To answer your question about hiring out flattening services: Use the tools you have available and make the job easier. I'm starting my first epoxy table soon and I'm terrified, but I'm also excited. Thanks for sharing your journey!
I am WITH YOU. I am done flattening my own slabs. My wood guy has a 14 x6 ft CNC with a 4 inch flattening bit and he charges $100/hr. He did a 6ft table top and a 4ft table top in less than an hour and they were perfect. I just factor that cost into the price of the table.
16:10 I had to make that call once for one of my Battlefield Chessboards because the corner spaces weren’t lined up well enough. The customer was wanting to pay for the extra material which was very nice of him but I wasn’t about let him pay extra for my mistake. Ended up finishing the project and keeping it for myself. Still turned out really nice. So about $100 screw up yielded me my own Battlefield Chessboard which was cool because I hadn’t actually made one to keep yet.
@@lonestarwoodworking3810 I’ve only sold a handful of my chessboards/sets. It’s been almost a year since I sold the first one and I’m still nervous about all of them haha.
Great video and good looking project. Thanks for sharing. As I was watching you go through the flattening process, I was having flashbacks to the last project that I flattened myself (it’s the only project I have on my channel so far). I have since found a guy with a giant CNC that will flatten my slabs for me. I worry about the same thing you mentioned… Am I losing some of the credibility and/or the experience as a woodworker, but the end product is just so much better that it’s hard for me to continue to fiddle fart around with my super janky flattening set up. Anyway, you got a new sub. Look forward to seeing more.
I appreciate it! And we don’t lose credibility by using a resource. I actually wanted to redo the audio so that I didn’t ask that question. But that’s a long process 😂
Did you pour all the epoxy in one go or did you pour a couple layers? I’m attempting to make a conference table basically the same size and they want a transparent turquoise color
So for this one I was able to pour all of it at once because it was still cold out. But with the constant 90+ degree days, I’d probably stick with 1/2”-1” pours. And no this was actually Ol Loggin epoxy. Solid brand, just more expensive than magic resin
In the timelapse when you're flattening you can see the far end of the sled dipping as the weight of the router goes towards it which wouldn't be helping accuracy. 100% get someone else to flatten it.
Oh yeah you’ll see in this next video that I no longer flatten my tables. It’s $100 and true flat so it’s definitely worth just the amount of time I save
Dude...long story short but I did a table for a woman and she wanted an awful brown epoxy against brown wood, no c channels and a hideous base. I told her I wouldn't do it. She caved and I got my way. She appreciated afterwards. The hardest thing to do it turn away business but sometimes a bad idea is always a bad idea. Lol
Dude I thought I wanted to watch this video, but four minutes in all you have done is bash your customer. Who cares if you like what he wants u to do? He is paying for your time and materials. Just build the damn thing
Seriously? Sound like someone who has never had to make a custom item for a customer before. Its the makers job to advise the customer on whether or not it is a good idea or a good option or not, and he has every right to complain about the project and its difficulties. It would be a different story if he made a video where he was complaining about it after choosing not to do the project, which he clearly did build it. And it would be different if he was complaining to the customer themselves, which he clearly isnt. He is giving others a insight into the difficulties of what it is like to build custom projects for clients. And the worst sin of all would be to "Just build the damn thing" knowing full well that it would turn out like garbage and taking the clients money anyway, that is what you call a "Scum bag"
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To answer your question about hiring out flattening services: Use the tools you have available and make the job easier.
I'm starting my first epoxy table soon and I'm terrified, but I'm also excited. Thanks for sharing your journey!
I appreciate it! And it’s always kinda nerve racking starting these off. Just enjoy the process…..screaming and cussing and all
Nice job! Amen on the mold release vs tape. I cover all my molds in sheeting tape and have never had a problem with removing it.
If you watch the redwood build that’s probably my best example of why use tape over mold release. DID NOT go well
I am WITH YOU. I am done flattening my own slabs. My wood guy has a 14 x6 ft CNC with a 4 inch flattening bit and he charges $100/hr. He did a 6ft table top and a 4ft table top in less than an hour and they were perfect. I just factor that cost into the price of the table.
