I want to build a flip top tool cart for my planer and Ridgid OSS combo.
I bought a 1/2" steel rod for the axle but now I'm thinking I should get a threaded rod instead so I can capture the uprights from the outside with nuts. With just the smooth rod, there's nothing to prevent the uprights from spreading apart except for the upright to base connection. I have seen some designs that brace the uprights to the base but I wanted a more open design.
Maybe I've answered my own question.
My major concern with the threaded rod is that the threads will gouge the wood as I spin the top over and over.
I bought a 1/2" steel rod for the axle but now I'm thinking I should get a threaded rod instead so I can capture the uprights from the outside with nuts. With just the smooth rod, there's nothing to prevent the uprights from spreading apart except for the upright to base connection. I have seen some designs that brace the uprights to the base but I wanted a more open design.
Maybe I've answered my own question.
My major concern with the threaded rod is that the threads will gouge the wood as I spin the top over and over.
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