Now, gussets are in... time to put in some reinforcing blocks to strengthen the structure. The plywood was originally attached only by a shallow rabbit, and the blocks increase the amount of glue area holding the plywood in place.
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| Reinforcing block for the gusset corner. |
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| Blocks used for the gusset sides. |
Now since the gussets are drying... time to focus on the small frame... which means installing some reinforcing dowels in the corners. The locations were marked using the Incra rule (the bit of red and silver metal) and a mechanical pencil. Once the hole centers were located, they were center puched with an awl. The hole were drilled using and ancient Porta-line.
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| Tools used for marking and drilling the corner holes. |
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| Corner drilled for dowels. |
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| Dowels, ready for installation. |
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| Installed. |
Next up is the installation of the retaining blocks, and the mounting platforms for the castors.
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