Roulette Wheel restoration (1 Viewer)

[Brookston]

Drove 6 hours to Indiana to buy an antique roulette table. According to the seller it was originally in a speakeasy in Chicago. Finally have some time to restore it.

Removing the old cracked shellac.

Anyone know a good source for a very small amount of burl maple veneer?

 

[Lemonzest]

So cool. I would love to embark on a project like this sometime. Not much beats a beautiful roulette wheel with natural wood finish.

 

[kmccormick100]

So cool! Rockler usually has a pretty good selection of special woods and veneers https://www.rockler.com/wood/veneer

 

[inca911]

@T_Chan also has some good veneer places from table building....

 

[allforcharity]

Awesome project! How do you plan to test the balance?

 

[Brookston]

Awesome project! How do you plan to test the balance?

The only thing I can think of is one of those cheap wheel balance levels from the auto store.

 

[DZPoker]

So pretty though! Wish I had the guts!!!

 

[upNdown]

Isn't she lovely

 

[Darson]

Awesome project! Since it’s a tiny bit of veneer that’s missing, I’d just grab a small piece or regular maple and cut a bit to fit. The main challenge will be coloring it to fit in.

 

[allforcharity]

The only thing I can think of is one of those cheap wheel balance levels from the auto store.

Would a bike shop have better/more sensitive equipment?

 

[Brookston]

Would a bike shop have better/more sensitive equipment?

Interesting

 

[Alex Lundstrum]

The only thing I can think of is one of those cheap wheel balance levels from the auto store.

That's the easy way out, just spin it 10-20,000 times and see if there is a statistical slant towards a given side

 

[JustDave]

Awesome project! How do you plan to test the balance?

Aside from really cool project and being really jealous this was the first thing that popped into my mind.

At the same time, if you aren't trying to run a gambling hall or something, it may not need to be that balanced, never mind trying to keep it balanced.

Gonna follow this thread, looks great!

 

[Bill]

Looks good so far.

 

[Bill]

Any updates?

 

[Brookston]

Any updates?

Just that it's getting freaking cold in my garage. Need to finish scraping/sanding so I can finish it in the basement.

 

[JustDave]

Just that it's getting freaking cold in my garage. Need to finish scraping/sanding so I can finish it in the basement.

I once thought I knew cold and then I spent a weekend in Chicago in the winter.

 

[EasyE]

Looks like a good winter project good luck very cool

 

[Mrs Poker Zombie]

I once thought I knew cold and then I spent a weekend in Chicago in the winter.

Try living there....walking a mile from the train station to work, in winter, snowing, with the wind off of the lake. BRRRRRR

 

[Quicksilver-75]

That's the easy way out, just spin it 10-20,000 times and see if there is a statistical slant towards a given side

 

[JustDave]

Try living there....walking a mile from the train station to work, in winter, snowing, with the wind off of the lake. BRRRRRR

yeha, I mean I know the name is the windy city, but the wind is absolutely out of control

 

[allforcharity]

Just that it's getting freaking cold in my garage. Need to finish scraping/sanding so I can finish it in the basement.

I would bring it inside as soon as possible. I'm worried about the wheel warping from different temperatures (and humidity).

 

[davislane]

Awesome project. Look forward to following your progress

 

[Brookston]

I would bring it inside as soon as possible. I'm worried about the wheel warping from different temperatures (and humidity).

I would normally agree, except I know that the previous owner kept it in a garage for more than 20 years.

 

[Bill]

how’s it look?