FINISHED MY BENCHWORK!
And, by jiminy, it worked.
We painted the legs tonight, just needs to drill some holes to run carriage bolts between each gap to keep the sections joined together, installed into the toy room, then track laying and wiring can finally start.
Learned something new and thought Id share.
Ive always hated carriage bolts. Often, starting a nut without pushing back on an unsupported head, causes the head to unseat, and the bolt to turn with the nut, swearing begins. Especially annoying if the head is hidden from your reach. Ive seen small finishing/tack nails, e-clips on threads, and glue, all used to keep the head seated. Yesterday I saw another solution. While dismantling an old couch into 4 pieces, so it could fit into the gigantic garbage cans our city uses, I saw 3"x3" squares of thin cardboard stapled over the head, to hold the bolts in place.
