Larry, oops, I meant 2 5 foot long pieces for the length and a cross piece on each end to fasten the legs and to support the 2 long pieces.
earlier, [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote: >If you're buying folding legs from Harbor Freight, John, what are >the vertical wood pieces for? If the folding legs are similar to the >legs on church basement tables will they be sturdy enough to support >your router table when you're routing a project? > >I've seen plans or articles for trestle tables that are held >together rigidly because of wedges tapped through open mortise >joints. I'll look for that material this weekend. > >-- >Larry Martin >Woodworking for the Blind >--joining the world of blind wood workers > >-------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: John Schwery <<mailto:jschwery%40runbox.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I would like your ideas on a folding table. I want to make a folding > > table for a sort of outdoor work bench. I bought the legs from > > harbor Freight. They are similar to what you might see on tables for > > church and school meals. I thought of making the top from 1 by 12 > > wood, about 5 feet long and 2 feet wide, with a cross piece under > > each end to support the 2 vertical pieces and for fastening the > > legs. What sort of joint would be best for vertical boards, 2 1 by 5 > > pieces joined side by side? Should I use dowels, tongue and groove > > or something else? If I use tongue and groove, what should be the > > width of the tongue? Will I need any cross pieces in the > > middle? About the heaviest thing I might have on it would be my > > router table and router. > > > > John > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.39/687 - Release Date: > 2/14/2007 4:17 > > PM > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.0/689 - Release Date: >2/15/2007 5:40 PM John -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.0/689 - Release Date: 2/15/2007 5:40 PM To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
