Tag: tabletop

I’m still working on the video, but I wanted to get something up on HipNerd.com about finishing this project, since I already posted to social media about it.

I had more trouble with the Maslow, but finally got a good cut.

The bit was dull from the tests I ran previously, so I changed bits halfway through, then re-ran the program to clean up the hairy stuff from the dull bit. Finally, something worked in my favor, and it cleaned up well.

I sanded the insides of the cutouts by cutting up a sanding sponge, folding it over and zip-tying it to a dowel, then putting the dowel in my drill.

I cut the tabletop into a circle using a router on a jig.

I painted a coat of clear epoxy resin into the cutouts to seal, then poured the the colored epoxy using condiment dispensers.

I sanded off the excess epoxy with 80 grit sandpaper, working in sections.

I sanded everything smooth, working my way to a final 400 grit hand sanding. I put some edge banding on to hide the plywood edge. Then, I put on three coats of varnish.

I’m really happy with the way this came out, and looking forward to some more projects with my Maslow.