bought cedar for my table on friday bought my egg on sat

Toxarch

By labor I meant muscle to help each other turn the top over once it's done. Just a thought.

Begger

How are those pocket holes working out?
Did you use the BlueKote screws?    Good plan

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Toxarch said:

By labor I meant muscle to help each other turn the top over once it's done. Just a thought.

sorry misunderstood.  
maybe work to do a few together but like i said its a couple day project so all involved would have to close  

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Begger said:

How are those pocket holes working out?
Did you use the BlueKote screws?    Good plan

i love the pocket hole construction and yes the bluekote for 90% of it

Sonny3

Scott, I have been following this discussion and really like your table.  Much more involved than the one I am completing.  Much nicer too.  It will be interesting to see how the concrete top works out.  Have you computed the weight?  I bought a 24" x 24" block of 1.25" granite for my table for hot plate and the dang thing weighs 74 pounds.  I may have to rethink it and get a piece of 3/4" instead.

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Sonny3 said:

Scott, I have been following this discussion and really like your table.  Much more involved than the one I am completing.  Much nicer too.  It will be interesting to see how the concrete top works out.  Have you computed the weight?  I bought a 24" x 24" block of 1.25" granite for my table for hot plate and the dang thing weighs 74 pounds.  I may have to rethink it and get a piece of 3/4" instead.

Thanks 

The concrete will way around 320lbs plus the bge 160 not sure what the actual table weights . It will not be getting moved once I pour the top.I hope the people that built my deck knew what they were doing. 

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Got the top poured today I wasn't too pleased with the way it went.  I used the counter-top mix from quikcrete just didn't mix the way I was expecting. It didn't yield as much as the bag said I am glad I bought an extra bag.  
 After I got the table set where it is going to be I ended up putting wheels on it so i could adj the level.  It took me all day and several trips to the supply store but finally about 5 started mixing, 2.5 hours later everything cleaned up and put away and this is what I am left with I hope its smooth after i pull of the forms Saturday.   

CTMike

Looking great Scott, beautiful craftsmanship. BTW, buy the TS55, you won't be sorry. The only problem with Festool is that like BGE's they are an addicting hobby, only more expensive. 

I have used my track saw many times, and it is so simple. About to start a wardrobe closet for my son and daughter in law. 

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concrete top turned out pretty good need to fill a few wholes and give it a lite sanding and some sealer but its getting close.  I also still have to pour the pad the egg is going to set on.  

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jffries

Scott, glad I found your post.  My father in law found some cedar for the right price... free!  We were thinking building this table (basic, not as nice as yours) but didn't know if cedar would hold up over time.  Do you (on any others on this thread) know if it will warp long-term with the heat generated from the BGE?

Thanks & good luck!

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jffries said:

Scott, glad I found your post.  My father in law found some cedar for the right price... free!  We were thinking building this table (basic, not as nice as yours) but didn't know if cedar would hold up over time.  Do you (on any others on this thread) know if it will warp long-term with the heat generated from the BGE?

Thanks & good luck

It is supposed to be a good wood to use for outside furniture and is very weather and insect resistant. As long as you keep some distance from everything that is wood it shouldn't effect it heat wise.  Keep in mind I am an amateur at this.  I have building things out of wood for a long time but never anything like this. So my comments are not that of a professional
 just my opinion 

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Got the top slurried (if that is a word) today all the little pin holes filled.  I pour the top with a charcoal tint and filled with regular gray portland cement.  I am really liking the way the looking is coming along.  Ordered some new polishing pads should be in a few days.  Then on to the bringing it to a gloss.

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To sullry the top I actually filled first with a concrete sand mix kinda like grouting a tile floor once finished with that let is sit for an hour and then went back over it with cement only and hand rubbed the cement to fill all the remaining holes.  If you ever think about doing this you can tell your wife she could skip here manicure and come help you after this process my hand are as smooth as a baby's butt

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still haven't sealed the top but couldn't wait to sit in place

The egg all settled into its new home

golfguyjosh

Put a wet polishing pad on a grinder and buff the top. Then put a sealer on it. Looks awesome nice Job.

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golfguyjosh said:

Put a wet polishing pad on a grinder and buff the top. Then put a sealer on it. Looks awesome nice Job.

Did some research on different type if sealers I settled on a penetrating sealer helps densify the concrete and then will polish to a gloss.  I am just waiting on it to arrive.  Have the polisher and the pads already. I hope it turns out nice a glossy like a piece of granite

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Thought it was going to be a challenge to put it in the hole after taking out the guts and separating the top and bottom wasnt bad at all.  Its a good thing cause i will probably take it back out when i polish the top.  One other thing i fretted for days that the hole was going to be to small.  But the dimensions I found on this forum were perfect.

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Well the penetrating sealer and curing agent finally arrived.  Wasn't to thrilled with the directions. I followed the directions to a t and it just didnt seam to be working the way it should.  Called the place i purchased it and got a little help and finally finished that task and wasnt very pleased with the resaults but i decided to go ahead and polish it.  Here is how it turned out.  Oh yeah after I finished with the sealer and curing process I found another pdf from the manufactures website that looks like it may work better.

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MJG

Wow is that nice. Bravo!  

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thanks

fletcherfam

So did you have to pick up the concrete top to set it on the table? Also what is your rough cost? I will need to do a new table next year and love the cedar look.

anish3232

Top looks pretty cool.  Where in KY are you located?  I live in Lexington (Hamburg) and was able to pick up granite table from cragislist in Louisville.  Best $300 bucks I have spent.  I really wanted a granite top table and the cost of building one would have been $600+.

Here's a link to what the table looks like:
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1184431/new-owner-lexington-ky/p1

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fletcherfam said:

So did you have to pick up the concrete top to set it on the table? Also what is your rough cost? I will need to do a new table next year and love the cedar look.

I put the form on top of the table and pored it.  After it cured my son and I flipped it over and took the form off so we never had to actually pic it up.  One thing to keep in mind is that it can sag with out good support I poured the lower stone to set the egg on it was 24 by 27 just had it on some saw horses and it sagged just a little.  Cost for the top was about 200.00 give or take 25.00.  The table around 300 to 350. I did save some money on the lumber by getting it from a saw mill and planning and squaring myself. 

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anish3232 said:

Top looks pretty cool.  Where in KY are you located?  I live in Lexington (Hamburg) and was able to pick up granite table from cragislist in Louisville.  Best $300 bucks I have spent.  I really wanted a granite top table and the cost of building one would have been $600+.

Here's a link to what the table looks like:
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1184431/new-owner-lexington-ky/p1

Nice looking top I wanted to get some granite but it was going to cost me 750.00 for a piece that big with the whole cut in it.  I wanted to try the concrete because I am in the middle of build our kitchen cabinets and am now considering pouring some for our kitchen. 
 We live in south Scott county near the 75 iron works pike exit. So we are probably 15 min away. 

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anish3232 said:

Top looks pretty cool.  Where in KY are you located?  I live in Lexington (Hamburg) and was able to pick up granite table from cragislist in Louisville.  Best $300 bucks I have spent.  I really wanted a granite top table and the cost of building one would have been $600+.

Here's a link to what the table looks like:
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1184431/new-owner-lexington-ky/p1

Nice looking top I wanted to get some granite but it was going to cost me 750.00 for a piece that big with the whole cut in it.  I wanted to try the concrete because I am in the middle of build our kitchen cabinets and am now considering pouring some for our kitchen. 
 We live in south Scott county near the 75 iron works pike exit. So we are probably 15 min away. 

Nice, know the area well, I work in Georgetown