Jacobson Construction is very pleased with the results of this project.
Here is the craft table requested by artist Michelle DeVilliers. It fills the space of her studio quite well.
A view of the expanse of the table-top. 5 feet wide by 9 feet long.
From the other direction. The shelves are open from both sides to allow easy access.
4 inch casters make moving the table a breeze... as much as moving a 300+ lb table can be a breeze.
A nice look at the braces that hold the whole thing together. Form and function.
Thanks Michelle!
Enjoy the workspace!
Hey, I saw these things at Lee Valley the other day, and thought of your table top. How do you fasten such an enormous top to the supports and still allow for expansion?
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Those expansion washers from Lee Valley are quite good, but you are right. They are too small for such a giant table top. The table above is fastened with 5/16" lags. The lag in the middle is in 5/16" hole, so the table is fastened solid in the middle. The expansion is allowed by 4 slots machined into each brace. 2 in the front and 2 in the rear. They are 5/16" wide by 2" long. I figured on as much as 1" of movement over the width of the table, so 2" should be more than enough.
ReplyDeleteOne more thing! You can actually see these slots in the last picture. There is a secondary mortise to hide the fasteners so you can't see them but the slots are visible.
ReplyDeleteRight on. Is it somewhat disassemblable? 300 lbs sounds like it took some grunting to get it up the stairs.
ReplyDeleteYes. The braces are attached to the stretchers with knockdown hardware, also from Lee Valley.
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The shelving unit comes out of there as well.
Wonderful table, Josh. It is really easy to move around, even at 300lbs+!
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