One of these days I will learn to double-check my math before diving into a project. "Measure twice, cut once" doesn't help any if you've added wrong to begin with. My plan was to have a 24"x24" bed with the bottom support sticking out two inches on either side, to give a place for the vertical braces to attach. But then I cut the 2x4 to 26" lengths instead of 28". I'm just going to run with it as-is, instead of buying a new board and re-doing it. It won't be as clean, but it will still work just fine. I'll turn around the angle steel, and cut small channels for it in the press bed. The platen will have to be about 23" wide, but that's not a problem.