Sorry, just seen this. Yes, made the top myself. I get my hardwood from a place in Brentwood called the hardwood offcut shop. Perfect for a hobbyist like me who doesn't buy that much. He had a pallet of walnut shorts in that were perfect for table tops
Cheers for the replies guys, I have redone the plan to use 50 x 50 box section. Steve, I like the idea of putting on the face of frame as opposed to the inside as I'd rather not have a gap between the post and the gate. Updated plan leaves a 10 mm gap between post and gate.
Unfortunately the...
Hi All,
I'm in the planning stages for a gate project that I've wanted to do for ages and am after a bit of advise. I've been playing around in Sketchup and this is my first draft of what I want to do.
I currently have two oak posts where the existing gates are attached to. I was planning...
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I screwed and glued threaded inserts into the underside of the table and attached using M8 bolts. feels pretty sturdy, but putting some additional bracing was something I was considering.
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I bought a welder after doing an evening course in MIG and here is my first proper project. Made some metal legs for walnut dining table Was planning on grinding the welds flat but decided to keep them as they were. I'm really pleased with how they turned out. I wiped the legs down with...
Cheers for the warm welcome guys, Gaz fire is a concern, I try to keep a tidy shop and I run a Jet air filter when i'm in there. You've rightly made me think about the amount of stuff made out of wood there is have to make sure I never weld anything just before locking up for the day.
Jack, I...
Hi All,
new member popping in to say hello. I drive a desk all week so enjoy disappearing up to my workshop to generally make a mess whenever I can. I do a lot of woodwork and decided I wanted to do something different and make my own steel legs for a Walnut table I started a while back. So I...