I do not recommend belt sanding. It will take a long time and is very
difficult to get a flat surface at the end of all the elbow grease.

I needed to flatten a maple top which a friend gave to me about 30 in x 60
in. I clamped straight edges and made a sled for the router and then
flattened using a dado bit. Goes fast once the sled is set up.

If you want to use hand tools, then a scrub plane would be the best to
remove most of the high spots, and then a low angle plane for the final
sanding.

Dave Paine.

"doityourself" wrote in message
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I dont know why they tossed it.. this is new york city, people throw
valuable stuff out here all the time, in fact i make a few bucks every
now and again picking this stuff up, fixing it and re-selling it on
craigslist. My guess is that some restaurant/deli went out of business
and left it behind. The good news is it doesnt smell.

youre right about needing to level it for a game table. To level this
thing though I would need a serious belt sander and hours of toil.

Does anyone know if these things are worth anythng? Id spend the time
if i could turn a profit. I saw similar things for sale on the net for
$800-900 new.

Do you reckon I can clean it thoroughly with mineral spirit/paint
thinner?