Table mechanic glossary
- Thread starter OTLB
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I would revise that.
Installer - A person who installs tables.
Mechanic - A person who installs tables, and is capable of repairing problems with tables, including issues caused by less qualified installers, age, and wear and tear.
Technician - A person who can perform all of the duties of an installer and mechanic, as well as highly specialized tasks, including precisely adjusting the dimensions and playing characteristics of a table.
That's just off the top of my head though.
Josh , don't confuse him with the facts .
He was hopin' we'd write a glossary so he'd know what all these big words mean . Like :
Improved
Gluing
and
Method
Well then, why dont you start with the basics, so everyone here knows the difference between a blind, a skirt, a cap and a boot.
below is a fairly common table cross-section (with antique rail option shown J,K,L)
lets see if everyone comes up with the same name for the same parts
below is a fairly common table cross-section (with antique rail option shown J,K,L)
lets see if everyone comes up with the same name for the same parts
A - Slate liner or backing
B - Slate
C - Rail
D - Rubber
E - Subrail
F - Feather Stip
G - Rail Cap
H - Blind/Apron
I - Rail bolt insert
J - Decorative Cap screw
K - Decorative Cap
L - Rail Bolt
M - Blind Cleat
N - Rail Bolt
O - Slate Screw
P - Frame Top Liner
Q - Frame
R - Top Liner/Frame Screw
Did I pass?
not really an issue of pass or fail - just wondering if everyone uses the same name for the same parts...
for example;
I would call C - the subrail
E - the rail liner (although the illustration is not all that accurate)
I- the rail plate
I'll give a customers vocabulary and the mechs can see if it sounds familiar
A- there's wood under the (see B)?
B - Slate, Bed, Marble, Flat part,Where the balls go
C - Rail
D - Rubber, Cushion,Sometimes rail, Bouncy part
E - (No concept)
F - There's something under the cloth that holds it?
G - Rail Cap, Rail, Where the points/dots are
H - Side/end of table,Wood part on side/end
I - (No concept)
J - Decorative Cap screw,Pretty screw
K - Decorative Cap,Thing around/under screw
L - (No concept)
M - (No concept)
N - (No concept)
O - Know what a screw is but no concept they are there
P - Frame
Q - Frame
R - Still know what a screw is but no concept they are there
A- there's wood under the (see B)?
B - Slate, Bed, Marble, Flat part,Where the balls go
C - Rail
D - Rubber, Cushion,Sometimes rail, Bouncy part
E - (No concept)
F - There's something under the cloth that holds it?
G - Rail Cap, Rail, Where the points/dots are
H - Side/end of table,Wood part on side/end
I - (No concept)
J - Decorative Cap screw,Pretty screw
K - Decorative Cap,Thing around/under screw
L - (No concept)
M - (No concept)
N - (No concept)
O - Know what a screw is but no concept they are there
P - Frame
Q - Frame
R - Still know what a screw is but no concept they are there
I would agree with that.
Come on man, that's a beauty trim hat for a t-rail bolt:grin: