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   user-7061496 | May 22, 2018 10:11pm | #1

   How do you fasten the top to the base?

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   BenStrano | May 23, 2018 08:41am | #2

   Having just helped Matt move, I can attest, the top is not attached to the base, and it's heavy enough that it's never been an issue.

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   MikeHildyard | Dec 16, 2021 02:07am | #4

   Are there basic dimensions of this bench available

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   DaveRichards | Dec 16, 2021 11:49am | #5

   https://www.tauntonstore.com/woodworking/project-plans/matts-monster-workbench-065101?limit=100

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   TboneTim | Aug 12, 2019 02:28pm | #3

   For those of us building the split-top Roubo bench with the Benchcrafted hardware, Matt provides a real gem in Video 3: "Assembling the Base."

   As both Matt and the folks at Benchcrafted attest, locating the position of the barrel bolts for attaching the rails to the legs requires precision and can be a real challenge. Matt's simple but ingenious alignment jig is the key. The jig itself is quick and easy to assemble from scrap lumber, though like all jigs, needs to be fashioned with dead-on accuracy. Using this jig, all four of my leg bolt assemblies went together smoothly. And boy, do they make for a rock-solid perfectly square base when cinched up.

   The tip on using this jig starts at 5:55 into the video.

   Another simple but important tip. Benchcrafted advises enlarging the 1/2" bolt holes with a 9/16 or 5/8" drill bit to make for an easier mating of the bolts. But wait to do this until after using the jig to mark the barrel bolt location, as the snugger fit of the bolt in its original 1/2" hole is key to accurate alignment of the jig.