Table Improvements

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Hey Wout,

@WTheelen

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@WaywardWoodworker

I’d suggest boring holes without notches

Notches like you show above on the inner parts of your anti-torsion box above only work against bending of the box if they are

1. extremely precise (tight) and then
2. all parts glued together (=so that the triangles are all mechanically closed)

It is much simpler to have the third side of the triangle as a continuous top as Derek suggested. And with screws so you don’t need to get stability by ensuring 1.) and 2.)

• They are pretty precise. I did a test when I started and I need a hammer to get them in completely.
  though I found with the woodworker the motor may have skipped a few steps on some beams so some notches are wider and I’ll redo those.
• I was thinking of using glue once I dry test everything

if you really ensure this (both), it should be very stable also. But combined with a continuous top would still add to stability – and screws are simple and very strong. When using screws, it is not the screws alone that take the load, you also press the two wooden surfaces together and the countless small fibers interlock so that it is a good connection.