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I am recycling an old solid core door. Years ago I made a workbench from pallets. I put a 3/4" pressed wood top on it. I am now replacing it with the 1.75" pressed wood door. I am not a big fan of putting the screws into the pressed wood, but I like the idea of screwing up from the bottom, so the workbench top is clean.
Which way would you go. Counter-sink the heads into the pressed wood, and screw into the hardwood, or screw up from the bottom into the pressed wood?
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Up from the bottom. Maybe an inch into the door. Less chance of hitting it with a miscut.
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What Stwood said , and if you don't think the screws will grab into the pressed wood well enough or they spin out, use a forsner bit and make holes that you can use a plug cutter to glue plugs of hardwood into for grip.
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(08-17-2017, 06:45 PM)Cecil Wrote: Which way would you go. Counter-sink the heads into the pressed wood, and screw into the hardwood, or screw up from the bottom into the pressed wood?
A third alternative would be to glue some hardwood battens to the underside of the top. Then drive screws horizontally through the battens and into the base.
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I built a RAS bench with a 3 layer top. The bottom layer is 3/4" plywood. On top of that is 3/4" MDF (for flatness) screwed into the plywood from the top with flat-head screws, countersunk so the top is not obstructed by the screw heads. I attached 3/4" oak "banding" around the top and left it 1/4" proud (a lip) at the top. Then I cut a piece of 1/4" masonite to cover the top. It is held in place by the 1/4" oak lip. It's hard and fairly scuff resistant; and, best of all, it's be easily replaced when it gets unsightly - just lift it out and put a new one in. Sounds like you could use a similar construction with your door.
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I used GRK truss head fasteners, up from the bottom.
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