Building surface

[Fletcher, Richard]

Mark, 
 
    I have always wanted to follow that route and may still. But, to anyone
needing to sheet a set of wings, try the Godfrey method of checking around
on your garage floor for a flat area with a 48 inch straight edge. If your
garage is like mine, which is very typical, it won;t take long to find a
flat area. And for other building needs, I use a door I bought from Home
Depot laid over an old table.
 
 
Rich
 
  

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On
Behalf Of Atwood, Mark
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 1:46 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: RE: Building surface


I'm tellin' ya guys... Billiard slate is the hot setup.  Designed and milled
to be dead level, comes premounted to particle board, and it's free.   Even
the slightest chip in an edge ruins the peice for use on a pool table.  The
peices I have you'd be hard pressed to even tell where the chip is without a
good inspection, and yet they gave them away.  Zero value if they're not
perfect.
 
And while they're heavy...they're not unmanagable.  I'm able to move mine by
myself (it's some work) when needed.  Again...most peices are a third of a
table...about 30" by 50"  Perfect size for our purposes (though I did need
to put two together to sheet my Carden wings.)  
 
-Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
Behalf Of Bill Glaze
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 1:34 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Building surface


And, to anyone who thinks that concrete is level, I suggest using a
sensitive level, and, while you're at it, put a 4 ft. straightedge down, and
shine a flashlight down one side, while you look down the other.  Don't be
shocked at what you find.  Remember, after it is screeded, gone over with a
bull float, and troweled, it's a miracle that it even appears flat.
Bill Glaze

Nat Penton wrote:


It would be nice to be able to "pour" the surface and let gravity do the
leveling. Concrete is too viscous and needs to be screeded.

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