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At first I thought the original poster was thinking about this
https://www.fletchertables.com/
I never get tired of that video
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A good quality table slide will support the table by itself. No problems. I used a steel and ball bearing expansion slide with 2 leaves. A good point raised about a single 1' leaf. The usual place setting at a table is considered to be 2'. 18" in a bind, but Americans aren't getting any smaller! 1' leaf does not add room for another diner.
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The main concern is 44 inches of cross grain with nothing under it to prevent cupping. I need to find a way to get an apron or something under it
Charlie Jones
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I am passing the concern about the leaf width on to the client. I have solved the support problem. The slides I have ordered are only 2 3/8 “ high. I can add a 4” cross support in the center end of both halves and have the slides pass through them.
Thanks to all of you. I value the opinion of Creekers.
Last edited by Charlie Jones; 04-22-2021 at 1:43 PM.
Charlie Jones
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Here is the finished product. I used elongated pin holes for the leaf. It seems to work fine . The leaf ended up 16” wide. I put on 8 coats of wipe on Waterlox sanded to 600, followed by Johnson’s paste wax.CC1FFDE8-2F7D-4392-B229-5DC07951D767.jpgB4E6297C-7B4B-41D6-9463-099837CD9AB4.jpgB8956496-0D4D-4631-8DCF-7CE680C03DDD.jpgEFC9BD90-18D6-4675-9E02-34B3556FA202.jpg[ATTACH=CON]
Charlie Jones
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Well done. That was a straight forward but clever solution to the problem of supporting the long grain top. I hope your clients are happy.
John
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Some years back I made this expandable cherry table. The center folds up on a pivot to increase the length. Works very well in so far as you don't have to store the extra leaf away from the table.
I don't know where I got the mechanism idea, maybe online somewhere, but I remember you make it using the pin from a 4" brass door hinge.
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That’s beautiful Mark. We were headed in that direction but the client wanted the leaf to be removable. I think cost may have figured in.
Charlie Jones
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I have one that uses wooden dovetail slides that extend out from a center leg. The leg being in the center never interferes with the knees.
The leaves have a case to hold them when not in use. The table is only about 4-5 ft with no leaves. With 6 leaves (1ft each) that can be added - so when all the way out accommodates many
No apron.
Quite versatile and gets a lot of compliments on how useful it is.
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(ok its been a while since I have posted so I need to go read how to get images to load...)
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My brother made one similar but used a piece of marble for the center piece. It sat loose on a wood frame. No slides. Just a decorative feature.
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This was my first with leaves. I have learned a lot. The client was very happy. Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. Happy Father’s day.
Charlie Jones
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