I am trying to design a 96" x 25" desk using 1.5" thick butcher block and 3/4" galvanized steel pipe. I would be using this as a craft desk, to hold a 50lbs pc, and a small flatscreeen tv.
The idea is to have 6 legs offset 3" from all sides of the butcherblock, attached to the block with steel flanges screwed into the wood, and to use the same piped fitted between the legs and held in place with Tee and Cross fittings.
My main concern is the area labeled with the question mark. Would it be better to have 2 of the 23" bars, one above and one below the Cross fitting for the 32" bars or would it be better to double the amount of 32" bars to go above and below the fitting for the 23" bar. Illustrated below.
For context I previously build a desk with the dimensions 72" x 32" using the same type of design without doubling the racking bars.
The original desk has 2 front legs and 3 back legs spaced 3" each side of the butcher block and is secured to the butcher block with galvanized flanges screwed into the wood. This desk has bars between the legs to prevent racking These bars are attached to the legs with Tee and Cross fittings. This original desk borders on immovable as far as racking or sagging goes.
