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[quote user="selector"]<p>If you have good solid blocking around the tops of the legs it might be enough. Otherwise, some diagonal bracing might be wise. Long stilts don't take sideways pressure well when you stumble and reach out to grab the layout for support, or if you fall against it, so diagonal braces would be a good idea I would think.</p><p>You only need enough adhesive to do the job. So, if you make a 2"X2" swipe of caulking at each corner, about 1/32" thick, and press the foam onto that, it should suffice.</p><p>I am assuming that you are gluing the foam to a thin plywood slab around which the fascia goes and to which the legs are attached. If not, then glue the fascia to the sides of the foam.</p><p>[/quote]</p><p> </p><p>I haven't explained my bench work very well. So I'll try to give a better explanation.</p><p>I'm using 4 hollow core doors. Two are 36x80, one 30x80 and one 24x80. I have used the 8" wide plywood to build a border around the doors to hold the foam and for attaching the legs. I have built four separate modules. All with six 2x4 for legs, with cross bracing. I then attached all the modules together in a donut (rectangle) shape. I also attached it to the wall on one side. I can shake it and it does not move. </p><p>I'm going to use 2" extruded foam on top of hollow core doors.</p><p>So with this bench work I was wondering if gluing would be required.</p><p>I am new to this hobby and need all the help I can get.</p><p> Thanks</p><p> </p><p>Mike </p>
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