j
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Hi all,
Been a long time off the forum, but have finally made some room in the new garage and cleared out a lot fo the junk after the move.
One of the things cluttering up my garage is an old Dining Table. I think it is Pine. Now, when it says restoration in the title, this is no antique. Just a table that I'd like to use if it seems worth the time and effort.
The top is 1 piece 6'x3' and about 1" to 1.5" thick, with legs that bolt on to metal corner plates like this.
As you can see, the metal brackets are kind of falling off. Then end of the rails has come away, so there is not much wood left to hold the corner plates in place.
The legs have these threaded rods sticking out which go through the metal plates and then there is a wing nut for the other side. The problem with these is that I can't seem to get the wing nuts to go on to 3 of the legs. The thread may be damaged at the ends. If I wanted to replace these threaded rods, is there an easy way to get them out, and where would I find replacements?
The top of the table is painted with what looks like black gloss, like this.
Will I be able to sand this off and get back to a wood colour like the underside of the table here?
So, what I want is to be able to securely attach the legs to the table. And to get rid of that black gloss paint. The legs are painted turned legs, so sanding those may be a little more tricky. I could live with black legs and a wooden top. Might actually go with my kitchen quite nicely.
TIA as ever
J
Been a long time off the forum, but have finally made some room in the new garage and cleared out a lot fo the junk after the move.
One of the things cluttering up my garage is an old Dining Table. I think it is Pine. Now, when it says restoration in the title, this is no antique. Just a table that I'd like to use if it seems worth the time and effort.
The top is 1 piece 6'x3' and about 1" to 1.5" thick, with legs that bolt on to metal corner plates like this.
As you can see, the metal brackets are kind of falling off. Then end of the rails has come away, so there is not much wood left to hold the corner plates in place.
The legs have these threaded rods sticking out which go through the metal plates and then there is a wing nut for the other side. The problem with these is that I can't seem to get the wing nuts to go on to 3 of the legs. The thread may be damaged at the ends. If I wanted to replace these threaded rods, is there an easy way to get them out, and where would I find replacements?
The top of the table is painted with what looks like black gloss, like this.
Will I be able to sand this off and get back to a wood colour like the underside of the table here?
So, what I want is to be able to securely attach the legs to the table. And to get rid of that black gloss paint. The legs are painted turned legs, so sanding those may be a little more tricky. I could live with black legs and a wooden top. Might actually go with my kitchen quite nicely.
TIA as ever
J
