My mechanic convinced me he knew what he was doing & even suggested some modifications to beef up & reinforce my table. I trusted him to go to it while I stayed out of his way. However, my GC2 kept going out of level & I got fed up & sold it.
I found out why I was having problems after tearing it down. The guy drilled 8 new holes in the slates, including 4 at the centers of both seams. Of the 4 center holes, 1 screw was snapped off, 1 screw hit air, 1 was stripped and the other connected - to a floating brace - so it did absolutely nothing!
I found 2 or 3 other screws snapped off and at least that many others stripped. Apparently, he kept "chasing" the low spot around the table by adding shims & power driving the screws to force things level.
When the slates were removed, I could see the stacks of shims all around the table. The thinnest stack was 1/8" thick!!!! The shims he used had a total thickness of 3 3/8". I am not exaggerating. This is the absolute truth, hard as it may be to accept.
The picture shows all the shims that were between the slates & the frame.
Sorry...I just had to vent.
I found out why I was having problems after tearing it down. The guy drilled 8 new holes in the slates, including 4 at the centers of both seams. Of the 4 center holes, 1 screw was snapped off, 1 screw hit air, 1 was stripped and the other connected - to a floating brace - so it did absolutely nothing!
I found 2 or 3 other screws snapped off and at least that many others stripped. Apparently, he kept "chasing" the low spot around the table by adding shims & power driving the screws to force things level.
When the slates were removed, I could see the stacks of shims all around the table. The thinnest stack was 1/8" thick!!!! The shims he used had a total thickness of 3 3/8". I am not exaggerating. This is the absolute truth, hard as it may be to accept.
The picture shows all the shims that were between the slates & the frame.
Sorry...I just had to vent.
