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 anyone built their own table?, re-buy, 25. Oct 2003 17:33 | ||
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| me and my friends play enough that we always talk about builing our own table. of course we're all lazy and and all we ever do it "talk" about it. i was just wondering if anyone here has done it and if they wouldn't mind giving me a list of supplies and where to get some of it. most of it is obvious, but like what kind of padding do you use for the table? where do you get the felt? and how do you build the arm/elbow pads? thanks | ||
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| Re: anyone built their own table?, stdioh, 27. Oct 2003 10:58 | ||
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| It is easy and quick. I built one in about 3 hours. First, go to home depot, or some other big box store and buy a sheet of chip board and a set of folding metal table legs. When you get home, measure 2' from each end to find the foci of the oval inside the table. What I mean, is find 2 dots, each one 2'X2' for a corner of the table. Now take a 2' long strong, tie a pencil to it, and draw a line on your wood that makes a semicircle from each point. Saw along the lines and you now have a 4'X8' oval table top. Put some scrap 2"X8" or 2"X6" strips under the table and screw them in with a large number of 2 1/4 screws ... then screw the legs into these strips using 2 1/4 screws. Adding these strips will give extra stress absorption to the legs, so if people are leaning on the table it won't pull any screws out. Now you've got a table, but you need to cover it. Go to a carpet place and buy a 5'X9' piece of carpet underpadding. I got some that is thin, yet spongy feeling and water resistant - good when somebody spills a beer. Then go to a fabric liquidator and get a sheet of material to cover the table with. I did mine with army truck camouflage stretch fabric and it worked very well. Put your underpad down on the floor and upend your table onto it. Cut off the excess material, but leave enough to wrap under the edge of the table and staple it there with a staple gun. To go around the round edges, you'll need to make cuts in the underpad ... just do it logically and it'll work fine. Now put the table upright. It is time to put the cloth on. Position the cloth over the table (make sure that everything is the way you want it and start stapling. Make sure that you stretch it as you go. The way to do it is to put one staple at one end, then put a gentle tension into it and put one at the other end. Then one on each of the sides. Then start stretching it into place and stapling it all around, taking out the original 4 staples as you go if you need to.I just took the corners and excess material on the cloth and stapled it to the bottom of the table and you can't tell. If you want to get advanced and put in a dealer tray, a drop box, etc, just cut holes in your wood beforehand and then make slits in your underpad and cloth after it is on. Then you just have to wrap in under the holes. If you want to put a cussion around the edge of the table, get your piece of vinyl and staple the edge of it upside down to the edge of the table. Then put in your filler material and wrap the vinyl around and then staple it to the bottom of the table. You can fill your rail with "pool noodles" ... they are big foam pool toys that are long cylinders and you can slice them into the perfect shape. | ||
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| Re: anyone built their own table?, ManicStarSeed, 27. Oct 2003 11:00 | ||
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| There are numeous ways to do it. You will need a 4x8 sheet of plywood. I would use 3/4 minimum, maybe even Birch cabinet grade. It has been planed fopr smoothness You can find the felt you are looking for at a decent fabric store. as for the edge rail, you will have to experiment with lumber dimensions, try a 1x 4 with open cell foam rubber glued to one side. Then get some leather (7 or 8 inches wide) from a leather supply company and staple the leather into place (bottom of rail). Wrap the leather around the foam and staple the other side of the leather, compressing the foam a little. <edit> make sure that you have at least 1/4" of foam overhanging over the rail frame. When you wrap teh leather, it will softhen the wodden edges. </edit> You can staple the felt to the underside of the table. If you want rounded edges ( I think you do)..In order to make the edge rail on the rounded edge, use some plywood (mathing the thickness of the straight rail). Scribe teh curve from the table on to the plywood and use a hand jigsaw to cut the curved rail. I suggest joining the rail frame (round ends and straight sections) before applying the leather and foam. This will help make it look "finished", Join the rail sections using alarge dovetail joint (this requres extra "straight overlap" on the the rounded rail) or simply assemble it with simple hardware flat brackets you can find at home depot. Once you assemble the rail, use 1 1/4" screws to screw the rail to the table from the underside of the table. Attach teh legs of your choice, foldin, fixed etc.. I hope this helps.. Mss | ||
