Interesting Metal Work I have Seen

lightly smoked glass top...
 
Great thread. Love this kinda stuff. In the '80's I was working as a mech in a gas station and saw a flatbed trailer with a really early radial aircraft engine on it engine mount pointing vertically. Went out and took a look and it had been turned into a coffee table with clear glass. It was so old he couldn't get it certified anymore so he converted it. I of course didn't take a pic but when I googled radial engine coffee table a bunch came up. Pinterest is full of them, but not the one I saw. Here's one, they only want $23,000 for it!
 

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Cadillac said:
Here's a project I'm working on with a good friend. He has a plasma table makes all kinds of signs and stuff. He wanted to get into industrial furniture and one of a kind stuff. He came up with this design which is all 1/4" plate. My job was cutting all the spacer between the plates sizing to length then cut and bore the .500 thick feet and table pads along with the 1.250 thick connection pads with 1/2 tapped holes. My friend didn't realize that drilling 1.250 holes through 8" of material was a pain and 16" of 1/2-13 tapped holes was a chore. Then the 1" holes for the feet. A lot of drilling and tapping All the spacers are stainless and we put a brushed look on them, steel plate was powder coated all hardware is zinc coated. Stainless was to much for him. Top is gonna be repurposed maple bowling lane with a clear epoxy finish 4x7 top dimensions. Might do a glass top option.
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That would be a shame to put under a wood top. It has to weigh a ton, literally. I guess you wouldn't want somebody to just try to move it by the glass top though......
 
C-Bag said:
That would be a shame to put under a wood top. It has to weigh a ton, literally. I guess you wouldn't want somebody to just try to move it by the glass top though......
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I dont know, In my minds Eye I can invision a split live edge plank with some nice "waterish/river" looking epoxy fills meandering the length......the entire ensemble would be reminiscent of the old railroad bridge going over the river, the kind one would jump from when they were a kid! Add some under lighting to draw attention downward and have a glowing effect to the epoxy river as seen from above.
 
C-Bag said:
That would be a shame to put under a wood top. It has to weigh a ton, literally. I guess you wouldn't want somebody to just try to move it by the glass top though......
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The glass would just lay on top of the structure on some felt pads was getting price on a pic 3/4" thick. The structure is actually five pieces legs are 2pcs each and the center section. My friend looked into the epoxy system which is really cool you can do a lot of different designs and features alittle on the pricey side if you ask me. I'm happy with natural woods with a clear or glass. Each style has its own effect on the room. I had him scale the design for a coffee table height which I'm gonna do for myself. He also was gonna make a end table version. Price point has been the biggest struggle.
 
Cadillac said:
The glass would just lay on top of the structure on some felt pads
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The glass table I used to have, had small rubber or plastic disks. I would be afraid of felt, allowing the glass to slide. Definitely would go for glass, maybe a slight brown tint.


All the spacers are stainless and we put a brushed look on them
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Have you considered aluminum? having them anodized, could give you the same look, for a lot less.
 
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