The above image is the isometric drawing I did of what the new chop box table would look like. This drawing was not to scale, but it does have some of the more important measurements shown.
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The above images are the top and side view of what the new chop box table will look like. These drawings, unlike the isometric drawing, is to scale at 4 inches to 1 centimeter. This drawing also has all of the needed measurements as this is what we would be using as a reference while we built the chop box table.
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In the above image we see one of my group members attempting to level one of the side supports and the leg with a sander in preparation for attaching more table supports.
Two of my group mates drill the guide holes for the screws for one of the supports for the front of the table.
The above two photos show two of my group members attaching a leg that will provide some of the support for where the chop box will be held.
One of my group members showing off the internal support that we had all put together. Originally we had accidentally put one of the pieces on crooked. We had to take off that piece of wood and change the angle that it was attached to the other piece of wood at to prevent future problems. After we reattached the piece of wood we realized that one of the pieces of wood was warped any way, so taking taking one of the legs off and reattaching it didn't change much.
Here is the table with the finished frame of the upper table top.
Here is the support that the lower table top will rest on. This lower table top is also what the chop box will rest on.
Our teacher instructs us on how to use a specific kind of saw to make straight cuts. In this picture we are cutting the piece of plywood that we used for the table top.
Eventually we decided to use the same saw that we originally cut the plywood with to cut out the middle piece of plywood. The people in our group who weren't cutting the wood had to carefully watch where the saw blade was going so we could make sure that we weren't cutting too far.
In the above and above and to the right picture our group permanently attaching the table tops to the frame. Here we had to place the screws very carefully so as to screw into the 2x4s underneath.
Yay! We finally finished! The chop box fit perfectly in and on the table. The table also has lots of room for storing projects and tools.
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In the above image one of my groups members
In the above image you can see that two of the three side supports as well as all four of the legs are attached. Some of the wood that is sitting on the base of the table will be used for the side supports.
Here we can see the table with the main side supports installed. The pieces of the internal support are laying in the middle of the table so we could see how we want the supports to connect together. The supports that were horizontal are eventually going to be suspended, so they are not laying in their final spots.
Above is one of my group members screwing the front support on to the leg of the table.
Two of my group members and I are reattaching one of the 2x4s on the middle support piece after we realized that the original piece was too short.
Two of my group members attach a piece of wood that would act as a spacer between the internal and external support. This will help provide more support and it will keep the angles of the internal support congruent with one another.
A group member and myself attach another piece of wood to support the center of the lower table top. This will keep the wood from bending and warping under the weight of the chop box.
We were finally able to attach the plywood to the top of the table. We were trying to figure out how to cut out the smaller square that would be the lower table top. We found that the bottom of the table and the positioning of the legs make the table asymmetrical, so it was very difficult to cut out the middle of the table correctly.
After we secured the table top to the frame we worked on cleaning up the edges and top of the ply wood.
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