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| Re: anyone built their own table?, re-buy, 27. Oct 2003 15:58 | ||
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| awesome! thanks guys, i'll get to work | ||
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| Re: anyone built their own table?, Candide, 28. Oct 2003 10:37 | ||
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| I also want to toss in a big Thank You. I'll probaly be busy this weekend :) | ||
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| Do Not Buy Felt!, Harold Pierce, Jr., 29. Oct 2003 13:43 | ||
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| A common myth is that pool and poker tables are covered with green felt. They are actually covered with cloth. Hence, the poker phrase. "Down to the cloth." Wool billiard cloth was usually used for pool tables until the invention of Nylon because wool is a strong, resilent fiber. Felt is a matted material and is not woven. I made a simple round poker table from a half sheet (4' x 4') of 3/4" inch plywood by squaring the circle and trimming the corners off with a hand-held jigsaw. The center of the sheet is found by drawing diagonals from opposite corners. The intersection of the diagonals is the center of the sheet. A pencil with a string was used to scribe the circle. Four small square boards about the width and lenght of the side of very sturdy standard card table were glued to underside of sheet so that it could be easily set on and removed from the card table without binding. BTW: You don't have to buy a mew half sheet of plywood. Check the D grade pile at any lumber yard and pick out a sheet with a good 4' x 4' section and have the yard "person" cut out the section out for you. Some yards will even trim the corners off for a small cutting fee. Next I covered the table with Robin Hood green felt which was held in place by staples on the underside. My first poker game with my buddies was an absolute disaster. In a very short time we all had piles of green fuzz in our laps, on our arms, face, clothes--This stuff just went everywhere! This would not do, of course. Seeking a better cover, I found an old WW II wool army blanket which I placed over the felt. This wool blanket made for a great surface, but my Aunt Aileen was not too happy when she found out I had cut up her prize blanket! I suggest going to a fabic store and inquiring about a suitable materials for the table cover and padding. A light or medium canvass would make for a good surface. The store might install draw strings for a fee so the cover can be easily removed for cleaning. Most home sewing machine probably strong enough to sew thru a light or medium canvass. MouseEars | ||
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| Re: Do Not Buy Felt!, Eman, 29. Oct 2003 13:50 | ||
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| Seems like a lot of work for a small round poker table. You can buy the folding octagon poker table top that you can put on any round kitchen table. It has chip holders and drink holders too if needed. It only costs aroun $125.....Also if you want a full Holdem table that can seat 10 players...you can buy that online for about $250. Just my thoughts... | ||
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| Re: Do Not Buy Felt!, Harold Pierce, Jr., 30. Oct 2003 02:22 | ||
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| I built this table back in the mid 60's. Little work is required for its construction. I ran a poker game during summer break from univ. We played mostly 7 stud high-low with 25-50 cent limits, a 25 cent ante, and three raises per player per round. There was lots of action since the initial pot was $2. MouseEars | ||
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| Re: Do Not Buy Felt!, Brian Starr, 19. Nov 2003 02:33 | ||
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| The folding octagon table Eman mentioned can be found for much cheaper. I found it at Bed, Bath and Beyond(no, i wasnt shopping there, my friends mom was and saw it and told me, lol) for $49. It is the exact same table that i have seen on many online sites for around $100. So if u live near a Bed, Bath, and Beyond, check it out! It also comes with a nice carrying case. | ||
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| Re: Do Not Buy Felt!, magnus, 19. Nov 2003 09:04 | ||
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| I think this is the one Brian is talking about. http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=12992556&RN=557 That is a good deal! -Magnus | ||
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