As you know I finished the booth some time ago. Everyone seems to be pretty impressed with it. That just means that they don't see all of the mistakes I made along the way, or they are just being kind. In either case I'm pretty happy with the way it was received by the family over the holiday.
My sister-in-law spent a great deal of time looking for a table that would fit the custom space that the booth was made to fit. Unfortunately for her there is no such thing. So, they decided to go with a granite table top. It is currently sitting on a pathetically undersized base that was designed to hold a 1/4"x48" round glass table top.
The piece of granite is 48"x53". If I were to guess I'd say the granite weighs a couple hundred pounds. Sitting on it's current base, it sways and wobbles and just plain scares the crap out of anyone that walks by it.
So, guess who gets to build a more suitable base for it... :eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc
They came up with the design concept and I turned it out in Sketchup just so they could see what it will look like.
The center pedestal portion will be painted black and all of the other wood that you can see will be maple finished to match the booth. The center section will be 18" square, and the diagonal pieces coming away from the pedestal will add an additional 6" of support at the top.
So here are my questions:
Do I need to add additional support off the top of the box in sort of a tic-tack-toe shape? I would not want this to be visible so it's dimensions would have to be pretty slim. As it's drawn there will be about 12-15" of overhang on each side.
How can I attach the granite to the base? At some point or another the table will need to be moved for floor cleaning purposes. You just know that the mover will grab ahold of the granite. I was thinking about a block sized to fit the opening in the top of the pedestal, I just don't know how to secure it to the granite. Will construction adhesive (power grab) stick to the granite well enough?
Is there anything else I should consider when building the base?
Thanks for your help.
My sister-in-law spent a great deal of time looking for a table that would fit the custom space that the booth was made to fit. Unfortunately for her there is no such thing. So, they decided to go with a granite table top. It is currently sitting on a pathetically undersized base that was designed to hold a 1/4"x48" round glass table top.
The piece of granite is 48"x53". If I were to guess I'd say the granite weighs a couple hundred pounds. Sitting on it's current base, it sways and wobbles and just plain scares the crap out of anyone that walks by it.
So, guess who gets to build a more suitable base for it... :eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc
They came up with the design concept and I turned it out in Sketchup just so they could see what it will look like.
The center pedestal portion will be painted black and all of the other wood that you can see will be maple finished to match the booth. The center section will be 18" square, and the diagonal pieces coming away from the pedestal will add an additional 6" of support at the top.
So here are my questions:
Do I need to add additional support off the top of the box in sort of a tic-tack-toe shape? I would not want this to be visible so it's dimensions would have to be pretty slim. As it's drawn there will be about 12-15" of overhang on each side.
How can I attach the granite to the base? At some point or another the table will need to be moved for floor cleaning purposes. You just know that the mover will grab ahold of the granite. I was thinking about a block sized to fit the opening in the top of the pedestal, I just don't know how to secure it to the granite. Will construction adhesive (power grab) stick to the granite well enough?
Is there anything else I should consider when building the base?
Thanks for your help.