cutting table surface?
#11
Thanks everyone! I am building the bottom part because premade cabinets are way too tall (I'm putting it on casters which will raise it another 3.5", plus I'm short). I have tools to build it so that's not a problem. I think painting it is the biggest chore but I'd have to do that no matter what. I think some of y'all are right-too thin to securely screw into.
Chasing Hawk-where did you get the formica to put on top of your table?
Chasing Hawk-where did you get the formica to put on top of your table?
#13
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If you can afford it, I would make a whole new table, as large a surface that I have room for and make sure you can fit your cutting mat on it as well as room around it for a place to store all the "stuff" that we gather and use. If you have funds, check out the Ikea web site, they have awesome storage units, and for about what you would pay for the wood. Good luck!!
#14
There's no ikea near me, unfortunately, and their shipping is way too high (I tried to order two small carts, about 25lb total and $100, and shipping was $349. No lie). I'm making it 3' x 5'. That's about the limit of the space I have. I will also have a separate 2' x 5' ironing surface that I'm making with an old cabinet (it won't be on casters so I can use a cabinet for it). I am making a whole new underneath part though-I was just going to use the old top. But I think I'll get a new top too.
I'm actually thinking of driving to an Ikea soon. It's about 2.5 hours away. But I wouldn't be able to fit a big table like that in my car along with the other items I want to buy.
I'm actually thinking of driving to an Ikea soon. It's about 2.5 hours away. But I wouldn't be able to fit a big table like that in my car along with the other items I want to buy.
#15
i use two dressers back to back and made a heavy countertop of mdf with the sheet laminate on that. the top is heavy and does not need to be screwed down, so it can be easily moved.
#19
Oh good idea. I've seen those-like pegboard without the holes. I think it's called tempered masonite or tempered hardboard.
#20
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Industrial-strength velcro! I used it to attach 3/4" thick plywood to cubicle shelf units to make a cutting table and a sewing table. One table top is 3'x5' and the other is 3'x4" and with the velcro, they are interchangable.[ATTACH=CONFIG]429308[/ATTACH]
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