The 'Today's Job' thread

[diggerjones]

We went for slate. Ex snooker table

 

[DaveDCB]

That's what I was thinking. Timber That's been out side with move if it comes into a central heated house

The bit I had in the kiln was put inside for 6months before its final resting place, couldn’t believe how much it moved in that time!

 

[Stroppymonkey]

We went for slate. Ex snooker tableView attachment 68129View attachment 68130

Cheap way to buy slate if you know !

 

[diggerjones]

Cheap way to buy slate if you know !

Yeah after I did ours my mate bought a whole snooker room. Sold the lights cues etc. Got his money back

 

[William127]

Cheap way to buy slate if you know !

My Dad found a half size pool table when i was a kid, in a skip, took it for the slate. I ended buying a set of balls and making new pockets with old dishwasher tablet nets
It was perfect sized for putting on the dining table, only problem was it had a 10p sized divot by one of the middle pockets- hit that and the ball could spin out in any direction. Local rules!

 

[V8Druid]

We went for slate. Ex snooker tableView attachment 68129View attachment 68130

been busy with the diamond grinding disc on that Dyl -- looks the Mutt's nuts

 

[diggerjones]

been busy with the diamond grinding disc on that Dyl -- looks the Mutt's nuts

My mate is a stone Mason so 1 job I didn't do here

 

[Stroppymonkey]

cyclist haters look away now .

My youngest is back up to Uni this week. Scored her an early 20th Birthday present with a preloved city bike we found on Marketplace down in Cornwall. Nice practical unit for where she is . Very sensible with 7sp hub gears and dynamo front hub with mud and chain guards etc. Just been sorting some new dynamo lights for it.
Don’t worry she won’t be holding you up on the road. City cycle tracks only hopefully !

 

[DaveDCB]

My Dad found a half size pool table when i was a kid, in a skip, took it for the slate. I ended buying a set of balls and making new pockets with old dishwasher tablet nets
It was perfect sized for putting on the dining table, only problem was it had a 10p sized divot by one of the middle pockets- hit that and the ball could spin out in any direction. Local rules!

I have a decent pool table in the back of my lockup.. will be forsale when everything infront of it is sorted through

 

[Monkeybusiness]

coach screw some BIG steel stringers/stretchers to the back of it Dan - make some slit tee out of some 10 x 4 UB -- they'd hold it with enough screws

10x4?!
That’s a great shout, I had been contemplating bolting something to it underneath - will come up with some way of incorporating this idea into the build.

 

[Furniss]

I have a decent pool table in the back of my lockup.. will be forsale when everything infront of it is sorted through

I bought one a fair while ago - was cheap...cheeky fecker forgot to mention it was upstairs !

 

[6feetdown]

I think it is a stenner, yes.
I’m hoping to get a large single-board worktop for a kitchen island in our new extension, but might swap it for a piece of something he’s had cut/stacked for a few years to reduce the risk of it cupping.

Be better off ripping into narrower boards and alternate the medullary rings then glue back together

 

[V8Druid]

10x4?!
That’s a great shout, I had been contemplating bolting something to it underneath - will come up with some way of incorporating this idea into the build.

10" x 4" UB slit in the centre web will give you a 5" x 4" tee Dan -- real stiff but fairly light and relatively easy to incorporate into yer island build

 

[V8Druid]

Be better off ripping into narrower boards and alternate the medullary rings then glue back together

lot of work though and it's no longer the one complete original board - is the way to minimise deformity though

 

[Monkeybusiness]

Be better off ripping into narrower boards and alternate the medullary rings then glue back together

Might as well just buy a pre-made worktop if doing that (though I agree with you in principle) - I’m hoping to have something pretty unique (a 4 foot wide single-piece slab of oak would be a pretty interesting feature imo).

 

[Lancs Lad]

10x4?!
That’s a great shout, I had been contemplating bolting something to it underneath - will come up with some way of incorporating this idea into the build.

Find someone with a kiln who knows their stuff and don't mill too thin....any things do-able

 

[6feetdown]

Might as well just buy a pre-made worktop if doing that (though I agree with you in principle) - I’m hoping to have something pretty unique (a 4 foot wide single-piece slab of oak would be a pretty interesting feature imo).

Would look great tbf.
What about T slot in the underside if it is thick enough, wonder if you can get a dovetail shaped steel section @V8Druid ?

 

[V8Druid]

Would look great tbf.
What about T slot in the underside if it is thick enough, wonder if you can get a dovetail shaped steel section @V8Druid ?

well you could get a Tee slot cutter and slide some 51 x 51 Tee into it, but don't think it'd be strong enough TBH

 

[pettsy]

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[Monkeybusiness]

What base are you thinking of having under it? I used to deliver custom made vintage industrial tables for my ex’s parents. Their main tops were American oak iirc but they also made bases for customer supplied tops. Most went to London, my favourite place to deliver

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Some poxy off the shelf chipboard kitchen units with the mandatory cupboards/drawers/wine fridge bollocks of the modern day island. But it gives me the option of adding reinforcement within the design - it’s all in the ‘ideas’ stage at the moment but the input here aligns with my thoughts and has definitely inspired!