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« on: January 27, 2010, 08:49:59 PM »
I have given some thought about making a frame but had not considered laminating sheets together, my thinking is it might not be as strong, I think you are telling me it's stronger to laminate the pieces. I know for one thing finding 1/4 is much easier than 1" Even 1/2 is common but 1" is rather hard to come by. The bad thing is my screw is dead center of the table and would require a rather large notch. I think I have about 2" between the table bottom and the top of the plate that holds the screw nut. "With the he aluminium side rails it would be easy enough to mount this frame to the sides with nuts and bolts. it could become a part of the entire frame. I have some white oak that is hard as blazes would make a good solid frame but even as you say over time it will warp too.
I have the table level now I but shims between the bottom tube and the side rail it was only about .021 not much but then the bow down in the middle wow that is about 1/16 from a straight edge placed across the corners and measuring in the center of the MDF.
If I can get this surface mounted accurately enough might not need to surface the finished top. MDF is really flat but I am not sure about how flat it will be laminating sheets together. Will they stay fairly flat?