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| Two Times Table |
| This handy, space-saving hallway table/breakfast bar can fold out to form a dining table when guests arrive. |
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You can make better use of the space in your home by using furniture which is flexible enough to cover a wide range of uses. We've made a table that can be extended when guests arrive, then placed back neatly in the hallway afterwards.
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Use a circular saw to cut four rails out of the radiata pine:2 @ 900 x 70 x 20mm;2 @ 560 x 70 x 20mm.Join them by glueing and screwing the shorter rails between the longer, making up a frame that is 600 x 900mm. (Diagram 1)
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Cut out four corner blocks for the frame with the longest face @ 150mm. Glue and screw in place from the inside of the frame. Make sure that you position the screws so that when they're all the way in they don't come through the face of the rail. (Diagram 2)
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We chose beech from a range of veneers. Cut out two sheets of the chosen veneered MDF to measure 650 x 950mm each. This will allow a 25mm overhang around the tabletop (in its closed position).
The two sheets will be joined together using dowels. This means that one leaf of the tabletop can be removed when the extended table is not in use - a real space-saver. (Diagram 3)
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Drill 8mm holes in all four corner blocks of the frame (one hole in each). Drill right through the timber. (Diagram 4) A handy tip when drilling is to put a bit of tape around the drill bit at the correct depth, with a little flap of tape sticking out. This will prevent you from drilling through the top of the table. The flap cleans the dust away when the right depth is reached.
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Mark the four positions of the dowels in the table top. All these dowel holes, which locate the top on the leg frame, are determined by the holes in the corner blocks, so you do not have to worry about measuring their exact locations. Drill holes 10mm deep through these marks. Glue and screw dowels in the corner blocks of the frame. A dowel jig can be used to make the process a little easier, and this costs only a few dollars at any hardware store.
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Four dowels are used to hold the two halves of the tabletop together, making one half fixed and the other removable. Centre the frame before drilling the dowel holes. (Diagram 5)
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Now it's time to fit the metal table legs. Wire legs (approximately 10mm wide) are used, with the fixing plates attached. Mark the position of the plate, drill pilot holes and screw into place.
As a safety measure, fit a simple hook and screw eye to help keep the tops in place. Do this by placing the top in the extended position located on the dowels, swivel the hook up, mark and screw in the screw eye. Note that the screw eye is fixed to the underside of the fixed table leaf, not the extension leaf. (Diagram 6)
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Glue and nail solid timber lipping around the edges of the MDF top. Finally, finish with clear lacquer or tongue oil.
This table is perfect for the hallway. Just add the second leaf and you have a cosy dining table.
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Materials
Beech veneered MDF, 2 @ 650mm x 950mm (tabletop)
Solid timber, 2.4m x 40mm x 20mm (lipping) to match veneer
Corner blocks: 1m x 90mm x 54mm, solid timber as above
Radiata pine, 3m x 70mm x 20mm (frame)
Metal table legs (x 4)
Dowels, 16mm (x 4)
Clear lacquer or tongue oil
Dowel jig (not vital, but makes the job easier)
Screws
Hook and eye screw
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Cost
Veneer, screws, timber $ 85.00
Legs, hook $ 50.00
Frame (pine) $ 10.65
Dowels $ 8.80
Lacquer $ 8.00
Total: $ 162.45
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More Info
Materials available through major hardware stores.
Metal table legs available through Ikea stores nationwide.
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