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That old timer at the scrapyard fixed my workbench sag with one look
Guy in Spokane saw me hauling a warped 2x6 top and said 'you're bracing the length, not the sag'... swapped my center support to run diagonal to the front legs, cost me $3 in scrap angle iron and now that bench doesn't flex when I lean on it. Anybody else had luck with diagonal bracing over the usual crossbars?
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burns.fiona17d ago
That "bracing the length, not the sag" line is exactly right, but the real trick is adding a cross brace on the back edge too, stops the whole frame from racking sideways when you plane boards.
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