Todays shop time.

[4570Man]

Crossbeam like you said would prob be the best. Finding the balance point and having it suspended would be easier and safer to insert or remove the pins as opposed to lifting with a machine.

I figured 2 cross beams or drop down legs on the back would be easier then trying to balance it.

 

[4570Man]

The table build is done.

 

[Big Barn]

The table’s a beauty!

 

[dragoneggs]

Very, very nice!

 

[daugen]

The table’s a beauty!

:thumbsup::thumbsup:
gorgeous, unique wood pattern

 

[Gem99ultra]

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A Master Craftsman, you are. Top quality workmanship. What a beautiful piece of work. Congrats!

 

[kevinwak]

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That looks almost identical to my dining table. Sadly I didn’t make it myself, probably could have but didn’t have the time.

 

[ronjhall]

Nice completed project. :thumbsup:

 

[LouNY]

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That is a beautiful table, I applaud your craftsmanship.
We had to buy a new table this year, I don't have the patience or craftsmanship to create that nice of a unit.
It looks similar to the one we just bought with all the leaves in it's a 10 footer, with the leaves out a 6 footer.
I have to contact the sellers again to see how they are coming with the resolution of the issues we have with it.
The base is fixed and the top racks out to add the leaves, but it gets wobbly when fully extended they are supposed to be
making an extendable base to go with it.
A picture of ours, it's a Hickory topped unit.

 

[4570Man]

I’ve never liked the tables with leaves in the middle. They’re just not very solid. I can sit in the middle of my table and bounce with no deflection. For that matter 3 or 4 people could bounce on the middle. Thanks for the kind words on the table. I’ve always liked hickory hardwood flooring because of how much color it has but I’ve also hated working with it.

 

[4570Man]

I decided it was time to give my poor dump truck a makeover.

 

[lostcreekranch]

I decided it was time to give my poor dump truck a makeover. View attachment 594095View attachment 594096

Nice work! BIG improvement.

 

[jaxs]

I致e always liked hickory hardwood flooring because of how much color it has but I致e also hated working with it.

For some "interesting grain",try blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica),it's so loved and respected around here that firewood vendors refuse to cut them down.

 

[daugen]

Tapping Essentials - Every Machinist Needs to Watch This - Haas Automation Tip of the Day - YouTube

this video was showcased by Autoweek magazine this week, for a non machinist this was vey interesting to me.
I have a set of taps and dies and no knowledge to go with them. This helps. 18 minutes, basic info

So what did you last use a tap for?

 

[countrybumpkin]

Hadn’t done a bunch in the shop lately, but I did mop the floor and roll one of my cars in to finish prepping it for this season.

 

[Budweiser John]

Hadn稚 done a bunch in the shop lately, but I did mop the floor and roll one of my cars in to finish prepping it for this season. View attachment 601528

Holy smokes your shop is cleaner than my house.

 

[downsizingnow48]

Cleaner than the effing hospital. Looks great!

 

[countrybumpkin]

Thank you, all my other shops have always been bare bones no frills, always wanted to try a clean set up.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Tapping Essentials - Every Machinist Needs to Watch This - Haas Automation Tip of the Day - YouTube

this video was showcased by Autoweek magazine this week, for a non machinist this was vey interesting to me.
I have a set of taps and dies and no knowledge to go with them. This helps. 18 minutes, basic info

So what did you last use a tap for?

I also found that video very interesting - thanks for posting it. Last time I used a tap was for a 5/16 hole in a SSQA plate. Needed to mount a cushion valve and one hole required a stud or bolt because the back of the hole was located inside a welded on channel. Used a bolt and nut in the other hole. It was a hand tap job - now I have to go look to see if it was a taper tap or a plug tap that I used. Didn't know the difference before that video.

gg

 

[DerekF]

Tapping Essentials - Every Machinist Needs to Watch This - Haas Automation Tip of the Day - YouTube

this video was showcased by Autoweek magazine this week, for a non machinist this was vey interesting to me.
I have a set of taps and dies and no knowledge to go with them. This helps. 18 minutes, basic info

So what did you last use a tap for?

I recently used my Tap and Die set for the first time actually to make a bolt. I had a bolt that was too long and only partially threaded so I cut it down and ran the Die down it. During the same time I tapped a hole I drilled in some steel on my shop to run that bolt through. It was kind of interesting. It is very simple but I felt like a reached a whole new level of "handyman" when I used that tap and die set for the first time. With the right tools and YouTube, there isn't a lot a motivated hard working man couldn't fix, build, make, or figure out.