BORA Centipede Workbench Table Top For Bora Centipede Work Stand Saw Horses - 24" x 48" - Includes Wood Top with 20mm Dog Holes + 6 Quick-Twist Lock Handles for Portable Work Bench, CK22TM Brown

The Bora Centipede table is a bit unstable without a top affixed to it, but with 4 of these fastened on, it feels rock solid. The main challenge is inserting the twist lock handles from underneath. You should also be aware that to attach multiple of these to a Centipede, you need a pair of Double P-Tops between each top, so buy 3 pairs of your buying 4 tops to go on a 4' x 8' Centipede.

Love how it works with my Bora equipment

I bought the larger table base, thinking I would just use plywood for the tabletop. Nope! Plywood just didn't seem to be sturdy enough. I purchased one of the tops, and it works great. I gave it four stars as these tops are all CNC cut and should be a bit less expensive.

Top came in a day earlier than expected. It was raw MDF, finished with four coats of shellac and now this baby is waterproof and will let me clean spill out without damage. I expect it to last for many years. Really tightens up the base and creates a tremendous amount of support and stability. Incredibly happy with it, will be purchasing the other side soon.

Size and ease of use are great.

I have ordered two of these tops. One of the tops worked perfectly with 20 mm dogs. The second top has a different size hole. They are 96 mm on center but the holes are 17.69 mm while the top that workes correctly has a hold size of 19.96. The top with the smaller holes do not allow me to use bench dogs.

BORA Centipede Workbench Table TopI wanted a cheap MFT work bench with 20mm holes on 96mm centers. I got it. Or did I?I ordered & received three of these MDF table tops. One had a small crack that extended throughout the thickness of the MDF slab near one of the attachment points that extended throughout the thickness of the MDF slab. The box it came in had a tear in that area so it's possible something happened during shipping that caused the crack. Another one of the table tops had a problem with the attachment point. The means of connecting the table top to the centipede needs to be revised. The problem is too complicated to explain in this review. In brief a pin is inserted from the bottom of the centiped up through a metal sleeve in the MDF. It's a sloppy connection. While it has some advantages over using a nut and bolt, or something similar, it has its problems. Beside the sloppy connection it is very difficult to manipulate the plastic handle that encloses the pin. The handle & pin are configured like an odd shapped screwdriver. The handle has to be inserted and tightly turned in a very confined space of a 90º angle formed by two sides of the metal straps that run diagonally to support the uprights (poles). There is very little space and a very odd angle working against the hand trying to place and tighten the pin into the metal sleeve in the MDF. To make matters worse (in the case of MDF top #2) the sleeve began to turn when trying to remove the pin which had to be grasped with pliers to get enough purchase on it. It was a real struggle to get the pin out when attempting to remove the top from the centipede. It could not have been accomplished without the use of tools which defeats the convenience of an otherwise tool-less assembly/disassembly.I looked at a lot of reviews before buying the Centipede & Table Top. I do not recall hearing of the complaints I mentioned above. Was I just unlucky?The Centipede & MFT style top have a lot going for them. I was surprised by how sturdy they are when assembled and used together. The setup not only supports an incredible amount of weight, it is also remarkably resistant to lateral forces such as would be required when hand planing a board.On the whole I was very impressed with the Centipede and Table Top but expect to return them rather than order two replacement tops in the hopes of getting new ones that don't suffer the same problems as the first two.I doubt the crack in the MDF was due to shipping because the corners were very well protected by thick rubber padding. That leads me to think the same thing (a crack) is likely to occur during normal handling while moving between job sites.The problems with the pins, while extreme in my case, will not go away entirely even with perfect pins & sleeves because the design still requires a very cumbersome connection process. This would be helped immensely by keeping a pair of pliers handy to help turn the pin handles when hand turning is too difficult. But, I'm not enthusiastic about the idea of adding a pair of pliers to the other loose pieces that have to be kept with the tops in order to attach them to the Centipede.While I'm still within the return window I'm looking at other options. The Centipede idea is great in theory and application. The method for connecting the tops is in need of a version 2.0.A number of companies have stepped in to compete with Festool's MFT (Multi Function Table). The best is probably Benchdogs Ultra MFT Workstation. If I could get one from Amazon, I probably would. As it is it must be ordered and shipped from the UK making an already expensive MFT even more so. At about 70 lbs it's also at the edge of not really being protable.A US competitor to Benchdog is the Dashboard Workbench. It's large, lightweight? (63 lbs) ultra strong & sturdy with lots of expansion options. If you've got $1,700.00 in your pocket waiting to be spent on a workbench before adding any options, I'd say go for it.There are a lot of options these days, like Metabo's Multifunctional table MWB 100. None of the them quite hit the right spot for me. Do they connect for expansion? What options are available for expansion? How are attachment points for clamps and so forth designed? Is the MDF top moisture resistant (MR-MDF)? Are the holes a true 20mm? Are they lightweight, easily transportable, etc., etc. Are they meant be used in an established profitable cabnet shop, a millionaires quadruple car garage or a workingman's wood shop? These are all factors I look at.Now my attention has turned to what appears to be a USA based up and coming small business named TrackTubes. They have some really interesting workbench solutions that range from their own in house products to products they manufacture that add functionality to things such as Bora's Centipede.Dewalt makes a highly usable, lightweight and adjustable saw horse. In addition to Bora's Centipede, TrackTubes can mate their product with these simple sawhorses to provide a stable MFT style workbench with lots of configuration options that even include a Router Sled Kit, something I'm also interested in.TrackTubes is to workbench configurations as Unitstrut is to plumbing, electrical & structural component configuring. They sell what look to be the sturdy well designed parts and hardware you need to make what you want so you get what you want. Their prices are not cheap but they do look to be reasonable.It's a journey.

This was so easy to setup. I got the 2’x4’ table top ( with the dog holes) and the 2x4 Bora centipede work support. Even with me and my table saw sitting on it , it is rock solid. The centipede comes with a nice bag. Table top did not, but I think I’ll get one.