Tom asks :
>Interesting thread on workbenches....I'm gettin' set to build as well,
>and have
>wondered what would be wrong with 3-4 1/2" threaded rods buried
>internally in
>the benchtop?
When the humidity rises, three feet wide of wood is going to
expand, whether or not steel bolts are restricting certain
cylindrical (conical ?-) parts of it. These'll get crushed
or something, then next winter all the nuts'll be loose.
[so that's what happened !]
Certainly a possible way of clamping during assembly. I've
seen rods mentioned so many places, but I just can't see how
they can contribute anything but a bit of weight (and a lot
of drilling).
Paul P
Montreal (Quebec)
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