big board
10-12-2014, 12:35 PM
#12
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Location: Midland, Michigan
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I made my own as I got tired of waiting for DH to do it. It measures 2' by 4' and I just set it on my ironing board. Ideally I'd rather have it on top of storage so I don't leave my board up all the time. I love it.
10-12-2014, 01:30 PM
#13
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Location: Kilgore Tx
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DH made me one. It is 24x48 and sits on the end of my cutting table. My cutting table is 2 of the plastic tables put together on risers. I still have plenty of room for cutting and I love the big board. He made it out of a scrap piece of plywood he had, we covered it with batting and the silver ironing board fabric.
10-12-2014, 02:27 PM
#15
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: iowa
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I have one and love it. Mine is 22 x 60 Perfect for ironing a width of fabric and the length is great for working on borders. When a group of us get together we put bed risers under the legs of one table, put a big board on top and share.
10-13-2014, 01:04 AM
#16
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Morris Plains, NJ
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The secret is to start with a sturdy, solid ironing table. I have two boards, one of which has those annoying T legs and is definitely not sturdy enough. My other board is built better and can handle the weight. Also - don't use super dense, heavy wood, like 1" thick chipboard and 2x4s for the lip. Have him build it out of lighter weight materials.
10-13-2014, 03:07 AM
#17
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Traverse City, MI
Posts: 405
My husband made me one to fit on a ironing board. I love it but is heavy and bent the ironing board so bought a used one at the thrift store but it is starting to bend. Since I've had it several years, I'll look for another used one. I took it off for awhile but missed it. I do have a 2nd one for ironing clothes (which I rarely do).
10-13-2014, 07:44 PM
#18
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Join Date: Jul 2014
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I made a big ironing board from a leftover piece of plywood (22" x 65") and put it on top of a 30" high Home Depot 3 shelf wire 'storage unit' (about 20 bucks). I secured the wood underneath with some screws that had wide plastic washers on them (that I saved from some other purchase but you could always get a pack of screws and wide washers). The washers fit over 2 of the wires underneath the top shelf and screw into the bottom-side of the wood. Now I have 2 shelves of space under the board to hold containers with buttons, scissors, tape measure, all that stuff plus a large surface to iron on. I used batting and felt for padding under fabric with elastic around the edges, works really well.
10-14-2014, 05:23 AM
#19
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lititz, PA
Posts: 186
I bought a used big board from a friend. You use it on top of your existing ironing board. The BB ha rubber stops on the under side that you snug up against the top of your existing board. I don't find it the least bit unstable or wobbly.
10-14-2014, 06:13 AM
#20
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Barnesville GA
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I made my own big board with a precut piece of plywood from Home Depot and a few pieces of 1x2 and some screws. Nothing fancy and my ironing board is from a thrift store. Its a little wider than a normal one but I haven't had any problems.
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