Hello List:
I have been working on this Jatoba dining-room table for the longest time, close to 5 months now. This is my current and present challenge: making the sliding mechanism stiff. The table is 5 feet long closed; extending to 9 feet with two butterfly leaves. To counter the weight of the table, I decided to use ball bearing drawer slides, 2 36" full-extension, rated 175lb, mounted on three ash beams. The sliding is smooth enough, but fully extended it is extremely flimsy, more like a boat.
Any suggestion is welcomed, including replacing the bearing slides with old fashioned wood slides, or even -gasp!- metal slides. I need the stiffness.
Thank you much in advance.