Re-igniting a long dormant hobby!
January 16, 2021 Mating the two tables. I had to get the small table at just the right height. I had to level it too. Not an easy thing to do on an uneven basement floor. https://youtu.be/e4hjqEjAD94 This is from underneath the big table. It starts out looking towards the end corner of the big... Continue Reading →
January 10, 2021 The third plywood sheet (second table) is done. Now, once I get the big table in its final exact resting spot, I get to start leveling up and mating the second table to the first.
January 6, 2021 / January 9, 2021 As I mentioned (or should have) mentioned before, these are all pictures that I previously posted in Facebook. I did create a photo album but it's still hard to find old posts if you want to go back and review each one. That's why I created this blog.... Continue Reading →
December 26, 2020 https://youtu.be/3i2a7y9Hax4 The last time I'll ever be able to look "through" the table. Next stop...the top.
December 25, 2020 I wired all the terminal blocks so that the basic DC power would be within easy reach from any point on the table. I wired a third terminal on the blocks with the ground wire simply because I didn't know if I'd ever need it or not. So I'm thinking "two wires... Continue Reading →
November 25, 2020 https://youtu.be/h7ISQyYj5aE It's been 8 months since the last picture taken on the table. 2020 was a year to remember and not for the reasons you might think. We had some family issues that took about 6 months out of the year to take care of. Here is an overview of the main... Continue Reading →
March 28, 2020 Here's a closer look at how I positioned the terminal block for mounting. I guess there's a little OCD in me after all but I wanted the terminal block in the same position on all the cross members, which was basically in the center horizontally and vertically. The two pieces of wood... Continue Reading →
March 14, 2020 So, here's where I departed from the crowd and created my own way of distributing power. I found one of these terminal blocks laying around. It belonged to my Dad before he passed away. It took some research but there was someone who still sold this particular model of a Westinghouse terminal... Continue Reading →
February 29, 2020 Using the same technique to add one of the four legs to the second table. Inserting one of the legs prior to bolting. The second table frame is complete. The second table frame, complete, has been placed next to the first frame where they will eventually be bolted together.
February 22, 2020 Here are some miscellaneous shots I took of both tables. Table 2 is coming along and table 1 has been moved closer to its final resting place next to the wall. Moving that big table was...interesting. Two legs done so far.
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