Thanks Imran,
Yes the join in the tape was necessary due to how the table lifts up. I thought i could simply cut it but the two pieces together and it would work, but it turned out that it wasn't accurate. I used the edge sander to first carefully clean up one end, then reduce the length of the other part until it read accurately as it passed over the join. It worked the first time i did it, and i'm glad to say it worked the second time as well, so i'm confident enough to say it can be done. :)
Reards,
Bryce
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