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  • marshal616
    marshal616 Posts: 62 Member
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    It's obvious that you have another career path available if you want to pursue it. Beautiful job!
  • Farback
    Farback Posts: 1,079 Member
    edited December 2016
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    Thanks marshal616. I'm hoping other fire departments will like it and commission a few more. I'm retiring in May and I'd love to make this sort of thing a bit of my part time work life.
  • Farback
    Farback Posts: 1,079 Member
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    tHREE HOURS TONIGHT, INCLUDING SOME SHOP SUPPLIES RE-ORDERING. mY EPOXY IS OLD, AND i NEED TO REPLACE MY ORGANIC FILTERS ON MY 3m MASK AND GET A NEW BOX OF THE n95 DUST FILTERS FOR IT TOO.

    Oops, caps lock, sorry. Anyway, got a layer of epoxy on. I've got my cure heat lamps going, and if the epoxy sets up overnight I hope to get a varnish coat on early tomorrow. I might take the day off to get these last top coats completed. I cut the 12 dowels that will attach the top to the base, and will sand these down a bit for easy fit and to ensure they will allow the wood to flex a bit over seasonal changes.

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  • Farback
    Farback Posts: 1,079 Member
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    Up at 6AM to sand the epoxy coat and apply first coat of varnish, second varnish coat after work then dry time for the transfer to the hall Friday night.

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  • Farback
    Farback Posts: 1,079 Member
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    Three hours between early this morning and tonight, 74 total. Put on final top coat. That's eight layers,
    1. Pre-stain
    2. Stain 1
    3. Stain 2
    4. Spar urethane 1 (Crest goes on)
    5. Spar urethane 2
    6. Marine Epoxy
    7. Spar Varnish 1
    8. Spar Varnish 2

    Makes for a deep luster, with UV light protection.

    Dry time till Friday night when it goes to it's permanent home. Likely do a little underside sanding of drips and clean-up tomorrow night.

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    And the crest of the best Fire Department in Canada...
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    Friday night it gets connected to the base at the Fire Hall
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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,863 Member
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    You know we're gonna wanna see the crew's reaction, right? ;)
  • UncleMac
    UncleMac Posts: 13,148 Member
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    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    You know we're gonna wanna see the crew's reaction, right? ;)

    Agreed.... or at least where it lands in the hall...
  • Farback
    Farback Posts: 1,079 Member
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    Another couple hours today. 76 to date. I'm going to figure on 80 hours to build one of these. Today I cleaned up the underside edge, touched up the finish along that area and a couple spots on the top, then prepared the dowel pins for attachment. I made them so the diameter was a bit loose where the fit into the apron rails but tight on the table cleats. that will allow the top to 'float' as it needs to for expansion/contraction.

    A quick jig for tapering and testing the diameter of the dowels.
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    The 'go bag' for tomorrow night, including my new toy, a 20 volt brush-less Dewalt drill
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    Miz Debbie doesn't like be being upstairs in the big house when I'm in my natural sawdust state, but I'm the boss when she's out shopping, I'll tell you whut.
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  • UncleMac
    UncleMac Posts: 13,148 Member
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    https://youtu.be/OPV2C7WdX6s
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    They will appreciate the labor of love carried out with such careful workmanship.
    I await hearing about the guys's reactions. :mrgreen:
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,151 Member
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    Wow, it's gorgeous!! Looking forward to the final pictures of it set up in the fire hall. You have a wonderful talent for carpentry and quality craftmanship!
  • Farback
    Farback Posts: 1,079 Member
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    Thanks very much. I'll post some pics from the fire hall.
  • Farback
    Farback Posts: 1,079 Member
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    The table went to it's forever home.
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    Prepped for transport. it took three of us full size guys and two pickup trucks.
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    The top fit the base perfectly, and the connection pins went in easily.
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    It's so big, the guys have to text to communicate.
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    Here's the writeup on our website.
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    We have a big get-together lunch tomorrow, so it will be packed with firefighters. I'll get a shot to wrap up this adventure.




  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,863 Member
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    It looks amazing! I hope the guys are properly appreciative of the strong & beautiful new table. Merry Christmas!
  • Farback
    Farback Posts: 1,079 Member
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    They love it. Getting lots of compliments. I told then once my looks started to go, I had to get good at something.

    Next project...
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    Back to a long delayed project, finish my kayak for the spring.
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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    Thanks for the picture with the guys.
  • JMarcella57
    JMarcella57 Posts: 1,902 Member
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    The table is amazing... the kayak is... well just, "Wow!"
  • HappyTrails7
    HappyTrails7 Posts: 878 Member
    edited December 2016
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    Outstanding in so many ways; thanks for sharing your journey with us. :)
  • luluinca
    luluinca Posts: 2,899 Member
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    The table is beautiful and appreciated.........that Kayak is something else altogether!

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