LOL, yabutt, here is the deal. The plywood is bolted to the DP base with long bolts. The bolts come up through the bottom so the base would have to be up in the air to get the bolts back in unless I cut them or I could'a lifted the entire DP up and sie back down over the 3 bolts. I was not in that frame of mind at the time. The thought did occur to me. Basically it was a six of one, half a dozen of the other kinda consideration. I was thinking much less work if we can muscle it up there. The ply base might'a could'a been rebolted to the mobile base but clearance was tight when it was easy to work on, on the floor probably would have increased the difficulty factor a time or two. Then there is the considration of lifting a 240 lb. DP up and into place. We assembled this thing "pyramid" style.
Yeah!
Agreed, Even with that example, I only buy 50# bags just so I don't have to deal with the 80# bags. Talk about dead weight.
Almost from the day my wife and I met she knew that I built stuff, wooden stuff. I have enlarged and totally rebbuilt her kitchen, master bathroom, and all of the wooden furniture in our home, with the excption of a couple of pieces. And I actually make money with my tools, so she has always been very accepting of my fondness for new stuff.
Thank you sir!