thanks rtr12, I did a similar thing with the brackets. moving off of just the top of legs. I will have to run over to local home depot / lowes / ace to see what options they have for metal brackets. I am interested in the transformer shelves as well, but not sure how they would attach to an existing leg(s)? thanks for the pics and the explanation!
The transformer cart comes with wheels and is a separate, free standing thing. I ordered an extra shelf for that one too.
morning mike
you are making great progress
a question about the mianne bench work, it looks like the four foot width of a plywood sheet does not completely cover the the depth of the bench work - are the outer edges of the rails and the hex shaped legs depth four feet exactly - is this a problem if you try to max the coverage of the plywood (for example - a 4/8 plywood sheet would not completely cover the 4/8 footprint of the benchwork)
i am trying to figure out if you need to speck the mianne product a little less than four feet wide
thank you
j
The Mianne bench work is made for the plywood to fit in the center of the legs and cross pieces. If you order a 4'x8' Mianne kit it will be 4' center to center of the legs and cross pieces. Same with the 8' length. I have about 7/8" at the legs and 3/8" at the cross pieces. The advantage is if you ever want to add on you can just go from there without having to change anything. It wasn't a problem for me and won't be as I plan to add on to my original kit.
The only time this might be a problem is if you were trying to fit it exactly between two fixed walls or other items. In that case I would call Mianne and talk with them about the sizes and the space you are trying to fit. They are very helpful.
thanks j, exactly what rtr12 said..... and my table is 6' wide. so I had home depot rip one 4x8 sheet into (s) 2x8' sheets. I just have not installed them yet.i may have to trim a bit as I have a small drywall section that covers a pole. so it may be a little too tight for the 2 x 8' wide section to just drop in. not sure. going to try that out this weekend probably see how it al fits.
