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What thickness of ply? Can you screw from underneath the frame using screws just shorter than the combined thickness of frame and ply? Once you have stuff on the desk, plus the weight of the ply, you won't need much penetration to hold it in place.
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Is there going to be enough support at that corner or will you need a leg?
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As soon as the weather clears up again i should be ready to cut my plywood sheeting for my desk. I was going to just screw it down through from the top and be done with it as i dont mind seeing the screws but i think it is probably worth using hidden fasteners as i cant really change my mind without replacing it then even if i dont need to worry about expansion with non-structural hardwood plywood as i understand it.
The supporting frame is all 38x68 cls studwork timber. Plywood is 18mm thickness
Should i just make the effort and use figure 8 fasteners and inlay then properly so i can easily replace the top when moneys less tight with something nicer or is there a better option i should consider.
This is the basic frame, i'm going to install some additional braces to support the top and give it a bit more rigidity but it feels pretty solid as is.
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