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I used a different approach. I went to Lowe's and bought some 8' long metal studs and 10' track that goes with it. Its light weight and only requires very basic tools to work . <br />I cut the studs to 47 15/16" long and the track into 2' lengths. I made modules 2' x 4' with an additional stud in the middle of the short side. I then attached 1/4" plywood to one side . I built some supports out of 1"x4"s bolted the modules together then used a bunch of 2" C clamps to attach the platform to the supports/legs. <br />You can use self-drilling screws or pop rivets to fasten the metal studs together. I used what are called Pan Framer screws on the bottom and 3/16" pop rivets on the side I attached the plywood to. The reason I used the pop rivets is the the profile of the head of the rivet is lower so there isn't so much of a bump in the plywood when you attach it.
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