Hi all,
I am building a kitchen island. The island is made out of top is 3/4" baltic birch plywood (laminated) and probably weighs about 40lbs and will hold loads of perhaps 100 lbs on occasion.
One side will be attached to the wall (studs). The other side will be supported by a welded steel leg that I had custom made. My question is about how to properly attach the steel leg.
The steel leg is attached to the top by a T-shaped bracket with screw holes. The leg is a modern angled design (photo below) so I think it will exert some pullout force that would not occur if it were a conventional leg design.
I'd like to hear opinions on how long the screws should be in order to be prevent pulling out. Since the top is only 3/4" plywood, I will need to use screws shorter than 3/4" - which intuitively seems too short - unless I add additional wood under the T-bracket. Opinions?