Last I checked plywood has its sheets of wood going cross grain already. Otherwise if it was all the same grain it would split regardless of how many layers there are.
Eg a 1/2" sheet of plywood is 4 layers of 1/8" wood with alternating grain.
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Last I checked plywood has its sheets of wood going cross grain already. Otherwise if it was all the same grain it would split regardless of how many layers there are.
Eg a 1/2" sheet of plywood is 4 layers of 1/8" wood with alternating grain.
Not silicoe, Bulldog! That stuff is incredibly strong.
Nice bench for sure! Beats the daylights out of most benches you can buy. I plan on doing the same thing when we move into a new home. Only thing I would add: It's awesome to have a rock solid bench that is of standing hight. I'd take it one step further and make a desk of seating hight built the same way.
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I had my press mounted in the center of my bench for a while and i must say it was an enormous PAIN! when its right between your knees THEN you have to work around it! trying to lean to the side to get your arms to your scale and then try and dump the charge without spilling was hair-tearing frustrating. But hey, thats just me 
With the cross vs.rip cut, while it is true it will be stronger ripped, i dont think he's in any danger of bench failure unless he's setting a peterbilt deisel on it. I am confident a 3000lb rating will suffice. My guess is you probly wanted to get the whole thing out of one sheet
With the cross vs.rip cut, while it is true it will be stronger ripped, i dont think he's in any danger of bench failure unless he's setting a peterbilt deisel on it. I am confident a 3000lb rating will suffice. My guess is you probly wanted to get the whole thing out of one sheet
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Thanks guys. Yes my wife is definitely a keeper. You should see the job she did insulating the chicken coop! My only complaint is that now that she's learned to drive my big Kubota farm tractor, she wants to be the one feeding the cows so I'm not driving it much anymore!
I have enough 2x6 left for one brace so I'm going to put it along the back just under the top as you guys have suggested. Guess I'm going to have to use some looooong screws (like 6 inches) to screw the brace in from the 4x4 to the 2x6s along with some 3.5" screws to screw the brace in from the top and to add to 4x4s from the top to prevent side to side movement.
I have enough 2x6 left for one brace so I'm going to put it along the back just under the top as you guys have suggested. Guess I'm going to have to use some looooong screws (like 6 inches) to screw the brace in from the 4x4 to the 2x6s along with some 3.5" screws to screw the brace in from the top and to add to 4x4s from the top to prevent side to side movement.
You're going to want a shelf at "eye " level for your scale. When I built mine off a plan I was given here, I left out the shelves to make it easier to move. I put 2 of the 3 tier wire shelves from Cdn Tire w/ the liners and a piece of 1 x 4 for the scale to sit on. Not really happy with the 1x4, but it works for now
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Good or bad, in my case I decided to buy everything separate and am going straight to the Charge Master. Have not ordered a powder dispenser or beam scale. Someday maybe I'll wish I started down that route but once I tried out a Lyman 1200, I decided that the automatic thrower route was pretty cool! As a result, I can't think of a need for an eye level shelf. Can you think of any other reasons to have one other than a beam scale?
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Good choice on the chargemaster. I would never be without mine. Speeds up the process a lot for me.
