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  1. 02-04-2015, 05:48 PM #1
    susanwilley
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    Quote Originally Posted by sailsablazin View Post
    If you haven't already found the dining table, I suggest you look for a computer table. My DH picked one up from a local school and the keyboard area is where my machine sits. The rest of the table (and it is big) is for spreading quilts out or my "stuff." All that he did was support the keyboard area with some wood. My sewing machine is flush with the rest of the table....same concept as your idea, but much simpler (in my humble opinion.) The keyboard "drawer" is off center but I have room on both sides. LOTS of room on the left side and some on the right.
    That is a good idea!!
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    I got a great pattern for a table at Keepsake Quilting. You don't really need the instructions if you already have a table, but it helps with figuring out the drop mechanism etc. I could never go back to sewing on a flat table!
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    That computer table idea sounds very clever.

    Since I couldn't think of that, I ended up with a butcherblock island top - 1 1/2" thick walnut. It's gorgeous but does require a serious saw to cut out the sewing machine hole. And I will say that it doesn't rock or sway like my Ikea table does. You might want to consider that factor when you choose the table.

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    Quote Originally Posted by charlottequilts View Post
    That computer table idea sounds very clever.

    Since I couldn't think of that, I ended up with a butcherblock island top - 1 1/2" thick walnut. It's gorgeous but does require a serious saw to cut out the sewing machine hole. And I will say that it doesn't rock or sway like my Ikea table does. You might want to consider that factor when you choose the table.


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    Well, I would never use a saw, I would use a router with a template cut to the size of my opening. Woodworking is one of my other passions. tim in san jose
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  5. 02-04-2015, 05:54 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by k_jupiter View Post
    Well, I would never use a saw, I would use a router with a template cut to the size of my opening. Woodworking is one of my other passions. tim in san jose
    Hahaha! Now you can see why my machine is still on top of the table.

    Too bad you're so far away.

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