Adding C channel To Keep A Table Flat

Hey, thanks for stopping by my channel. Today, I'm going to show you how I installed this c-channel. I'm making a little reusable guide, I guess you would call it. So I'm cutting some half-inch plywood into three-inch strips, and then I'm cutting my spacers just slightly over the width of the c-channel. Then I'm using painters tape and CA glue to lock it in place. As you can see here, this is a scrap cut off from the tabletop that I currently have that I will be installing this on. So this was a perfect practice piece for me. This is also the first time that I've installed c-channel, so I definitely wanted to practice before I dove into actually doing it on my workpiece. So you can see there, I get that perfectly set up, and I'm using a inlay bushing or inlay guide. I'm not exactly sure what you call this here, but this is really cool because now I just have a quarter-inch spiral bit in there, and that guide bushing will fall along on the half-inch plywood that I have set up and get my cuts perfect. As you can see, this is the test piece here, and it was moving a little bit. And so this was the first time that I have inlaid any c-channel, so I definitely wanted to practice like I'm doing here to make sure I got my depth set perfect, that the spacer was set perfect. So I definitely recommend if you need to, practice on a scrap piece before installing. As you can see here, I got the fit just right. So now I'm going to set up my actual piece on the tabletop and then strike a line so I know exactly where that will be, and I'm going to make it just a little bit proud of that because you want to allow for wood movement when you're installing these channels as well. One thing I did after I did this is I immediately went and ordered some double-sided tape, so that way I didn't have to use so much painters tape and so much CA glue to get these in place. And then I'm doing a couple stops on the top and the bottom. These don't have to be completely perfect because you do want to allow for wood movement like I said earlier. So just got it in there, looks like it's going to work great. Then I noticed on the bottom one I like to pull it towards me and push against the half-inch plywood, and then on the top one I like to push against it, push forward against it, and then slide it down. Do whatever's best for you and feels the most comfortable. I went really slow, that's why these are time lapses, and took quite a few passes to get to the depth that I needed. Then I set my depth and routed out about an eighth inch deep, so that way the channel sits flush there on the table. The c-channel and the threaded inserts were supplied by Bidwell Wood & Iron. The threaded inserts are Rampart threaded inserts. I'll link all this below, so shout out to them for supplying me with this. And if you've never used c-channel before, I definitely recommend it. I'm pretty new to it, like I said, this is the first time that I've installed it. But I've had a couple tables warp on me, so from now on, no matter what, I'm always going to be using c-channel because the effort and money you put into adding these is definitely worth the return. I highly recommend them for the cost and the amount of labor that it takes to put them in, definitely worth the return. Thank you for watching, I really appreciate it. If there was something that I didn't cover or something that you were wondering about, please let me know in the comments. I would love to hear from you on how you liked the video and anything that I can do to improve. So, thank you so much. Please like and subscribe and we'll see you on the next video.