How To Make A Poker Table: Easy Ways And The Items Required To Make A Poker Table


Easy Ways And The Items Required To Make A Poker Table

If the users want to make their friends delighted for the poker night then the fabric-stuffed poker table will be perfect for them. Most of the poker tables are very costly and are hard to find them and that is why crafting the personal table will be great. By crafting the home built table the users can easily make sure that it will get perfectly fitted and can easily meet up all the required needs of the user. The users can easily make the poker table at home by following the below-mentioned ways:

Part I- Crafting The Playing Surface

  • Gather All The Materials And Tools: Start by collecting up all the materials and the tools that are required for completing this process like Plywood sheet, Ruler, Pencil, Circular saw, Clamps, Foam, Pine trim, Adhesive spray, speed cloth, utility knife, drill, nail gun, and the staple gun as well.
  • Make The Octagon: The users need to start by calculating the size dimensions of the edges on the 4/4 feet of the plywood sheet. They need to use the straight corner ruler so as to calculate the fourteen inches from the plywood edge adjacent to the side. Then they mark the 1 mark crosswise and the other mark vertically and then connect up the marks by using the ruler so as to form the one line. Then they need to follow the same procedure while doing this with the rest of the four edges on the plywood sheet so as to form the octagon.
  • Use The Circular Saw: Then they need to use the circular saw so as to trim the tabletop edges. They need to lay their plywood sheet over the workbench or over any flat surface and then affix it down by using the clamps. Then they need to line the lines of the circular saw with the mark of the pencil and then pull up the trigger of the saw. Then they need to allow the saw to carry it within the lines and they are advised not to push up the saw while the firing.
  • Affix The Foam: Then they need to spray down the adhesive over the plywood sheet and then add up the foam. Then weigh down the foam by placing any heavy item over its entire surface. Then they need to use the utility knife to trim down all the unneeded foam.
  • Add The Prime Trim: Then they need to affix the pine trim within the edge by using the drill or the nail gun. Then the users need to spray the adhesive materials over the entire surface of the tabletop and then add down the speed cloth respectively. The speed cloth is the type of cloth that is commonly used on the poker tables.
  • Trim The Speed Cloth:Then they need to fold down and then staple down the cloth beneath the table surface. Then they need to trim all the unneeded speed cloth by using the scissors or the utility knife as well.

Part II- Affixing The Table Top

  • Gather The Materials: Start by collecting up the material like plywood sheet, framing square, grease marker, jigsaw, wood glue, and clamps as well.
  • Match Up The Octagon Center: Then they need to lay the plywood sheet over the flat surface and they need to use the measuring tape so as to center the octagon by measuring the half points in between each one of the corners and then match up the octagon center.
  • Trace Down The Edges: Then they need to Trace down the octagon edge and they need to use the triangle or the circle so as to mark down the playing surface corner with the top of the table. Then they need to drill up the holes within corners of the outline and then trim down the corners by using the jigsaw.
  • Trim Up The Plywood Sheets:Calculate the edges of the tabletop and then mark it down by using the pencil. Then they need to clamp or nail down the plywood pieces with each other and then trim up the corners. Then they need to glue down the plywood sheets and then fasten them by using the clamps.

Part III-Adding The Legs

  • Collect Up The Materials: Start by gathering up the materials like table legs, drill, drill bit, wood screws and the washers so as to complete this procedure.
  • Measure The Leg:Start by measuring out the legs from the corner of the plywood to the opposite corner by placing the 10.2 cm within the base corners. Then they need to mark down the place where they want to insert the table leg.
  • Drill The Pilot Holes: Then they need to drill down the pilot holes so as to insert the table legs with the drill bit. The users are advised to use the drill bits smaller than the actual screws that come up with the table legs. The users are advised to examine each hole of the leg that they have drilled at the marks of the respective leg point.
  • Affix The Legs: Then they need to glue down and then screw down the table leg within the pilot hole and then allow it to get rest. Then add the glue to the screw areas within the table legs. Then they need to screw the table legs to the pilot holes and then rotate it till they won't see up the glue squeezing within the table leg corner. Then they need to repeat the same procedure with the other legs and then allow the wood glue to get dried off completely for almost two or three hours respectively.
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