No one had an opinon on this? That's strange.
Well, I decided to glue and screw it together. I made several mistakes along the way that I won't mention.
I got a lot of the pieces cut out yesterday. That didn't mean things would go smoothly. Yesterday evening I had a honey bee in the shop that had gone beserk!! It kept flying into the flourescent lights and making a really loud noise. For fun, I turned that bank off, and turned on the other side of the shop. It changed sides. Hmmm. So I did it about 25 more times, and each time it went to the newly turned on light. I'm wondering if the buzz didn't remind him of his hive, and he couldn't find his way home. Now I'll usually let honey bees be, but after watching a rental car go from 1 bee on a tire, to about 3000 bees on that tire, making a huge ball that was the size of a cantelope, I decided I didn't want that to happen in my shop, so I ended the ordeal. So I should have known that things would not go smoothly from the get go.
The funniest thing is that I cut pieces and dry fitted the fram in place as I went,
so I knew everything fit. Then I pulled it out to glue together. So I did the right thing and squared everything up, even joined 2 pipe clamps together to pull the unit back square. Glued and screwed on the lower back brace, then added the front legs. Thought I'd better put a couple screws in it before glueing it up. Tried to put it in the alcove, wouldn't fit.
1/4" too wide!!
Took the bottom stretcher off, and it went in just fine. Then the stretcher went back on.
I figure the walls are that far out of plumb, and the legs are probably not square to the platform now, but it's steady, and that's all that matters.
Not sure when I'll get back out there to finish it. May spend some time Tuesday, but with the Mavericks and the Stars in post season play, it may be hard to find a day.
Jim.
The main outside legs are 4X4 douglas fir, with the back and side apron 2X6 white wood stud, and the top is 2X yellow pine. I have a piece of 3/16" masonite to go on top. I got to the point of the back 2 top pieces cut and dry fitted.
I didn't take a picture of the 2 pieces of 2X laying on top, as it was almost 8:00 when Glenna came out to get me to stop. Besides, it's 8:40, supper is ready ,and the Mavericks are on!!! GO MAVS!! (sorry). Jim.