Before & after of a home style Delmo 9ft.

realkingcobra · Aug 1, 2010

I talked with Jon Ames up in Elko, NV quite a while back about him buying a Diamond 7ft ProAm, that he would be more interested in buying the Diamond if I'd agree to fix up his Delmo 9ft home table because he wanted both tables side by side.

I asked him what he wanted done to the Delmo and he replied that he wanted it to play tighter and right...little did I know what I was in for

So.....I delivered and set up his Diamond 7ft ProAm, then took apart his Delmo 9ft'er only to discover what the real condition of this table was. In the following pictures you'll see just what I saw when I took the table apart

realkingcobra · Aug 1, 2010

The first thing I asked myself, was why in the heck would ANY table manufacture make sub-rails out of fir wood...it's way to soft and staples would tear it apart sooner or later, so I the first thing I had to do was get rid of the fir wood. The rail caps are made out of Walnut so they're worth saving.

Made one hell of a mess though

realkingcobra · Aug 1, 2010

I decided that if I had to build new rails for this table, I was going to at least build them the way Delmo should have from the beginning. Ripped some Oak and Poplar and built some butcher block sub-rails, doweled them as well.

Steve · Aug 1, 2010

RKC continues to ROCK

If RKC was a medical doctor, there is no doubt in my mind he could bring people back to life at will. Any age, any condition - he could bring George Washington back!

Steve

Chi2dxa · Aug 1, 2010

Go RKC Go!!!!

mr8ball · Aug 1, 2010

Great job, I cant wait to see the finished job.

realkingcobra · Aug 1, 2010

Alright, time to mount the old rail caps to the new butcher blocked sub-rails, which includes doweling them to not only fit in the exact spot they need to be, but to also keep them from moving around when being glued and clamped.

Dead Crab · Aug 1, 2010

I just found a reason to build new rails this winter. Butcherblock oak/poplar....way cool, AND you can get the wood at Lowes.

realkingcobra · Aug 1, 2010

I had to add new Walnut to sub-rail caps to extend them out because first of all, they were at all different widths, then they were pretty broken up along the feather strip dado. So I added a 1/4" of new walnut to make things right.

realkingcobra · Aug 1, 2010

In these next pictures, I put on the pocket miters, down angles, and cut back for the pocket openings. The sub-rails are extended so I don't have to add wood to tighten up the pockets, in fact I have to remove wood as you'll see.

realkingcobra · Aug 1, 2010

Nostroke · Aug 1, 2010

You must do it for love because with those skills, Im sure you could make a bunch more in some other industry.

mullyman · Aug 1, 2010

Hey, is this a teaser??? Where are the rest of the pics? I gotta tell you guys, the best threads on this forum are when RKC does a table and posts pics of the process. RKC, gotta ask, how much time does all this take?
MULLY

realkingcobra · Aug 1, 2010

Re-drilling to mount the pockets in the new rails. Modifying the pocket bolt openings to fit better, and adding the cloth relief dado.

Drilling for the pockets and adding the cloth relief.JPG

Drilling for the pockets and adding the cloth relief (2).JPG

Drilling for the pockets and adding the cloth relief (3).JPG

Drilling for the pockets and adding the cloth relief (4).JPG

Drilling for the pockets and adding the cloth relief (5).JPG

The guy who's drilling the pocket ears out on my drill press is Zach, he's a table mechanic out of Phoenix, AZ. He's going to be with me for about 4-6 weeks, then head back to AZ to start back working on tables down there...with new and improved skills

to give better support in the Phoenix area, especially on the Diamond tables in that area, as well as all other types of tables

realkingcobra · Aug 1, 2010

I didn't care for the way the rails looked either, so I figured what the heck and went ahead and refinished them as well.

elvicash · Aug 1, 2010

I have to say it, that is some awesome onsite woodwork and I look forward to seeing the complete table. I know why people wait to get the tables done by the Real King Cobra.

Cobra if you are coming through Indianapolis anytime in the next few months I have an easy one for you and will wait to get in line.

Thanks for posting

Dana in Indy

realkingcobra · Aug 1, 2010

This is what the rails look like before I install the Simonis 860HR Tour blue cloth on them.

Majic · Aug 1, 2010

Very high quality work and I do enjoy seeing the pics !!!

realkingcobra · Aug 1, 2010

mullyman said:
Hey, is this a teaser??? Where are the rest of the pics? I gotta tell you guys, the best threads on this forum are when RKC does a table and posts pics of the process. RKC, gotta ask, how much time does all this take?
MULLY

To be quite honest with you, I don't know...somewhere between 60-80 hours if I had to guess

realkingcobra · Aug 1, 2010

Well, after rebuilding the rails to new again, I found out why the rails didn't line up on the pockets....because none of the rail bolt holes lined up with the old bolt pattern...so all the rail bolt holes were off by any where from 1/8" to 1/2" leaving no room to adjust the alignment of the rails from before...so I had to re-drill all the rail bolt holes to correct that problem....then while I was at it...I found out that one of the slates was broken...so I fixed that as well.

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