Exactly, it saves the client more money In the end and saves me a ton of time
@Lone Star Woodworking plus I HATE doing it. Lol
@@johnmclain6535 yeah that to
16:10 I had to make that call once for one of my Battlefield Chessboards because the corner spaces weren’t lined up well enough. The customer was wanting to pay for the extra material which was very nice of him but I wasn’t about let him pay extra for my mistake. Ended up finishing the project and keeping it for myself. Still turned out really nice. So about $100 screw up yielded me my own Battlefield Chessboard which was cool because I hadn’t actually made one to keep yet.
This one still has me on edge😂😂😂😂. I’m anticipating a call from the client saying he doesn’t like something. Definitely a difficult client
@@lonestarwoodworking3810 I’ve only sold a handful of my chessboards/sets. It’s been almost a year since I sold the first one and I’m still nervous about all of them haha.
Great video and good looking project. Thanks for sharing. As I was watching you go through the flattening process, I was having flashbacks to the last project that I flattened myself (it’s the only project I have on my channel so far). I have since found a guy with a giant CNC that will flatten my slabs for me. I worry about the same thing you mentioned… Am I losing some of the credibility and/or the experience as a woodworker, but the end product is just so much better that it’s hard for me to continue to fiddle fart around with my super janky flattening set up. Anyway, you got a new sub. Look forward to seeing more.
I appreciate it! And we don’t lose credibility by using a resource. I actually wanted to redo the audio so that I didn’t ask that question. But that’s a long process 😂
Very beautiful work.
Please what is the name of the last yellow subject before finishing
It’s called Rubio Monocoat!
@Lone Star Woodworking Thank you
Did you pour all the epoxy in one go or did you pour a couple layers? I’m attempting to make a conference table basically the same size and they want a transparent turquoise color
Also, is that the magic resin youve mentioned before?
So for this one I was able to pour all of it at once because it was still cold out. But with the constant 90+ degree days, I’d probably stick with 1/2”-1” pours. And no this was actually Ol Loggin epoxy. Solid brand, just more expensive than magic resin
@@lonestarwoodworking3810 gotcha. I’ll look in to it. I haven’t messed with epoxy very much so this will be a first on large scale. Thanks!
@@rifedesignco7102 good luck!
Hello good time. Why do you put sanding oil on the first layer?
I’m gonna say no since I don’t know what sanding oil is
In the timelapse when you're flattening you can see the far end of the sled dipping as the weight of the router goes towards it which wouldn't be helping accuracy. 100% get someone else to flatten it.
Oh yeah you’ll see in this next video that I no longer flatten my tables. It’s $100 and true flat so it’s definitely worth just the amount of time I save
Dude...long story short but I did a table for a woman and she wanted an awful brown epoxy against brown wood, no c channels and a hideous base. I told her I wouldn't do it. She caved and I got my way. She appreciated afterwards. The hardest thing to do it turn away business but sometimes a bad idea is always a bad idea. Lol
So the client was bull headed, he knew what he wanted which is fine, but having no flexibility is kind of damning on a custom project
very strange shape.
Dude I thought I wanted to watch this video, but four minutes in all you have done is bash your customer. Who cares if you like what he wants u to do? He is paying for your time and materials. Just build the damn thing
Aw so you decided to comment and watch! How sweet
Seriously? Sound like someone who has never had to make a custom item for a customer before.
Its the makers job to advise the customer on whether or not it is a good idea or a good option or not, and he has every right to complain about the project and its difficulties. It would be a different story if he made a video where he was complaining about it after choosing not to do the project, which he clearly did build it. And it would be different if he was complaining to the customer themselves, which he clearly isnt.
He is giving others a insight into the difficulties of what it is like to build custom projects for clients.
And the worst sin of all would be to "Just build the damn thing" knowing full well that it would turn out like garbage and taking the clients money anyway, that is what you call a "Scum bag"