How Flat is Flat.
Tonight I got to see how well we did with this big glue up on the top..
The good face is up so I spent a half hour getting it real close to ready for the finish.
My straight edge showed me I had a real small negative camber on the top side...
This is going to make for a little more prep work on the back side.
We then flipped the beast onto the face and gave the back side a quick clean up with a rotax sander with 120 grit in it.
Then with the help of the boss we laid out the lines to make sure the top was going to be square.
A couple quick cuts with my track saw and we have the final dimension of the top 86"X42"
Now to see how the leg lays on the top...
Remember I said the top had a very slight camber.
I knew the back side would be a convex... But with just a little extra sanding it is sitting pretty well.
All in all I'm real happy how flat this glue up came out, being the size it is..
So we are going to say this one was real flat.
Now to do the other end and then finish sanding on the whole back side and get those legs sitting just so.
Before we flip it again I will lay out the dowels the top will sit in.
My wife made a comment asking if it is really necessary.
She knows first hand how heavy this puppy is...
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