12 foot brewery tables

[sancho57]

I recenty built a table top out of 2" pine for a patio table.

The table top is 38"X 48". Used the domino 700 and have no problems. The amino helps with the alignment and had very little sanding with I used te Rotex 150 and ETC 150.

 

[Acarper76]

The tops will be 3- 2x12x12s. The legs are square shaped sort of - narrower at the top and wider and the base so there will be a metal piece across the underside of the table at three points at each leg.

 

[Acarper76]

Trying to rip the rounded edges off my 2x12x12s with my table saw - not easy. Would highly suggest the track saw? Or have a trick that will help me?

 

[Woozal]

Additional note would be to check for proper moisture content, softwoods like pine are typically not kiln dried to the consistency and level as hardwoods. His creates many problems that dominos and gluing cannot correct especially at 13' long. Checking, cracking, twisting and spliting come to mind.

Agreed, if it’s pine just make it like picnic tables. Now if you chose a hardwood then just glue and good craftsmanship will suffice. Allow for movement in fastening the tops. But pine tops, I wouldn’t fasten one board tot he other with anything. It’s gonna crack.

 

[mkasdin]

I am building 13-12 foot long brewery tables. Each will be pine, 1.5” tabletop thickness and 30” wide. They will have metal legs. I am purchasing a Domino and my question is would you use dominoes on the table to add strength? And if so what size dominoes would you use and how many per edge glue up? Thank you! I’m excited to get my new tool!

pine is very soft, unless it’s YSP, or Doug Fir, a bar top gets abused, using a hardwood will endure more, but costs more? Could you purchase or mill your own Pine slabs with one live edge then in theory there could be one glue joint or none! Alternate the grains, use a little salt on the glue joint, it keeps it from slipping, cauls (sp).  I would build at least one to see where the issues will come up? Try a half size scale to get the feel? You might want to use 8/4 so it finishes down to 1 1/2” - 1 5/8”? Bring the tops somewhere to a shop that has a belt sander or buy yourself a gym membership and a good set of hand planes, or make a big router sled?