It’s 99% done. I cut the platform panels an inch too wide, so I’ll need to rip those down. That’s a PIA, because the only way I have to do that is to lay them out on the driveway on a sheet of foam insulation and cut it with the circular saw.

The Vevor pocket hole jig worked perfectly. It’s the first time I’ve used one. I picked the Vevor over the Kreg because the Vevor is made of machined aluminum instead of plastic and was also cheaper. Recommended.

If I were going to do it again I’d build it almost entirely out of plywood and hire someone with a big CNC router to cut the parts. I just didn’t think of it till after I started, even though I used a 5’ X 10’ Multicam CNC router at my last job. I only thought about how I could build it with the tools I had. Man, it would have been so much easier, would have come out nicer, and probably wouldn’t have cost too much more.

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    13 days ago

    this looks awesome!

    I would love to hear how strong/quiet it is when stress tested.

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      13 days ago

      It’s solid wood, and very heavy. I expect it to be stable and quiet.

      This is the rail hardware, the two big screws can be tightened to make a firm connection, and I used better screws than what came with it to mount the pieces.