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Step 2Dismantling the old..
After gathering my tools into the lounge so that I could finish watching the movie *grin* I began to dismantle the table.
I started by removing;
the drawer - I slid it out,
the black steel edging pieces - unscrewed them with the electric drill and a phillips #2 bit,
the wheels - unbolted them (these were my first mod to the coffee table as soon as I got it home)
the legs - unscrewed the 4 inch screws and smacked them off with the handle of the hammer to break the glue,
the bottom routed edging - these were glued and nailed, so it got interesting here. patience was the key. I used the pinch bar to gently prise them off, starting at one end and moving along.
the top surface and the top routed edging - trying not to break the wood, I prised the table top away from the base and the routed edging.
In the end I got impatient and frustrated and kicked at the table from the under side.
I can't recommend this as it split the wood of the table top.. fortunately I noticed before I kicked a hole straight through ;)
I started by removing;
the drawer - I slid it out,
the black steel edging pieces - unscrewed them with the electric drill and a phillips #2 bit,
the wheels - unbolted them (these were my first mod to the coffee table as soon as I got it home)
the legs - unscrewed the 4 inch screws and smacked them off with the handle of the hammer to break the glue,
the bottom routed edging - these were glued and nailed, so it got interesting here. patience was the key. I used the pinch bar to gently prise them off, starting at one end and moving along.
the top surface and the top routed edging - trying not to break the wood, I prised the table top away from the base and the routed edging.
In the end I got impatient and frustrated and kicked at the table from the under side.
I can't recommend this as it split the wood of the table top.. fortunately I noticed before I kicked a hole straight through ;)
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