First Table Build - Tools Needed? (3 Viewers)

[Kensco]

I expected pictures, you give us video!

 

[justsomedude]

I expected pictures, you give us video!

Here’s some!!

 

[markleteenie]

Updates? It's been like 5 hours...

 

[bsdunbar1]

Updates? It's been like 5 hours...

No Doubt! There isn't any blood on that plywood so no excuses for the lack of updates.

 

[justsomedude]

Morning update:

Table surface and rail complete. Next up, upholstering the rail. And @ruskba will be coming by today to assist with that. We might get some good vids/pics of that as well.

I’m going to wait for the Hafele legs to arrive before I foam and felt the playing surface, so I’ll be in a bit of a holding pattern once the rail is done.

Key lesson learned so far (and answered my own question from the OP): I definitely need a router and a circle jig. This jigsaw circle cutting nonsense is for the birds; I’ll never be doing that again. A router purchase is my next tool buy for sure.

Edit: router in photo is borrowed from @ruskba and not mine. Used it to round the edges of the rail.

 

[justsomedude]

Also- I put 9 chairs around it and they fit comfortably. I was nervous 9 would be tight, but it will be perfect. 10-handed would be pushing it.

 

[Bill]

Never thought about gluing in the t-nuts. Those definitely aren’t going anywhere.

 

[justsomedude]

Never thought about gluing in the t-nuts. Those definitely aren’t going anywhere.

The glue is excessive on my part, and looking back, probably totally unnecessary. I've been using t-nuts since the late 80's to mount snowboard bindings (back before there were threaded inserts built into snowboards) and never heard of/saw one come loose. I guess I fell into the peer pressure of seeing other folks using adhesive/epoxy.

It's overkill, and I wouldn't do it again... mainly because the adhesive cure time f*cks with my desire to fill in the hole with plastic wood filler. No biggie. Lesson learned. On to the next task.

 

[Bill]

Looks good dude. This build may inspire me to finish the table I’ve been working on for 2 years lol.

 

[justsomedude]

Wood filler is in the nut holes. (Setup for the out of context thread?)

 

[justsomedude]

 

[justsomedude]

Still waiting for the wood putty to dry before I can sand it all down. Gonna use the time to rout out the recesses underneath for these 90-degree lockout spring loaded handles....

 

[bsdunbar1]

A see a lot of people put 2 of these on their table, 1 on each end.
If you have 2 people to move it you don't really need the handles, but if you are carrying it by yourself the handle is better served with 1 in the middle IMHO.

 

[markleteenie]

Good updates.

Why are you wood fillering?

 

[markleteenie]

The glue is excessive on my part, and looking back, probably totally unnecessary. I've been using t-nuts since the late 80's to mount snowboard bindings (back before there were threaded inserts built into snowboards) and never heard of/saw one come loose. I guess I fell into the peer pressure of seeing other folks using adhesive/epoxy.

It's overkill, and I wouldn't do it again... mainly because the adhesive cure time f*cks with my desire to fill in the hole with plastic wood filler. No biggie. Lesson learned. On to the next task.

The reason I expoxied the T Nuts is you will never have access to them in the rail. Under the rail cover and the foam. With the tiny chance it could spin, you'd be SOL and have to redo the rail/foam. Or maybe just screw directly through the wood boards in another spot. I didn't want to have to redo the rail.

 

[justsomedude]

Why are you wood fillering?

The tnut hole is rather large, I’d hate for the foam/vinyl to “sink” into it over time. Another “probably unnecessary” thing, but I was bored, so...

The reason I expoxied the T Nuts is you will never have access to them in the rail. Under the rail cover and the foam. With the tiny chance it could spin, you'd be SOL and have to redo the rail/foam. Or maybe just screw directly through the wood boards in another spot. I didn't want to have to redo the rail.

I see the logic behind it. I just think the odds of a fully set tnut ever coming loose are slim to none. No one’s dancing on this thing, it’s a poker table after all.

Then again, based on the table leg reviews... maybe people are dancing on them.

 

[bsdunbar1]

No one’s dancing on this thing

My idea of the Colorado crew's poker night just went down a notch

 

[markleteenie]

The tnut hole is rather large, I’d hate for the foam/vinyl to “sink” into it over time. Another “probably unnecessary” thing, but I was bored, so...



I see the logic behind it. I just think the odds of a fully set tnut ever coming loose are slim to none. No one’s dancing on this thing, it’s a poker table after all.

Then again, based on the table leg reviews... maybe people are dancing on them.

Ummm, I’ve been to your games....

My idea of the Colorado crew's poker night just went down a notch

You weren’t wrong....

 

[justsomedude]

Recessed handles.

Because, fuck it.

 

[justsomedude]

Tnut holes dried and sanded.

Rail is ready for foam and leather!

 

[stonker]

Looking good. Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[BGinGA]

I definitely need a router and a circle jig. This jigsaw circle cutting nonsense is for the birds; I’ll never be doing that again.

lol, it's fine for a one-time build, since sanding can correct most minor problems. But if ever planning on cutting more than one arc, the jigsaw leaves much to be desired. Just go really slow and steady for best results, and even those aren't perfect.

 

[Kensco]

No snow, working outside??? Jealous!

 

[justsomedude]

Ran into my first mistake, and it's a biggie (a $50 biggie)... started wrapping the rail, and just didn't do it quite right. Basically, I cut out the "inside" opening of the rail material, before the outside edges were properly stretched/attached. Not sure it's salvageable at this point. Especially since there's not enough fabric at the edges now to try and stretch/reattach it.

Expensive lesson learned. Got some new pointers. And will try again tomorrow with (much cheaper) vinyl.

 

[stonker]

I can't tell from the pictures where anything is wrong. I like to finish stapling the outside before cutting the inside though.

 

[justsomedude]

I can't tell from the pictures where anything is wrong.

Tons of wrinkles/bunching. Hard to tell from the dark pic.

I like to finish stapling the outside before cutting the inside though.

I'm now finding this in a few "how to" threads/videos. @markleteenie also reiterated this point, and informed me that stretching out the entire fabric around the outside before cutting out the inside is critical to getting a flat/even wrap.

Sigh.

No one to blame but myself. Lesson learned. Off to the fabric store I go.

 

[stonker]

I find wrapping the rail to be the hardest part of the build. Pick a material that has some stretch to it . I used Whisper vinyl from Joanns on my last build and was very happy how it turned out. Use a heat gun to soften the vinyl makes a big difference as well.

 

[justsomedude]

I’m beginning to hate this store...

 

[72o]

I’m beginning to hate this store...

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It’s hard to feel manly in that store isn’t it?

 

[justsomedude]

It’s hard to feel manly in that store isn’t it?

Mainly that I’ve been to three different Joanns in the Metro Denver area in the last 48 hours. One of them twice.