Pool Table
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:38 pm
This is still a work in progress: I decided to build a 7-foot pool table to fit in area in my basement.
Started with the legs and frame, with designs from Clip Art from Aspire. I needed to build the slate top, so I used melamine board, and cut three sections, which included the pockets cutouts and necessary holes. I used a high strength concrete mix, the type they use for concrete countertops. To make sure each section was the same and to avoid shims, I made an adapter on my lathe to attached a diamond wheel to the CNC machine. I ended up shaving about 6mm, mostly around the outside edges. Once I rotated the sections to get the smooth surface, I screwed the concrete to the melamine so I can attach it to the frame and also have something to staple the fabric to. I then cut all the rails and attached the pockets. Now I need to take everything apart, stain it, then pack it downstairs to the basement, where I will add the rubber bumpers and stretch the fabric. As I'm packing the concrete sections, I need to remind my brain that I'm not 20-years old anymore.
Gary
Started with the legs and frame, with designs from Clip Art from Aspire. I needed to build the slate top, so I used melamine board, and cut three sections, which included the pockets cutouts and necessary holes. I used a high strength concrete mix, the type they use for concrete countertops. To make sure each section was the same and to avoid shims, I made an adapter on my lathe to attached a diamond wheel to the CNC machine. I ended up shaving about 6mm, mostly around the outside edges. Once I rotated the sections to get the smooth surface, I screwed the concrete to the melamine so I can attach it to the frame and also have something to staple the fabric to. I then cut all the rails and attached the pockets. Now I need to take everything apart, stain it, then pack it downstairs to the basement, where I will add the rubber bumpers and stretch the fabric. As I'm packing the concrete sections, I need to remind my brain that I'm not 20-years old anymore.
Gary