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| Nov 15, 2017 at 15:11 | comment | added | isherwood | Good point. I thought about mentioning diagonal bracing, but a low stand with larger lumber like shown above mitigates some of that concern. | |
| Nov 15, 2017 at 14:30 | comment | added | Stanwood | Just to echo something said here. There are two modes of failure for the stand: buckle in the middle or twist out the legs. Removing the bottom support primarily affects the latter mode. So you should pay attention to how the legs are attached to the top. Use multiple screws or better yet a bolt or dovetailing to avoid building a table with wobbly legs. When you think it’s ready jump on it and you’ll know for sure. | |
| Nov 15, 2017 at 14:22 | history | answered | isherwood | CC BY-SA 3.0 |