How to Make a Modular Outdoor Table | I Like To Make Stuff

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I made a modular hexagonal table for our gazebo! Get your first audiobook for free when you try Audible for 30 days visit https://www.audible.com/makestuff or text makestuff to 500 500! TOOLS & SUPPLIES (affiliate links): https://kit.co/iliketomakestuff/my-metalworking-tools https://kit.co/iliketomakestuff/my-woodworking-tools https://kit.co/iliketomakestuff/shop-safety-gear MUSIC: http://share.epidemicsound.com/iltms This project began with a call to my local steel yard. I was pretty intimidated when I called because I don't really understand the terminology and didn't want to sound dumb to a bunch of steel workers. To my surprise, the guys were super helpful and patient when taking my order, and even offered to deliver the steel to my house! I used my new floor-standing band saw to cut the 1 1/2 steel tubing to length. This was a pretty slow and repetitive process, but this new saw worked perfectly. After I had all 8 legs cut, I had to measure the angles for the top to make up the hexagon shape. A hexagon is made of 6, 60 degree sides, so I cut each piece to 30 degrees so when the met, it would equal 60. Using the angled iron that I cut earlier, I tack welded the joints to make up the 60 degree angles. To attach the long sides, I had to notch out the bottom edges of the two adjoining pieces. The outer faces then matched up and were welded together. Since this table is made up of two separate halves, I just had to repeat the cuts and welds on the second piece. After I g

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