Wanted to say thanks to all the inspiration on these forums and show off my Egg's new seat. I'm not near creative enough to have done this without having all you guys ideas to steal from. Hope you all like it, and it inspires someone else to build a table for their Egg.





Special thanks to these two in particular, I pretty much copied and pasted your builds.
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@GT_Egg http://https//eggheadforum.com/discussion/1199681/cedar-and-concrete-table-almost-done/p1 -
@NC_Egghead http://https//eggheadforum.com/discussion/1197699/xl-table-a-labor-of-love/p1
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I'm going to help you out by hauling away that scrap pile of material at no charge and give you a chance to redeem yourself on your second table...
Please go back and re-read this when you are very drunk and give me a call to set up a time for pick up.
Amazing looking table!
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Did you cast it in place? I want to do the same, but cast in place to avoid carrying it and cracking it. Is it solid or did you use a foam plug?? what is on the underside of it? does it rest directly on the cedar 4x4's??
With respect to the staining, you can stain it on the surface or stain the wet concrete before it is poured. I prefer staining the whole batch so it is colored throughout. The thing is it is hard to get that marbling effect if you are not staining the surface.
I used the reverse cast in white melamine to make the countertop. There are some awesome youtube videos on this guys channel with all sorts of ways to pull this off.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9aRTgvFLqnK1S0RsWZzlMw
The concrete was super heavy and took some friends and neighbors to get to the back yard. You just have to factor in an extra case of beer and some brisket for the friends when calculating the cost of the table.
Used a foam plug for the Egg section of the concrete. Reinforced the narrow section of the concrete with some rebar. It turned out pretty solid.
Here is a picture below just the structure side of the table before bringing the countertop in. All legs are two 1x4's laminated together. The runners are 1x4s using a mortise and tenon joints. I was concerned with all the weight so I bought some 2x4s and and installed some additional support for the big countertop. Used some lap joints on the runs across the depth of the table. Did a jump test on it before bringing the countertop.
With all that said, I'm no expert at any of this. Just watched some youtube videos and winged it. This thing may fall apart by next summer, but I had fun building it. I'm willing to give it another go if it does.
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Makes me want to get my backyard started
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