Folding tables do it yourself

The desire to save pushes enough people to try to make furniture with their own hands. This intention is commendable, but in order to achieve a good result, you need to take into account the many subtleties and nuances, carefully consider everything. Think about the shape and color of the material and design.

The oval table is considered to be convenient and practical, due to the lack of angles and blur lines the design looks very elegant. In fact, it combines the best features of round and rectangular variations, allows you to create a comfortable and benevolent atmosphere. When space is saved in the room, there is enough space on the tabletop for almost any purpose.

The semicircular shape is appropriate in a variety of styles, due to the decoration and design it can be used both in the lush baroque and in the low-key hi-tech. You will not be limited in the choice of materials. They are traditional and most modern:

• A small square table is good for its classic expressiveness; it is often equipped with a transforming mechanism.
• A small folding table is appropriate for dachas (country houses), which are visited only in certain seasons, if necessary, to bring them up and take them back is not difficult.
• However, if you want, you can immediately make a big table to put behind him the whole family and more guests in addition.

note that furniture should not seem overly bulky or lost in the middle of a room. Usually, 60 cm wide and 40 cm deep are allocated to each sitting person, additionally reserving part of the countertop for a salad bowl, common dishes. Four adults will be very uncomfortable if the diameter of the circle is less than one meter, six people will need at least 1.3 m, and 8 will need at least 1.5 m.

Wood tops - a win-win classic solution, characterized by long service, practical to use and very elegant.A serious disadvantage of it is the high cost, as well as stylistic irrelevance in small rooms. With a lack of space, it is better to make a folding table out of laminated chipboard with your own hands. This design is ideal for kitchens also because it tolerates moisture and is easy to maintain.

A solid wooden table can rarely be found even where it is permissible to use it for design reasons. After all, metal legs are preferable to oak, pine or birch because of its increased strength and stability. The profile tube is well suited for creating legs and racks, wheels can be installed at the bottom, if there is a desire to make the table also mobile.

Plywood can also be used in the clamshell design. An excellent replacement for metal and wood in the manufacture of individual pieces of furniture can serve as polypropylene pipes. Although they are not distinguished by high durability, they also allow the creation of an original look and decorative elements. Important: if you do not know how to do diffusion welding, thread on plastic, you can apply the method of gluing. Material, unlike PVC, is not poisonous,its use is allowed even in children's rooms.

For each type of folding table uses its own way.

When preparing a transforming table, it is always necessary to choose the mechanisms of transformers. They can be made with springs or using gas lift, both solutions help to fold and fold the furniture as gently as possible. Inexperienced people should prefer spring option, it is simple and reliable to use, and the springs will not spoil the appearance of the structure.

The calculation of the product is quite simple, especially if you use computer programs. Selecting chipboard, order cutting for professionals or make your own detailed cutting map. Never deviate from the table thickness recommended by the manufacturer. When the source material is received, add up all the blocks to check the accuracy of the designed dimensions.

To assemble the frame of the table, apply confirmats and a special drill. When the base is ready, insert the springs, then the mechanism.If it is heavy enough, it is often necessary to connect the parts in an end-to-end manner. Having correctly calculated all the nuances, you can not be afraid that the coffee table will be crooked, fragile, ugly.

To make a wall table, as well as the option that is attached to the window sill, will not be difficult. The tabletop should not be thinner than 20 and thicker than 30 mm, then it will be both durable and not too heavy. Width can be made any, if only it is in harmony with the desired height. As for the length, its calculations take into account the functional features, the upcoming placement and usability. The legs must be strong enough to hold the weight of the main structure, and put the dishes, dishes. In especially difficult cases, the legs are fastened with mutual ties.

A folding table placed above the radiator (battery) must have a certain number of holes, otherwise the heating of the room will deteriorate. Attention: at fastening above heating and heating devices the chipboard does not approach absolutely. It is better to use natural solid wood, MDF or plywood. It is necessary to use triangular supports only for short and medium tables, they are unacceptable even when placed above the batteries. Direct attachment to the wall will be much more appropriate. Do not forget to attach the blank to the place of attachment, in order to once again clarify all the parameters and eliminate errors.

