I'm building a stand for my 180 and am looking for some input on whether it will support the weight. I am building a bookshelf/entertainment center with the 180 stand in the middle of it. The below image is the 180 stand portion. I'll build separate units that go on the sides and then have a canopy for the 180 spanning between the shelves on either side. Since this is going below my tv, I only have 40" of vertical space, so the stand is 11" tall. But I want to have room for plumbing, reservoirs, etc, so I turned the 2x8s on their sides. I know @RocketEngineer design goes down to 2x4s with for a 24" span, but will a 2x8 on its side with a max 16" span support a 180? There would be 10 2x8 legs total, 5 front and 5 back, with 3/4" plywood on top and a plywood wrapping. Thoughts or better suggestions?
Thank you in advance for your feedback.
Screenshot from 2020-09-11 09-32-57 by Mike Burns, on Flickr
Thank you in advance for your feedback.
Screenshot from 2020-09-11 09-32-57 by Mike Burns, on Flickr