Popular Post Damon777 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 39 minutes ago, curlyoak said: Thanks for sharing. I like your tables. You have a future in woodworking. I like your old table saw. I was trained an an old Delta/Unisaw. Do you know the year model? 1967, 35-450. The extension tables are 2 decades older. 2 hp, 3 phase with a VFD conversion. I don't have any good before pics on this PC, but I did the resto this summer. 2 hours ago, Chet said: Go ahead and mock it up and see what you thing, but I think they look good the way they are. I think the taper will take away from the mission style. The more I think about it, I think you are right. I'll just finish them as is. Thanks for the compliments all. My wife has a list of stuff for me to build, and this is my proof that I can build so we don't have to buy knock down garbage. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Darn nice restoration and tables are looking good bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 You did a beautiful job on that saw. The one I learned on was from the 40's. It was nice. I started in that shop in 1968. A year after that saw was built. An American tool to be proud of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon777 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Thanks again. For those interested, here is the resto thread over on OWWM: http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=194531&p=1359868#p1359868 I got the tables blown back apart last night, carefully labeling everything to make sure they go back together the same way. I'll cut the tops and shelf panels tonight, and probably sand to 150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Damon777 Posted November 5, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 I finally got back around to working on these. Sanded everything to 180 over the last couple of weeks, and began the glue up last night. I softened the corners by hand with 240 prior to gluing everything together. Here is one of the side assemblies laid out and ready for glue. I glued up both sides, allowed them to "set", then finished gluing up the bases. The lower shelves fit into slots in the side rails, and I found that a slight bevel on the shelf panel ends assisted greatly with assembly. While the bases were in clamps, I decided to finally bite the bullet and cut the table tops down to finished size. I have been putting this step off for a while as I don't yet have a crosscut sled. The miter gauge worked just fine. Here we are now. The bases are glued up, tops cut and sanded to 180. I hope to begin staining and finishing this week, but we will see how it goes. I do know that these things are heavy! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McCully Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Beautifully done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon777 Posted January 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 I suppose I should update this thread... I had to put this project on hold for a while because it got too cold to finish in the (uninsulated) shop. However, I am correcting the insulation issue now. Walls are insulated, and I am awaiting steel for the ceiling so I can blow the insulation in up there. Anyway, I moved the tables inside so I didn't damage them during construction. Now that I am waiting, I decided to try and get them finished while I have a break in the construction action. My furnace will keep the shop warm as well. The tops were not quite flat, and in fact developed a slight bow while sitting inside for a month. My mentor friend offered up hid drum sander, so I took them over and we flattened them. Cool, we were in business again. I took them home and set them with the bases in my finished basement. I go back down this weekend (we sanded last week) to pull them out, and the tops warped in the opposite direction. I will be rebuilding them, with more attention paid to lumber selection this time. I glued them up so that the "curve" to the endgrain opposed the next board for the most part, but this bow one way then go opposite has us both puzzled. Any sage words from you guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Sometimes, it just happens. I try to do final milling just before using to help avoid stuff like this. I'll rough mill everything early in a project and then final just before use. This allows rough milled parts to sit for a while and do what they're going to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Latest thinking has it that orienting the boards with the end grain alternating up & down doesn't really make a difference. Sometimes it just happens. Once the finish is on the moisture changes in the wood will be less drastic & more even. Were those tops, by any chance, laying down flat on another surface, or did you have them stickered? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon777 Posted January 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 They were sitting on top of the bases, with basically only the legs touching them, just like the pics above. The first time they were convex up, after sanding they moved to convex down a day or so later. It isn't the best wood, so that may have a lot to do with it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 Flip the tops every day or so while they sit on the bases, maybe add some weight on top. If they flatten out start finishing and treat both sides identically, every coat, stain, etc equal on both sides. The tops will need to be mounted using z clips or furniture buttons to allow expansion and contraction in reaction to seasonal humidity & temperature. If one side or the other absorbs moisture from the air or dries out faster than the other side the top will cup or bow. So when you get it even seal it up with the finish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon777 Posted January 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 I am thinking I just rebuild these tops, now that they have been sanded fairly thin. I may try the flip and such just to see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 Use the best one as a practice finish sample. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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