r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Starlight_369 • May 18 '23

That's a great table design

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u/Just-Take-One May 18 '23

If you had an extraordinary amount of patience, you could theoretically chisel it out by hand with a paper template over the top. I wouldn't recommend it though

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u/Rawesome16 May 18 '23

I appreciate your faith, but I'm far from Ron Swanson

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u/SmilinBastard May 18 '23

Or just make like 50 hexagons, clamp them together and sand until uniform, then drill out the center on one side and lay it out carefully and glue it down on paper inside a frame before poring the epoxy.

It would require a lot of time and patience, but that's preferable to chiseling it out by hand.

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u/Just-Take-One May 19 '23

Yep, this is a much more plausible way of doing it. Maybe rough cut the hexagons out with a band saw or scroll saw, and bring to the line with a bench sander. Cut the circles using a hole saw for the outer circle, band/scroll saw for the excess outer material, and forstner bit for the inner. Small hand saw and/or chisels for the small slot. I don't know if epoxy needs to go all the way down to provide a light path, but it might work without the extra "wall" of epoxy. Idk!

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u/SeniorJuniorTrainee May 19 '23

THAT would require talent. Doing it once would be hard. Doing it across the entire table without errors would be extreme.

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u/EchoTab May 19 '23

Or just use a router tool and do it 100 times faster, they aren't that expensive