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The bar
top is thick and heavy...and that is with out the rails. I am using the biscuit cutter to
cut grooves around the case. These will allow top clips to be used as hold downs.
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Here is a hold-down. The
lip fits into the biscuit slot, and then it is screwed to the top. If the biscuit slots
are cut a little lower (1/16th or so), the screw will pull down the top.
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Well, after I had fastened
all the clips, I looked at it and decided to add angle iron sections for added safety.
The hold down clips probably would work, but two things caused me to want to
beef up the anchoring of the top. First, the top is cantilevered over the front edge.
Second, there may be kids (of all ages) leaning on the bar rail. I would not want the top
to see-saw.
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I wanted the
angle iron not to show when secured. I have cut 8" sections of this heavy gauge
1" stock. I am drilling holes for screws.
I filed over the ends so that the cut edges wouldn't catch little hands
— or big ones, for that matter.
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I screw the angle
sections in place with the top off. This is much easier than trying to get a screwdriver
in the tiny height under the bar top. The side screws are easier to do.
It is clearly time to add the bar rails.
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