Mickey, your assumptions are correct. I have to make it 5 feet long to allow the legs to fold against the table. I don't have a good way of handling plywood sheets, yet, so I think I'll have to go with 1 by 12 pieces. I get my wood from Lowe's, and they will cut the 5 foot lengths so they will fit into the car trunk.
earlier, Mickey Fixsen, wrote: >John, > >Here are a couple of my thoughts and I will be making a few >assumptions to make them. First of all, I hope that when you refer >to the 2 vertical pieces, you are referring to the 2 pieces that >will make up the top and you really meant to say "horizontal" >instead of vertical. I will assume that the table will not be >staying outside and get rained on, hence the need for the folding >legs. In other words, you will take the table outside for use and >then take it back inside at the end of the job. > >Personally, I would use 3/4" plywood for the top with an extra piece >of plywood attached under the top piece on which you will attach the >legs. You might consider birch plywood for this or maybe better yet, >MDO plywood which is very strong with a resin impregnated paper on >each side and put together with weatherproof glues. I would then >edge band the plywood top with 1 1/2" to 2" by 3/4" hardwood, with >the thick dimension in the vertical orientation. This will greatly >strengthen the entire top. > >The plywood top would be a lot more flat and stay that way a lot >better than dimensional lumber. > >Another thing to remember is that when the legs are folded so that >they are paralletl to the top surface, the top must be long enough >for the 2 sets of legs to lie flat from end to end. This means that >the table top must exceed twice the height of the legs with room to spare. > >Good luck > >Mickey > >----- Original Message ----- >From: John Schwery >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 2:40 PM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] outdoor folding table? > >I would like your ideas on a folding table. I want to make a folding >table for a sort of outdoor work bench. I bought the legs from >harbor Freight. They are similar to what you might see on tables for >church and school meals. I thought of making the top from 1 by 12 >wood, about 5 feet long and 2 feet wide, with a cross piece under >each end to support the 2 vertical pieces and for fastening the >legs. What sort of joint would be best for vertical boards, 2 1 by 5 >pieces joined side by side? Should I use dowels, tongue and groove >or something else? If I use tongue and groove, what should be the >width of the tongue? Will I need any cross pieces in the >middle? About the heaviest thing I might have on it would be my >router table and router. > >John > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.39/687 - Release Date: >2/14/2007 4:17 PM > >---------------------------------------------------------- > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.39/687 - Release Date: >2/14/2007 4:17 PM > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.0/689 - Release Date: >2/15/2007 5:40 PM John -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.0/689 - Release Date: 2/15/2007 5:40 PM To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
