Do it yourself workbench bracing
Thank you BSmith for
commenting the other day about my lack of bracing on the DIY
work bench.
It had a slight wobble, but
two 2x4's on the bottom firmed it up and provided a place to install a
heavy duty shelf.
I also put an L bracket on
one of the rear legs to secure it to the deck.
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The best way to brace a two adjacent legs of a table is to run cross-braces between the legs; Run two pieces of wood each from the top of one leg to the bottom of the other in the form of a saltire.
Another way is to fix a sheet of plywood to behind two adjacent legs.
Both solutions essentially make the table's legs resist shear deformation.
Looking Good! I'm sure you'll get plenty of use out of it.
Good job on the L bracket too. Sometimes the smallest things come in very valuable.
Enjoy!
You can push on a rope:
(if you saturate it with resin
)