Plywood worktable that breaksdown for storage.

Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 4:15pm (EST-1) [email protected] (Phil) nope:
Anybody evey seen any plans for a 8' x 30" worktable made from one 4 x 8
sheet of plywood. i.e. from the 8' x 18" cutoff, create legs and
supports.

Nope.

But I have seen plans for knock-down tables from sheets of plywood.



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Malcom,
Really close to what I am looking for. I maybe able to get close to what I
want. Actually I looking into the possibility of making a cheap folding table
equivalent. I belong to a club that has a periodic event that we need a bunch
of tables. A new folding table is $50ish. It costs us $7 per table to rent
one. I'm thinking if I can come up with something $20 or less we can takes
some proceeds from each event and get to a point we have our own. At $50
there isn't the payback.

Phil

Malcolm Webb wrote:

> > Anybody evey seen any plans for a 8' x 30" worktable made from one 4 x 8
> > sheet of plywood. i.e. from the 8' x 18" cutoff, create legs and
> > supports.
>
> Try the following link for details of a knock-down worktable made from a
> single sheet of 3/4" MDF.
>
> Made one myself. Wouldn't be without it. One extra tip -- give the top
> surface a couple of coats of clear varnish as a sealer before using it to
> allow for easy cleaning.
>
> http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip033100sn.html
>
> Malcolm Webb

:
: No, but you can build a nice little skiff from a single sheet of
: plywood and a 2X4.
:
:
Funny you should mention that...

Nail & Sail

2 hours for a 3 person team using hand tools build a 'sea-worthy' vessel
from 2-1/2 sheets of 3/8" ply, 40' of 2"x2", 1 lb of nails, 4 tubes latex
caulk.
After completion, 'raced' in the harbor -

Rick
winner - 1999
http://www.nctimes.net/~pray/ricks2.htm scroll down for Nail & Sail

I built Norm's table. I changed the dimensions a little bit to make it the
same height as my TS. What I like about it is that it can be easily moved to
any spot in your shop or be made stationary by pulling on the 2 cords and
the table drops down on its legs. I got his plan for it from the NYWS. It is
really a handy table for assembling.


"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 07:26 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), [email protected]
> (Malcolm Webb) wrote:
>
> >Try the following link for details of a knock-down worktable made from a
> >single sheet of 3/4" MDF.
>
> >http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip033100sn.html
>
> This reminds me of the clamp rack / finishing table in the Tools &
> Shops edition of FWW - similar construction of deep egg-crate
> construction in MDF or ply.
>
> I'm a little distrustful of this construction technique. Now for
> small things it works - we've all seen torsion box shelves a couple of
> inches thick. With this sort of 16" span though, the only real
> interconnection is on that central plane where the ends of the slots
> interlock. Away from those there's 8" of unsupported plywood waving in
> the breeze.
>
> A box construction of this depth needs something the interlocks them
> over a greater range of depths.
> --
> Smert' spamionam

On Wed 01 Dec 2004 04:03:00p, Phil <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Really close to what I am looking for. I maybe able to get close to
> what I
> want. Actually I looking into the possibility of making a cheap
> folding table equivalent. I belong to a club that has a periodic
> event that we need a bunch of tables. A new folding table is $50ish.
> It costs us $7 per table to rent one. I'm thinking if I can come up
> with something $20 or less we can takes some proceeds from each event
> and get to a point we have our own. At $50 there isn't the payback.

How about getting a pair of folding legs from the Borg for 13 bucks, and
putting a piece of plywood on it? I used them to make a panel cutting
table, and put a few cleats on a piece of plywood to use it for a
worktable. It's sure getting a lot of use for about 20 bucks and an
afternoon. :-)

On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 07:26 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), [email protected]
(Malcolm Webb) wrote:

>Try the following link for details of a knock-down worktable made from a
>single sheet of 3/4" MDF.

>http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip033100sn.html

This reminds me of the clamp rack / finishing table in the Tools &
Shops edition of FWW - similar construction of deep egg-crate
construction in MDF or ply.

I'm a little distrustful of this construction technique. Now for
small things it works - we've all seen torsion box shelves a couple of
inches thick. With this sort of 16" span though, the only real
interconnection is on that central plane where the ends of the slots
interlock. Away from those there's 8" of unsupported plywood waving in
the breeze.

A box construction of this depth needs something the interlocks them
over a greater range of depths.
--
Smert' spamionam

> Anybody evey seen any plans for a 8' x 30" worktable made from one 4 x 8
> sheet of plywood. i.e. from the 8' x 18" cutoff, create legs and
> supports.

Try the following link for details of a knock-down worktable made from a
single sheet of 3/4" MDF.

Made one myself. Wouldn't be without it. One extra tip -- give the top
surface a couple of coats of clear varnish as a sealer before using it to
allow for easy cleaning.

http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip033100sn.html

Malcolm Webb

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:15:23 -0600, Phil <[email protected]> spake
the words:

>Anybody evey seen any plans for a 8' x 30" worktable made from one 4 x 8
>sheet of plywood. i.e. from the 8' x 18" cutoff, create legs and
>supports.

Yeah, but I don't recall where that was. They used the cut pieces in
an X shape (slots halfway through them in the center) to support the
MDF top.

I think it was ShopNotes which had another tip. They made a pair of
boxes which were 1' by 2' by 3' and could be used with a sheet of
plywood on top to make a 1' or 2' or 3' tall assembly bench. Portable,
stable, and inexpensive.


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In article <[email protected]>, Phil <[email protected]> wrote:
>Anybody evey seen any plans for a 8' x 30" worktable made from one 4 x 8
>sheet of plywood. i.e. from the 8' x 18" cutoff, create legs and
>supports.
>
>Thanks,
> Phil
>

No, but you can build a nice little skiff from a single sheet of
plywood and a 2X4.

Seriously, it's probably possible to make a usable assembly table or
light-duty table of some with those dimensions, but IMO an 8' work table
that can take some pounding is going to need more than an 8' X 1.5'
piece of ply to make the legs and braces from.
--

Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
[email protected]

On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 07:26 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), [email protected]
(Malcolm Webb) vaguely proposed a theory
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>Try the following link for details of a knock-down worktable made from a
>single sheet of 3/4" MDF.
>
>Made one myself. Wouldn't be without it. One extra tip -- give the top
>surface a couple of coats of clear varnish as a sealer before using it to
>allow for easy cleaning.
>
>http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip033100sn.html

I have one objection. The guy says that he needs this table because he
has not enough room. So where does he _put_ it. I know that at least
if I have a table there, there will always be room for the table! <G>