How to make a folding table for the house and garden with his own hands

Ergonomic furniture should be in every garden owner or people who like to go on a picnic. Folding articles - table and chairs- very handy if you need to carry in the car. Ease of use allows you to quickly organize a lunch for the whole company.

pembroke table

If you make a folding table with his hands on all the rules, then it will last a long time.

necessary materials for the manufacture of products can be found at home, at the cottage or buy in a store building materials, where you can adjust the size of the details.

wooden folding table

You can consider all the elements of design that was the most convenient thing.

Content

  • 1 Benefits of creating their own hands
  • 2 We determine the design and construction
  • 3 What You Need
  • 4 The manufacturing process: step instruction
  • 5 Using decor
  • 6 Terms of care and storage
  • 7 VIDEO: Folding table with his hands.

Benefits of creating their own hands

Whenfolding table create your own, you can come up with their own, individual design design. In this case, you are free to choose - both in terms of the size of the product and its base, appearance.

folding table

Folding table can have a variety of designs.

Folding table with his hands It can become a fixture of attacks on nature, get-togethers in the country in the good company of friends, family outdoor seating.

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The simpler the design of the folding table, the easier it is to do with their hands.

materials for the manufacture of selected independently. It can be wood (birch, larch and other conifer and deciduous varieties), other basis (eg, aluminum).

folding table and chairs

There are different types of method for assembling design options.

make Transformer design with the initial skills with tools - easy. Ready table easily folded and carried in a car trunk.

garden folding table

In the off-season compact product is stored in a storeroom or a garage.

We determine the design and construction

If you have the ability and desire make original table with transforming elements, it is necessary to consider the design and details design. The most popular rectangular and square shaped tops, although some like round. Most products made independently calculated for 4-6 people.

folding table design

Many people prefer to collect the rectangular table, it is easier to manufacture.

Appearance design It depends on the material. Design options supports also selected depending on the project. They can be straight or curved, thin, thick. Wooden legs is better to make the middle section because the material is non-uniform and rather fragile, with a load may crack. Metal is more reliable.

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Most prefer the traditional ( "natural") embodiment of chipboard or plywood and bars.

The surface of the parts after assembly can decorate to your liking. It is necessary to watch how well the treated surface, so that when painting or varnishing was uneven and rough.

folding table

Use a table like structure in nature, the cottage.

What You Need

The basis of the productI can be:

  • Chipboard, particle board, plywood (to choose from - for countertops);
  • Solid wood (boards, bars);
  • Aluminum, another metal;
  • Plastic.
folding table for home

Handy tools are selected on the basis of what kind of material will be used as a basis.

If materials are not found in sufficient quantities at home, use the suggestions Hardware store - usually there is a wide range of different workpieces.

table with his hands

When calculating the cost of their acquisition of the table it will be much cheaper than manufactured goods.

For the manufacture of folding item you may also need to sandpaper for cleaning wooden surfaces and paper (or canvas) - for accurate work with the material.

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If you plan to decorate the table assembled, the necessary simple patterns and paint or varnish.

to collect table according to the rules, use a quality tool. To work needed:

  • Hacksaw (wood or metal);
  • Screwdriver, screwdriver;
  • Different bolts, nuts.
holiday table

The table looks neat, if the edges are processed jigsaw.

The manufacturing process: step instruction

Decide on the weight and the parameters of the future product. If you intend to make a small table for two, it's best to choose an easy option. Then, it is more convenient to build a countertop made of plywood or aluminum.

table with aluminum legs

In the latter case, the support can also be used from this metal.

More weighty subject require suitable materials. For 4-6 people need to calculate the length and height of the countertop products.

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Taken worktop board of desired thickness. For a large design suitable embodiment to 40 mm thick.

Before you start collecting design Make a detailed drawing, where all necessary sizes reconciled legs and tabletops. Purchased or made yourself items must be agreed with the parameters of your circuit fabrication.

dimensions

These dimensions can be changed at will.

Table begin to do with legs. The end result should be two frames with crossbars for stability.

  1. Connect with each other long and short bars symmetrically harvested using bolts and nuts.
  2. In the manufacture of the supports, place them on the bar. You can make a sidebar on both inner sides of the legs.
  3. that make symmetrical countertop, it is necessary to correlate the length and height of the towers. Optimum embodiments will be 1: 1 or 1: 2/3.
  4. Fixed tabletop with one hand, to be able to layouts. Can make mounting with concealed hinges.
  5. Strip surface sandpaper.
  6. Check how the product can be easily folded and decomposed after assembly. It is also recommended to evaluate the stability and balance of the table on the ground, since the subject will be used in vivo.
homemade table

If you make a countertop made of chipboard, finished table will have a lower weight, which will facilitate its transportation.

Using decor

Made with their own hands table It can be made more beautiful and unusual. The simplest materials decorating products - varnish and paint. It is important to choose a very stable structure as the subject for a picnic will be mainly used outdoors.

table and chairs for the garden

Experienced owners may try to make a countertop curly.

curly worktop

This design looks unusual and stylish.

If you make a picnic, it is not necessary to paint table and chairs in the same color, and contrast combinations are possible, for example, blue and yellow. If necessary, apply the paint twice. Color product looks original and brilliant that adds your mood in a picnic atmosphere.

picnic table

Nail also best applied in two coats, allowing the first to dry thoroughly.

Terms of care and storage

Folding table easy to store assembled in the back room closet type. The room should be a normal temperature and humidity, or tree rassohnetsya or dampen, and the metal becomes more brittle or rust (except aluminum).

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For any material which is used in its manufacture are important conditions.

After the direct use of the product it should be wiped with a slightly damp cloth and dry, and only after that compactly folded.

garden furniture

After long-term storage well slightly lubricate mounting machine oil.

If you are storing in the garage, it should be dry and heated.

holiday table

Not recommended at all times to keep the table in the trunk.

Also, do not leave the table in the open air in the country - rain and temperature fluctuations will not benefit.

garden table

With continued use at the cottage in the summer, you can leave it on the porch in the unfolded form.

With the right care for the finished product its longevity is guaranteed.

table with his hands

In this, perhaps, is the main advantage of the subject furniture of this kind.

VIDEO: Folding table with his hands.