Hi everyone...I've been reading some great advice and info on this site...so I signed up!
I recently built a Murphy Bed as my first project and borrowed everything from a circular saw, router, saw horses, makeshift table and saw guides from my father in law...and now I have gotten bit by the bug. The Murphy Bed is awesome and albeit has quite a few imperfections...it works and works good. When the weather warms up I'll be coming back for some advice on how to finish it...but for now I have bigger fish to fry.
I used a free plan and am building a workbench/workarea...using the following plan:
http://woodworking.about.com/od/shop...tableTable.htm
It has been very inexpensive and easy to build (maybe 130 bucks in materials and 4-5 hours of time so far). Besides being low cost I really like the concept of the collapsible casters so I can push it to the wall when not in use. Sorry...I'm rambling...to my question:
The plan calls for the top to be 1/2 in. plywood and 1/4 in masonite. Will this configuration allow me to create bench dog holes? I know it's a lightweight design...but should I consider topping it with a couple sheets of mdf or something - thicker plywood?? Will it then be too heavy for the caster concept? It's more important to me for now that it be mobile vs. heavy duty...but if I could have both that'd be nice. But I do like the idea of the bench dogs...any ideas?
Thank you for your time.
ER