Dennis and Buckeye,
Thanks for the great information, book recommendations, and quick replies. Dennis, I am looking for something I can expand on in the future which is why I am actually getting away from the ping pong table idea. However, I am still in the Air Force and move every few years so I cannot go too big as of yet (hence the 5x9 size limit), and would prefer to be able to easily disassemble/reassemble part of the benchwork for relocating purposes.
My initial thought was to grab some plywood and build some sort of box frame. But I wanted to get some advice and help first so I don’t end up wasting money.
Joe