[TheForge] Acorn

Sun Mar 17 09:06:01 2002

        Ray,  Good score!  I also found one last year for $200 worth of work
to a guy's truck...........which was just a days work.
        The tables are cast which makes them great as far as just surface
rusting - so a wire brush should take care of your needs unless you want a
polished finish like a blanchard ground table.  The tables seem to be within
.010 of flat so there really is no need for grinding them for blacksmithing
work as far as I can see.
        I had a table building workshop when I picked mine up as I wanted a
nice stand for mine, and figured while we were at it, we'd make a bunch of
work tables for some good guys in the club here in New England.  We did five
tables in one day - and I posted some of the ideas on the photo site of
reciever tubes and accessories.
        Where you are going to set the table up is the first question you'll
have.  I found inside the shop was useless as you put a 20 foot section of
steel on it and you instantly hit a tool, wall, or some obsticle in the
shop..........If your intention is six foot and under assemblies you'll do
well in the shop.   I keep mine outside for the room it offers for material
swing.  I just plug in the accessories when I need them and then bring them
in out of the rain.
        I'll send you some pictures of ideas of mine, Dave Mudge's that he
sent to me, and a site someone posted of a 5 x 20 section of four tables set
in series and their ideas.  They are very helpfull to holding stock, bending
materials cold, and using hydraulics on the table.  If you have a port a
power - your gonna love that table.  If you have a power pack with a push
button for the hydraulics you are going to find this about the best few
hundred dollars you have spend in a while.
        The first thing you want to do is find some 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 square if
your table is the same size as mine.........this will be the material you
need to make all the sluggers to make your life easy.

Ralph


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Miller" <[email protected]>
To: "theforge" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 9:38 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Acorn


> Hey guys,
> What weighs 3500 lbs, has lots of holes and we all want one......?
> How about a 4 ft. by 4ft. Acorn table for a few hundred bucks!!!
> Now I get to apply all our knowledge on rust removal......;-)
>
> Ray Miller
> Cincinnati
>
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