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The end with the tie bar lock has stops, the other base piece didn’t.

BTW, does anyone know the measurement between the base legs, or do I adjust to the way tubes when I get there?

Thanks.

Big step, I have a base assembly.

Ed, so true, If you want stuff to last live in Arizona. If you want life to be 'interesting' live in Florida. But you will hafta deal with something anywhere you live. Have you dried out yet from the heavy rains in the Northeast? Hopefully much of it didn't get to you. John4337, Your continued effo...

Starting to reassemble the base. First the caster assemblies and the replacement legs I scored on eBay, the old ones were toast 4CAFEBCA-5F3E-41FC-9AA5-80376D294339.jpeg 54420E3B-45B6-4999-B230-64698C7050E4.jpeg 1B7DE246-6B36-4AB4-ABB3-04D2472618A8.jpeg 2F3F0046-AAC9-4A40-8E56-7E3140E42F85.jpeg

garys wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:04 pm Aah Florida. One of the rust buckets of the world with its salt water.

For sure, salt air and humidity did a number on everything.

It was in an un air conditioned CBS garage/workshop in South Florida. My dad suffered a stroke in 1989, ending his woodworking activity. He passed in 93, so it sat in my shed down there until I retired and moved last year.

Worked on the table carriage the last couple of days. More progress. 3DB4697A-5800-4F82-BA80-7539912AA2F0.jpeg B1F03DBE-0736-49E7-A851-AD99072817AF.jpeg 5E986215-706F-427B-A0EC-28647C9676B8.jpeg CF95941A-072F-4DDD-8E33-5C9294A5B05D.jpeg Sorry for the duplicated photo, cant seem to take it out

jsburger wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 7:56 pm Looks fantastic! Great job.

Thanks. These did come out good, especially considering they were in an un air conditioned garage in S. Florida since the 90’s.

The evaporust is doing its thing. The staining getting better. While those were soaking, I started on the base parts. The legs were beyond saving, but I scored a set on eBay. The other pieces were corroded, but they cleaned up ok and I hit them with a couple of coats of hammer tone Rustoleum. In a w...