My homemade table......

Still in the works but not to shabby for what it is........Something to play on I guess, just thought I would share...First time trying out pics on here so bare with me if ya cant see them...

ffx-me wrote: cool, how much do you save by building it yourself

it looks like the legs r from another pingpong table what happened to the old one ?

theman wrote: well done man, were the measurements near accurate of actual tt tables?

that's sweet. but $75 is starting to get up there. I've seen tables from moving sales etc. on craigslist for about 100-150.

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pokerpete wrote: uploads/New/20080131_225802_IMG_0306.JPG   ya this is a pic of a  poker table i built, and there is something special about it when u build it yourself

ffx-me wrote: Ahh, I was respecting your workmanship but comon, the red wings, booooo, go sens go

pokerpete wrote: wow.... thats very very impressive ....i know cuz i built one too it looks like a pro made it! what do u do for a living?   and where did u get those legs for it ....thats what i need for mine, i  just have folding ones   also if u have plans on how u built it, please send them to me i would like to see them and how u got that rail in there that looks like boards from a hockey rink ....really adds to the cool factor   and what did u use for the playing surface ? i found some really slippery suede the cards just glide right across the table . i know some other plp. who have problems with that and i have found that if u spray a bunch of starch that u use for ironing it really help the cards slide( after it dries)    i also plan on getting my arm rail rapped in some nice leather to replace the vinyl

LuckyNet wrote: Hi to every body.   Here is my little work....        Best regards,   LuckyNet.

lol @ budweiser . It looks fabulous

Looks great poislb.  Here is what I plan on doing, I was going to build my own and use a discarded frame like poislb did however, I keep hearing different stories about the difference in playability when using paint for the top and the actual table tennis paint is really expensive.  So what I am going to do is get a table from my friend who is upgrading and I am going to take the top off his and laminate it to 3/4in particleboard cut to exact size as the top. This will required 2 4x8 sheets as the regulation size of each side of the table is 5x4 1/2.  The two pieces together will give me a thickness of 1 1/8inches or 25.4mm this is with a original top of 3/8 of an inch if the original top is 1/2in then you will end up with a top thickness of 1 1/4 or 31.75mm.  Pretty solid top if you ask me.  Then you only have to paint the side walls of the table and that obviously doesn't affect play.  A sheet of 3/4 in. 4x8 particle board runs +/- $18.00 at our local Lowe's or Home Depot, so for around $40.00 or so plus whatever you pay for a used table you could have a pretty decent table for a fraction of  the cost that a table that is 25mm thick would normally cost you.

Wow, you guys did a great job on making those poker tables!

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i cant take pic any more cause i moved.
still i have those videos from which you
can see what my homemade table looks
like

poislb:  Nice work on the table and good find on the legs!  I read the entire thread and must have missed the answer about material.  Which wood did you use on the table? I'm building a scaled down table for my seven-year-old daughter (3.5x6.3') out of 1" MDF and laminated blue top (black edges and bottom) and using steel fold-up sawhorses for legs.  This size is good for my daughter and yet the pieces are small enough for me to man-handle for easy set-up and take-down.  I'm just going to use one white line down the middle due to the size.  I'm using laminate only to make it more durable and so I can use it for other purposes around the house and have easy clean-up.  I know that the formica laminate will be too slick (used them in college), but it's good for her for now.