This solution is very much in demand, but it is necessary to prepare a space for exhibiting furniture in the wall - shelves and cabinets are best. Consider what should be the size, be sure to make the drawings to avoid mistakes. Making a table-sofa involves the preparation of the box, the bed and the lifting mechanism. The box is a separate design or is included in the product, depending on the intentions of the manufacturer. It is attached to the wall.

Attention: tables transforming into beds are best collected. from chipboards, furniture panels are not suitable for them. The box is made of 5x5 cm bars, for the external strapping of the frames they take supports with a height of 14 cm. It is easy to lighten it, for this you only need to cut the core of the supports.

Pianin or bar hinges are required to create the bases that are removed when the bed is folded; to make furniture safer will help a slight slope of the lower and higher ends of the legs. Professionals recommend not to make the mechanism yourself, but to get ready, with a pipe for a domestic gas pipeline at the base: it will be able to open and close several thousand times guaranteed. And at the same time the sofa is sure to settle down as needed. The table is held together with the bed auxiliary rods, easily advanced as needed.

Making your own turn-folding table is no more difficult than the options described above. Even a special fastener for rotation (for example, a swivel mechanism for mounting the TV), if the furniture will be used occasionally, you can not use it. But you will definitely need laminated chipboard, the optimal layer thickness is 2.5 cm. The folding tabletop should be 77x50 cm.

False-tabletop make the size of 40x67 cm, still preparing the legs and strapping for them, take corners, confirmats.The table top is fixed with diamond loops, using from 4 to 6 wooden dowels. A false-tabletop is placed on top, its corners usually hold confirmatories, although furniture corners can also be used. In the center of the turn, a mechanism is placed or a blind hole is drilled into which a steel shkant is inserted halfway.

Then it remains only to attach the lower share of the tabletop to the rotary system or to make a hole in it for the remaining half of the dowel.

How to make a turntable with your own hands, see the next video.

The advantages of this format are as follows:

• Minimum footprint;
• Ease of movement;
• The ability to easily convert the design into a full size table.

To create the product will take only a few hours; the table top is made up of three parts. The center is always stable, and the sides can be lowered or raised. The rest is allowed to diversify the device table at your discretion: you can use the wheeled legs, make solid or frame sidewall.If there is a desire, it is not difficult to make the middle of the tabletop longer by placing a mini-bar or a cavity for folding chairs inside. There are also versions of tables-books without a middle fragment at all, they are especially compact.

Beginners should do exactly the construction, not equipped with anything extra. At home, it is easier to make rectangular wings, but if you can order them from professionals, rounded options are also available. It is possible to manufacture all parts from chipboard. Another scheme involves the creation of legs and side racks of the profile steel products with the lower wheel mount. According to professionals, you need to abandon the piano loops in favor of "butterflies" as more resistant to heavy loads. When blanks are cut, all parts should be covered with the edge. At the edges of the tabletops, the flat edge can be replaced with edge profiles.

The suitcase table looks like a real suitcase, in which legs and a tabletop are placed. Such designs can be both very small and very large. In hiking conditions are optimal products from aluminum.The legs should be from a bar, folding inward thanks to the hinges; they should be made relatively massive and as stable as possible.

Children's wall folding table will provide an excellent opportunity to carry out lessons, engage in drawing and modeling, and other hobbies. When folded, it occupies exactly the same area as a regular shelf. For the manufacture of the table is useful fiberboard with a thickness of 12 mm and multiplex 15 mm. During the assembly process flat dowels are used, it is desirable to have a flat-milling machine and an eccentric grinding unit. Fixing of individual parts of the structure is carried out with the help of clamps.

Folding tables can look attractive in kitchens and living rooms, where they give the opportunity to accommodate the whole family. For bright interiors are perfect metal structures, especially chrome. We do not recommend even in the hall, not to mention the kitchen or other more dirty room, put a pure white tables. The contrast between the table and chairs in color match it with the walls looks very nice and advantageous.