I seem to always get asked to build kitchen tables for some strange reason. They aren't my favorite thing to do but it does bring work to do and some extra income from time to time.
My challenges are always trying to do large panel glue ups. Many of the tables that I've made are 40" to 44" wide and 6' to 8' long. I really want a way to glue up an entire top no matter if my boards run the "length" of the tabletop of if my boards run "across" the width of the tabletop to make up the overall length.
Now grant it, there's not a surface in my entire shop that is dead flat for 4' by 8' surface area. Like many of you, I have to make do with what I have.
Isn't there a good way to glue up panels with some type of metal channels and screws that could be bolted to the wall, glue and put the boards in the "press", fold up the outter arms, lock them in position and start the hand-screws to press it all together.????
Help me out here....I want a solution that I can use for small tables all the way up to a large kitchen table.....most folks that I've made tables for like them 42" wide by about 6' to 8' long....that's a LOT to glue up all the time if you ask me.
So....whaddya say???!!!