Byrdie Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Lag screws/bolts are a pretty positive attachment method but are you sure 4 will be enough? I'd be worried about persons sitting on it and rocking it. When something is this large and solid, people often assume that it's strong enough to be manhandled. Another question I meant to post but apparently didn't - was the ink used to black the legs "printer's ink?" (Intended for use in printing presses.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted February 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Byrdie said: Lag screws/bolts are a pretty positive attachment method but are you sure 4 will be enough? I'd be worried about persons sitting on it and rocking it. When something is this large and solid, people often assume that it's strong enough to be manhandled. I'm not worried about it. They're about 2 1/2" into the bottom of the slab, and it's quite solid. The aluminum is a very tight fit and it's glued, so it structurally supports the base in addition to being a visual element. You'd be hard pressed to do anything to this to hurt it. The lag screws are really just needed so someone doesn't try to pick it up by the top and drop it on their foot. 1 hour ago, Byrdie said: Another question I meant to post but apparently didn't - was the ink used to black the legs "printer's ink?" (Intended for use in printing presses.) The ink is Speedball super black India ink, sold for art/calligraphy. I don't know much about ink, so not sure if that's the same thing. I picked it because it has a shellac base, so it's supposed to stay better without rubbing off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SawDustB Posted February 14, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 I made the delivery today. Here it is in place, at least where it's going for now. I'm happy with the final result. My partners were surprised, although I got the sense they may have suspected something when I took the beam section. I'm not sure yet where it's final home will be, since we don't have the rest of our furniture yet. I'll grab some better photos of it at some point, but right now I'm just happy to have my bench back. As a bonus, I got to take the extra maple from trimming out the space, so it was a good trade to me (about 30-40 board feet of 8/4). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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