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Old 07-29-2003, 06:21 AM   #5 (permalink)
noblejr
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Location: Atlanta
Well, I've got to locate my camera, but here's what I used.


Tools:
circular saw and sawhorses
staple gun
heat gun
3M spray glue
drill



Supplies:
3/4" MDF
1X4 boards
1X1 boards
legs stolen from an old card table
quilt padding
felt
black leather-look vinyl
open-cell foam


I started by cutting out an octagon (dimensions will come with pictures) in the MDF board. I sanded the corners just a bit so they wouldn't tear the felt when it would be put on. Spray glue was applied to the top and I laid down some polyester quilt padding (about 1" think) on the top, and stapled it down to the cut edges of the board. Then I used the heat gun to 'shrink-up' the padding while patting it with my hand to make it flatter. I ended up with a nice 1/8 to 1/4 in of padding with a thick top to it. (A previous table I started w/ a friend was too 'fluffy' so I adapted this method to thickening the padding.)
Next the felt needs to be stretched and stapled. I stapled one edge, wrapping the felt all the way around the cut edge and stapling it to the underside of the table. Then I stretched it across the table and stapled, working from the middle outward. After working my way around the table I had a nice, tight felt surface that would press down just enough to easily pick up cards.
An old folding card table became a donor for the legs. There's a small amound of wobble to the legs but it's tolerable for now. Some day I'll build some nice wooden folding legs for it.

I also construced a padded armrest around the table. I'll describe how I did this when I get the pictures uploaded, hopefully tonight.
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