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THE LEG & RAIL ASSEMBLY
Before cutting the legs (A),
decide whether or not you want to add casters to make your
Table mobile. If so, be sure to make the legs 2" shorter than
called for in the plans or your table will be too high...then
drill a hole in the bottom of each leg to receive the caster
shaft or its drive-in, metal "receiver".
Next, drill and counterbore the holes in the legs (A)
for the screw shanks where the top & bottom side rails (B,C)...top
& bottom front and back rails (E,F)...and
shelf (G) attach to them.
NOTE: If you're making the stand to hold a microwave
oven, be sure to position the lower shelf (G)
4" lower than indicated in the plan to accommodate the height
of the oven. Again, be sure to measure your oven before deciding
where to position the shelf.
If you're making the table with a lower storage unit instead,
be sure to attach the two drawer guide strips (D)
to the top side rails (B)
with counterbored wood screws before putting the two leg assemblies
together. See the drawer
guide detail drawing.
Use a 1/8" drill to bore screw pilot holes in the ends of
all rails (B,C,E,F) and
assemble the side rails (B,C)
to the legs (A) using
1-3/4" #8 flathead wood screws (Y).
Cover the screw heads with dowel buttons or plugs (Z).
THE BASE ASSEMBLY
Put the base
assembly together by connecting the two leg & rail assemblies
with the top back (E)
and bottom front & back (F)
rails, using 1-3/4" #8 flathead wood screws. As before, cover
the screw heads with glue-in dowel buttons or plugs.
Build the shelf (G)
by gluing individual pieces of 3/4" stock edge-to-edge to
create a piece that's 22" x 27-3/4". Once the glue has dried,
hand sand or belt sand the shelf to a smooth surface, then
notch-out the corners of the shelf to fit snugly inside your
legs, resting on top of the lower side (C)
and lower front and back (F)
rails. Position the shelf (G)
on top of these rails (C,F)
and use a 1/8" bit to drill the screw pilot holes in the edges
of the shelf (G).
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