Woodworker's Journal 2008-32-5, страница 59
1 Getting Started Buy the casters before starting to build. You'll need to measure their exact height (see photo, left) to determine the final leg length. Next, crosscut the plywood into three slabs, 36", 32" and 28" wide (bottom right photo). Here's one of the easiest ways to do this: lay a sheet of foam insulation board on the floor, and then lay the plywood on top of it. Mark the cut locations and clamp a steel stud in place to guide your circular saw. You're just rough-cutting at this stage, so you don't need to be too particular about precise dimensions. Obviously, with the saw kerf, each piece will be slightly undersized. That's OK. You should, however, make sure the cut is perpendicular to the edge. Pay careful attention to these instructions and cutting diagram to make sure you can get all the required parts from one sheet. Moving from Slabs to Parts Using your table saw, cut the following parts from the slabs: rip a lW-wide piece from the 36"-long slab, a 20"-wide piece from the 32"-long slab and a 6V2M-wide piece from the 28" slab. Determine the height of the casters by bridging all four with a piece of scrap and measuring from the table to the bottom of the scrap. Record this measurement. You've Got Options This article will show you how to build a table that includes a drawer, but the drawer isn't required. The material that goes into the drawer could be used, instead, to make an intermediate shelf. Or you can skip the shelf and the drawer altogether. At the end of the article, you'll see other ways you can "trick out" these tables, along with the price tag for each optional upgrade. Rough-cut the plywood into three slabs using a steel stud as a guide. Set the blade depth so it barely penetrates the foam board on the floor. Woodworker's Journal October 2008 59 |
