Hello all. I just bought an old Valley bar box that was born in 1963. I now have the chassis up on sawhorses in my garage.
Here's my question. The "slats" that support the slate are bowed. When I put a straight-edge across them, I can see anywhere from 1/8" to 1/4" of daylight. Uh-oh. Then I put the straight-edge across the slate itself, and it's flat as can be. No daylight.
I figure something heavy must have been stored on top of the table for a long time, which bowed the slats ... but the slate itself was springy enough to recover back to flat? Who knows. The slate is only 3/4" thick. Since it's still flat, I'll go ahead with the project. I plan to glue some shims to the bowed slats, to bring them up where they should be.
Have you seen anything like this before? Any of your thoughts or suggestions are very welcome. Thanks in advance.
Here's my question. The "slats" that support the slate are bowed. When I put a straight-edge across them, I can see anywhere from 1/8" to 1/4" of daylight. Uh-oh. Then I put the straight-edge across the slate itself, and it's flat as can be. No daylight.
I figure something heavy must have been stored on top of the table for a long time, which bowed the slats ... but the slate itself was springy enough to recover back to flat? Who knows. The slate is only 3/4" thick. Since it's still flat, I'll go ahead with the project. I plan to glue some shims to the bowed slats, to bring them up where they should be.
Have you seen anything like this before? Any of your thoughts or suggestions are very welcome. Thanks in advance.
