need advice for DIY TT table ...
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Topic: need advice for DIY TT table ...
Posted By: BigFatLoop
Subject: need advice for DIY TT table ...
Date Posted: 08/28/2017 at 11:47pm
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Would like to make a TT top to official dimensions (5'x9'x3/4") and materials, for much less than $100, not including the legs and frames. The standard 4'x8'x3/4", MDF panels sell for about $30 and buying 2 of them for $60 would only get me a 5'x8' table. Does anyone know what material is used by TT manufacturers? MDF? Particle board? Plywood? Also what kind of paint is used to maintain the correct ball bounce? Finally, where can I get 5'x9' (or at least 5'x4.5') panels?
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Posted By: Purett
Date Posted: 08/29/2017 at 1:49pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAnaRlbZjs0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAnaRlbZjs0 ------------- rating solid 1000 moving up to 1001 |
Posted By: BigFatLoop
Date Posted: 08/29/2017 at 2:56pm
thanks for the link, I missed that one. Good info about the 5'x5'x1/2" panels; hopefully they make them in 3/4" thickness too.
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Purett wrote:Posted By: Purett
Date Posted: 08/30/2017 at 9:00am
i would double it to 1 inch ------------- rating solid 1000 moving up to 1001 |
Posted By: qpskfec
Date Posted: 08/30/2017 at 12:55pm
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MDF comes in 5 X 10 in a variety of thicknesses. google "mdf 5 x 10" to find a local source this place sells baltic birch up to 30mm thick: https://forestplywood.com/product/baltic-birch/#specifications |
Posted By: taczkid
Date Posted: 08/30/2017 at 3:04pm
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YOU can find a good table for under 100$ on craigslist or offer up. save yourself the hassle... (that is what I would do) https://offerup.com/item/detail/334545903/?ref=Search (sample) |
Posted By: BigFatLoop
Date Posted: 08/30/2017 at 4:23pm
Yes I tried that but, as expected, I could only find tables with a 1/2" top in that price range.
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Posted By: BigFatLoop
Date Posted: 08/30/2017 at 4:39pm
Thanks for that, I found a couple of local places that have thicker MDF panels. Is MDF what TT table suppliers use? Or is it HDF, particle board, plywood, ...?
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Posted By: qpskfec
Date Posted: 08/30/2017 at 11:43pm
Go to megaspin.net, go to the tables section and see the table comparison chart. Many different materials are used. Mdf, hdf, particle board, chipboard, etc. The $1800 dollar ittf approved butterfly tables at the club I play at are compressed particle board. So it is definitely not the cheap particle board most people think of. Quality matters. |
Posted By: BigFatLoop
Date Posted: 08/31/2017 at 10:43pm
I wonder if a 1/2" top can be made to feel and play like a thicker top if I somehow glue a 1/2" MDF panel to the underside of it?
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Posted By: cole_ely
Date Posted: 11/20/2020 at 10:29am
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This thread moved right into the wood, but the real problem with making your own table is finding a decent paint. ------------- Wavestone St with Illumina 1.9r, defender1.7b Please let me know if I can be of assistance. |