Showing posts with label build a pool table. Show all posts
Showing posts with label build a pool table. Show all posts

Sunday, January 10, 2021

another pool table

so, we more or less wrapped up another pool table last thursday ... 
it will be very similar to the one above, from 2012
only an 8 footer instead of a 9 footer.
we started with the cad drawing from a couple 8 footers we made in 2016.
from that drawing, we made some new jigs for sam to weld up the parts
jig for the ends off the cnc
the side rail jig was made once the parts were cut from the cad
drawing with the proper lengths and angles .. 
before sam could weld, Kristian had to grind and sand the steel parts.
all welded and ground with an acid wash patina applied ...
some assembly still required ...
while sam was welding, Kristian and i were in the wood shop 
fabricating the cushions, rails, and blinds.
we cut the pockets for the brass diamond on the cnc
and will was gracious enough to pull away from his
 seeders instruments business long enough to felt the rails in 
black simonis cloth for us ... he has done many rails in the past 
when he was working in the woodshop with me,
but none since 2016 ... he hasn't lost his touch though
 
we may not see this table fully assembled until it gets 
to its new home in northern michigan.  it will likely be 
leaving this coming week or next and we don't have 
enough clean room in either the woodshop or the metal shop
where it  can go ... the base has been assembled as have the
slate, rails and blinds, so it will be up to the mechanics who
set it up to send us a picture of it in place ...
rails and blinds in the wood shop
it all fits ..
Might be my last ... we'll see ...
it was set up in upstate michigan on wednesday 2/24
looks like a good spot
the cue rack has not been hung yet ...



Monday, December 16, 2013

another post and beam pool table

this is what a set of pool table supplies looks like when it arrives here at our shop ... well, it's actually not always quite this beat up, but we have had a couple sets of slate arrive in more than one piece ... better luck this time.  no lost pieces; no broken slate.  click the photos to enlarge them, though you'll have to bear with me as i learn adobe lightroom.  my ancient photoshop 7 program stopped working with the last windows upgrade .. i am NOT happy about that.  'image/adjust/autolevels' .. i am really missing that one.
roughed out rails and cushion wood and cushions above
 
 miracle of miracles .. it is to be exactly like the one above that we made and 
installed about this time last year.
we're even using the same drawing, materials, and cutlist.
 here we go .. the new guy chris, finished the slate support frame last thursday ..
 
 and here he is beginning the assembly of the base
 all together last friday ..
 and today we added the slate frame and the slates below
 as of the end of the day today, we had the rubber cushions glued on to the poplar, and 
tomorrow we'll get them bolted to the slate and add the curly maple rails ...
i love a pool table project ..
and just sos you know we're not loafing, we've got some other stuff going on in the shop too .. 
a 12' cherry chest of drawers above, with bookcases and ebony and quartered cherry details
and this 9' curly maple trestle dining table with an inlay.  trevor's got that one in the finish room now.
more on those projects later ..
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