I built my DT table using there drawings, the only difference is i went with 1/4 tubing instead of 1/8, the 2 end cross peices have the gusset welded to them and bolted through the legs, both rails are the same length so like mentioned above i measured corner to corner to square it up then tightened the bolts.. i had made some simple height ajustment legs using large nuts/bolts/washers because my cement floor isn't level, they are crude but they work, i check the squareness of my table from time to time when i am cutting square peices, so far it hasnt moved as the peices are bang on.
I cut the slat support notches in the angle iron using my chop saw, so they arent all exactly the same depth, but close... i off set the center slat support notches to the center of the 2 outside ones which give my slats a nice bow running from one side to the other.
I think squareness is more important than level, your table can be perfectly level but the sheet you are cutting might not be meaning the thinner material thats is warped or becomes warped when cutting... but the thc takes care of that..
On a after thought i remember now wishing i had welded the leg height adjustment knobs on first, it would have made my life alot easier at the time instead of trying to shim them with whatever i could find.
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