comp56 Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 I'm not working anymore but when I did it was a cost thing, waste to much time on something it cost more than just replacing something. In this case you are trying to save a wood pole or a piece of 2"x 6" ...granted this possibly could be just a challenge but in the long run time is money even in my shop (even if I work at my own pace) I still have to decide if things are worth doing or what way is worth doing it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 I'm not working anymore but when I did it was a cost thing, waste to much time on something it cost more than just replacing something. In this case you are trying to save a wood pole or a piece of 2"x 6" ...granted this possibly could be just a challenge but in the long run time is money even in my shop (even if I work at my own pace) I still have to decide if things are worth doing or what way is worth doing it. Yup. Gotta put a value on your time. Actually, it's a great idea to do this for just about everything. What's your time worth to you and re-evaluate that regularly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 12 minutes ago, RickyMcGrath said: Yup. Gotta put a value on your time. Actually, it's a great idea to do this for just about everything. What's your time worth to you and re-evaluate that regularly. big part of buying all these tools is to make things easier and save time so why waste it.......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turner85 Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Could u not just chisel off the underside of the hole about a quarter inch depth all around the pole to relieve the pressure a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano123 Posted May 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Yeah, I agree that time is money. I bought 2 umbrellas at Ollie's discount store for both of my tables that match and I doubt I will be able to find another one, that is why I am trying to save the pole. As for the 2x8, I can finally stain the top so I don't want to have to replace the board and wait months for it to take stain to match. If I can't get it out easily, I will just leave it for this year and cut it off in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEtwidget Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 I would either cut the pole and sand it flush, or if you want to keep both: As other members already said,. Drill a few small relief holes around the pole. Should be easy to remove the pole. Then clamp some wood to the table and use a hole saw to make the umbrella hole just a little bigger- this will clean up the small relief holes too. You can leave it alone or plug the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrich1 Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 Have tried pouring hot water on it to expand the wood of the table? Should expand and soften it up enough to twist it out. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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