Torsion Box

Hi sIKE;

Do you have a sketch of what you want to do?

With only three hours sleep, I’m better with pictures.

Lee

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I have two drawings one is very rough so I could get the picture in mind and start chewing on it and the second is not complete as I have not decided on the layout of the top. The first drawing also only took into account the RAS table being 3/4” thick, which has been replaced by the Craftsman RAS recall kit with the top being 1” thick! Here they are…

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I am still fighting the learning curve of Sketchup so my measurements in the drawings maybe off but I hope you can get the idea!.

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Looking at the diagram the panels are wider than they should be….

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Anyone?

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Hi sIKE;

As per the PM, here’s the photo’s I mentioned. The miter station and drawers aren’t supported from the floor in any way. It does use a torsion box type construction.

Let me know.

Lee

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http://www.amazon.com/Woodworkers-Essential-Facts-Formulas-Short-Cuts/dp/1892836211/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
Get Ken Horners book. It’s the best info on constructing torsion boxes out there. Folks toss the term around but few really understand what is and how to construct a proper torsion box. There is more bad and incorrect info on torsion boxes on the web. Ian Kirby was the first to publish the torsion box for woodworkers in FWW over 25 years ago. It’s basically aircraft wing engineering. Putting drawers in a torsion box pretty much makes it a non torsion box.