Thrashsmith
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Hi all, I'm planning a work bench upgrade from my 10mm plate bench which is on a fairly light weight 40mm box frame. For the type of work I do the frame definitely needs to be more heavy duty & probably so does the plate top. My current bench isn't salvageable, it's had it's day.
What I'm wondering is how thick do you think I can go with the plate top before it won't flex? I want it to have a bit of flex in it because sods law is any plate I buy will have a natural bow to it, but I want it to be dead flat, so if I bolt it down to the frame with countersunk M16 set screws I can iron out any bow.
If I went with 60 or 70mm box frame with 5mm wall do you think I could get 15mm plate to tighten down flat or would 12mm be tops? I know that 10mm will flex because I've tried it but I want to go heavier duty. Cheers
What I'm wondering is how thick do you think I can go with the plate top before it won't flex? I want it to have a bit of flex in it because sods law is any plate I buy will have a natural bow to it, but I want it to be dead flat, so if I bolt it down to the frame with countersunk M16 set screws I can iron out any bow.
If I went with 60 or 70mm box frame with 5mm wall do you think I could get 15mm plate to tighten down flat or would 12mm be tops? I know that 10mm will flex because I've tried it but I want to go heavier duty. Cheers
