Sapele slat work done! Just need to seal them


 
With any wood really since that's how the Zbars are supposed to look like anyway. I've done the stainless steel Zbars before but I'm even getting harder on myself as far as looking more original goes.
I agree with all of that and I can definitely relate. I was just mentioning especially with a darker wood because I have noticed that the SS tends to stand out a lot more with dark wood and is less noticeable with lighter wood but I agree though about factory original being the goal.
 
I agree with all of that and I can definitely relate. I was just mentioning especially with a darker wood because I have noticed that the SS tends to stand out a lot more with dark wood and is less noticeable with lighter wood but I agree though about factory original being the goal.
You're not wrong either way but I always strive for something better if I'm going to do it. Regardless of expense I think I'm going to powder coat pretty much everything on the next and probably final Genesis 1000 that I do. I have gotten to the point where I only want to have one absolutely perfect one as a keeper.
 
You're not wrong either way but I always strive for something better if I'm going to do it. Regardless of expense I think I'm going to powder coat pretty much everything on the next and probably final Genesis 1000 that I do. I have gotten to the point where I only want to have one absolutely perfect one as a keeper.
Absolutely!!
 
Those look good. There is an exact combination of those that gives proper spacing or do you still need something else?
Black one is 1/4" that is what I shoot for. On my Sappy Walnut I cut my wood 1/16 big. After finishing the wood I lost that projected 1/16" that I planned plus just a hair so I ended up adding a piece of paper/1/32" with my black shims to make everything even and perfect. It's nice to have different sizes so you can space evenly and hit the end of the z-metal in the right spot.

On a Genesis 1000 from the factory the gaps between slats are bigger on the lower tables than they are on the upper tables. Upper table z-metal is 10 3/4"
Lower tables are 11 7/8" but both are 6 slats. Of course the lower tables slats are 1/8 back from the ends but still doesn't make up the difference.
Unless you cut your slats wider for the bottom tables to maintain 1/4" gaps everywhere.
 
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