Should I just polyurethane the legs and then attach them?
Should I just polyurethane the legs and then attach them?
Wait...how am I going to attach legs to this?
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I'm a chemist? :) Never used the stuff but I *have* used their regular epoxy and it is fine. I seem to recall that there are a very limited number of manufacturers and that everyone else buys from them, and repackages it.
I would _____________
You could screw through the top, use hanger bolts (bolt on one end, screw on other...bolt end goes into a threaded inset), drill a sizeable hole (3/4-1") thru table into leg top and glue in a dowel....
I don't know either, so I'm asking you.
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Either that or drill through the epoxy. But after sleeping on it I don't think those were very good suggestions. Possibilities but not good. Here is a better way...
Glue the legs on. You can't use regular glue as the glued surface on the legs is end grain and won't have any strength when glued with "woodworker's glue" but will if you use epoxy. Turn the table upside down, apply a thick coating to the top of the legs and set in place, no clamping is necessary. Let the legs remain there undisturbed for at *least* 24 hours...the epoxy will get fairly hard after 12 hours or so but not strong enough to take much stress. It takes several days to thoroughly cure.
Almost any way of attaching legs is sufficient to carry the weight of a table top and things on it. However, lateral force is a different thing as the legs act like levers multiplying that force. That means the glued on legs would need to be reinforced laterally and there are two ways of doing that.
Some epoxy tips...
It is sticky, messy stuff. The thing that cleans it up is vinegar.
It won't stick to many plastics...I use CoolWhip containers for mixing and when dry it just pops right out. Plastic painter's drop cloths can be useful to protect areas.
Clear tape (like packaging tape) can be used to protect areas (epoxy doesn't stick to it). If I were going to make fillets as above I would use tape to demarcate the desired area, apply the epoxy, smooth with a finger so it feathers out as thin as possible at tape edge then remove the tape either immediately or after the epoxy set up a bit.
Once it sets up. it gets a chemical blush on the surface called "amine blush". That has to be removed before applying a finish. You do so with water...just wipe off with damp sponge or rag.
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