Making a folding picnic table with your own hands: drawings, tips
For outdoor recreation, lightweight things are needed that would compactly fold for transportation and instantly be brought to their original position. And the first item from such furniture is a table where you can arrange cooked snacks and drinks. The compact product can be easily placed in the trunk to take with you to the cottage, the nature, etc.
The folding design has its own characteristics. Make a convenient option for a picnic is simple enough if you have the skills of working wood and collecting parts at home.
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The advantages of creating your own hands
To be able to equip a picnic area, it is not necessary to resort to the purchase of special furniture. It is much cheaper to make a folding structure with your own hands. Besides, tableSelf-assembled, usually thought out to the smallest detail and has the design that you like more.
In the manufacture you can give the product any shape of the table top, but it is more convenient to use the traditional rectangular.
If you make a small folding table with your own hands, you can give it an original look - paint it in any color or varnish it. The legs are attached to the main canvas with elements that are in any home.
The size of the tabletop for self-manufacture selects its own, designed for 2, 4 or 6 people.
We determine the design and construction
Folding picnic table made in different styles and from different materials. From here - many design options and designs. Furniture can be made entirely of wood (solid, chipboard or battens), light aluminum, plastic, combined from plywood (table top) and metal (legs), etc.
The shape of the table top can be round, square or rectangular. A picnic table is made on frames that are easily folded or brought to the desired position during operation.
The legs in this design play a major role. The correct calculation of the length and placement of fasteners will ensure the convenience of folding the table into a compact position and stability when laying out.
Necessary materials
To make the simplest version of the table, you will need:
- thick plywood board 550 x 300 mm (1 pc.);
- bars for legs 700 mm long (4 pieces);
- bars for slats with a length of 450 mm (2 pcs.);
- cross-bars for fixing the legs 500 mm long (4 pcs.);
- sandpaper;
- bolts;
- nuts;
- washers;
- nails.
It is not recommended to take too thick blanks, otherwise the cumbersome design will negate the entire ease of the layout. For bars, the optimum cross-section is 20x40 mm, and the thickness of the plywood should not exceed 10-15 mm.
For the manufacture of structures from other materials may require screws.
Required Tools
It is easy to assemble the future table if you have all the necessary tools at hand:
- hacksaw;
- jigsaw;
- screwdriver or screwdriver.
Using a screwdriver, you can make a model much faster and effortlessly.
How to make: step by step instructions
Before you begin, make a detailed drawing of the whole table and its parts, indicating the length, height, width. Parameters of the product, try to make proportionate. With the help of the drawing it will be easier to follow the intended project.
In order to make a folding table for the equipment for a picnic area, it is necessary to fit all parts to size. Wooden blocks and plywood can be purchased in the specialized department of any hardware store.
At home, once again check the length and proportionality of the elements. Let the blanks be a little more, the difference can be eliminated at home with a hacksaw and jigsaw. After trimming all the parts process with sandpaper. It is desirable to slightly round the corners of the tabletop using a jigsaw.
- The legs should be connected with crossbars at a distance of about 25-30 cm from each other with bolts or ordinary nails.
- Screw the crossbars to the back of the tabletop.
- Fix the finished legs in the form of frames crosswise with bolts and connect one at the top with the crossbars, leaving the second free.
To make the table more stable, make the supports slightly sloping at the bottom and top.
The height of the table can be made smaller or larger, depending on your preferences. To do this, measure the length of the bars for the frame-supports of the appropriate length. Try to make the aspect ratio of the tabletop and
The finished design can be painted or coated with a double layer of varnish, transparent or with a wood shade to choose from.
To the tableware and other accessories do not roll off when tilted, you can add surfaces with sides. To do this, take the thin low bars and fix them on the table top with nails.
The edges of the upper part can be embossed. Using a jigsaw will help you with this, then clean the edges with sandpaper.
Like wood, it is possible to make a plastic construction or a combined one, where the supports will be made of light metal.
To get a picnic set in the same style, it is recommended to assemble a few folding chairs to the table. These compact products will greatly reduce the space and will be convenient for transportation if you are going to spend a day in nature in a family or a friendly company. In the off-season, you can put them in the closet until the next spring or summer.
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