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Description
I would like to make a small coffee
table that will replace one in my family’s living room. Based on materials that
I have at home, I would it to be 2’x’4’x 1 1/2’. I would also want the table
top attached to the steel frame only by a small rabbet that runs along the edge
of the top.
Materials List
• 1”
Square Steel Tubing
• 1”
A/B Domestic Birch Plywood
• Walnut
Veneer
• Contact
Cement
• Metal
Patina
Construction Method
The first thing to be constructed is
the frame. From there, lumber and other plywood should be cut to fit. As steel
is more expensive to come across and I should be sharing a sheet of 2’x4’ with
someone else, it would give me some more leeway to mistakes in what will be my
first real welding project. Attached is a small sketch of what the frame should
look like. I do not like the aesthetics of a simple rectangular prism and am
interested to see how it would look to seem to one side of the project
seemingly floating in midair. First cutting the steel stock to t
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he appropriate lengths, I would cut
and weld the “top” and “bottom” U’s to match before moving on to the uprights.
Next, I will grind the welds flush and apply a coat of blackening patina to
give a darker look, inline with the darker walnut veneer.
On that note, I would cut the plywood
to the exterior dimensions of the top U and then run a 1” wide, 1/2” deep
rabbet the A side along two of the long edges and one of the short edges to lap
over the frame. To hide the rabbets, I will mask the surface and paint the
surface of the rabbets black. Then, I will then veneer the exposed edges and
trim with a flush trim router before repeating with the B side of the plywood.
A coat of stain will go over the surface of the top before being wiped off.
This will be repeated if necessary and then coated with a a few coats of
polyurethane. The top will then be slid into the frame. No fasteners will be
used to attach the frame to the table top as eventually I will want to replace
the top with a hardwood surface.
Diagram
Isometric View
Project Planning
Time Table
•
Week of November 30: Cut steel tubing to
length, weld frame, grind welds, and patina
•
Week of December 7: Cut plywood to fit
frame, dado, paint, veneer, stain
•
Week of December 14: Finish surface and
assemble.
Detailed Materials List
Cut List
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Dimension(s)
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Quantity
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To Order
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Unit Cost
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1”
Square Steel Tubing
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4’
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x2
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x
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$10
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"
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2’
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x2
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x
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$10
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"
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1
1/2’
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x2
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x
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$10
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1"
A/B Plywood (4’x8’)
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2’x4’
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x1
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x
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$48.99
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Walnut
Veneer (2’x8’)
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2’x4’
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x1
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x
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$29.76
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Other
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Quantity
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To Order
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Unit Cost
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Metal
Patina
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x1
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x
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$9.79
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Contact
Cement
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x1
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x
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$4.47
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Black
Paint
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x1
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x
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$6.38
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Metal
Feet
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x4
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x
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$4.12
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Total Cost if out of pocket: $109.02
Miscellaneous
Online Resource List
Steel Tubing: from phone call 20 feet of 16 1” gauge sql\are tube is $10
Plywood: I’ll take care of this later.
Contact Cement: http://www.amazon.com/25312-Weldwood-Contact-Formula-1-Quart/dp/B0006MUPXY/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1448248825&sr=1-2&keywords=contact+cement
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