1.5" thick 8 to 12 foot long chunk of glued plywood will be a real pain in the future.
When people say "I used 2x8" or "2x6" as a reload bench top, is that what they mean? It is essentially like a picnic table top?
The good news is my new and improved (old stock) T Mag turret press needs no overlap so I can do whatever I like with the edging.
I am wondering if I would be better off with two layers of 3/4" plywood glued together as the topper, or 5 pieces of 2x6" hardwood laid parallel to each other lengthwise, screwed into the frame with a 1/4" cabinet grade plywood screwed on top of that. I don't have a planer or jointer, but a 1.5" thick 8 to 12 foot long chunk of glued plywood will be a real pain in the future.
When people say "I used 2x8" or "2x6" as a reload bench top, is that what they mean? It is essentially like a picnic table top?
The good news is my new and improved (old stock) T Mag turret press needs no overlap so I can do whatever I like with the edging.