Chipboards (or chipboard for short) were invented in the USA in 1940. They were originally used for the construction of temporary houses. Gradually, production technology improved and output increased. Over time, particleboard has become the main building material for creating furniture.
Advantages of do-it-yourself chipboard furniture
Everyone wishes that in his house there was furniture comfortable, beautiful and multifunctional. Of course, the finished assembly can be bought at the store. At the same time, the price for it will be expensive, and the quality is not always satisfactory. After all, there are many nuances that are hidden and not visible at first glance. This is not a cause for disappointment, because there is always a way out. A possible option is to make furniture yourself from chipboard. The cost of products made with one's own hand is certainly lower than the same factory-made items, while saving the family budget will be significant. You can also get satisfaction from the work process by creating unique and practical furniture with your own hands from particleboard.
The most popular material for making furniture
The most common material for furniture installations is chipboard. It is used mainly in the furniture industry. Of course, creating furniture with your own hands from chipboard, you can find in this work both the pros and cons.
It all starts with the acquisition of sheets of material. The first problem that arises is their delivery to the place of work, since they are quite large in size. The second point - cutting sheets to the right size. The process itself is quite laborious and dusty. When sawing the material, care should be taken to ensure that no chips are formed at the edges. Cutting can be carried out at home or resort to the services of specialists who will help to do the work on format-cutting machines. In addition to sheets of chipboard, for the manufacture of furniture they use a fiberboard (MDF), raw materials from natural wood, as well as bamboo plates and rattan.
How to make a bed from chipboard
One of the main pieces of furniture, of course, is the bed. You can create such an object of home interior even to an unprofessional carpenter. It is important to know that the thickness of the chipboard for furniture in the bedroom should be at least 2.5 cm, since the mass of the person will affect the bed. Also, to create the necessary planed boards and bars. How to process the edge of the chipboard, we will describe below.
Now we will consider how to assemble the whole bed in one piece. First, we collect the box in which we create holes for ventilation. In the process, install the bars, the upper edge of which should be along the contour of the box, and tighten with wood screws. We use a planed board for the manufacture of stiffeners and install it under the bars. At the end of work, the central block is mounted with glue and self-tapping screws.
How to process the edge of the chipboard
Before you make a mark and begin to assemble parts of the furniture installation into an entire aggregate item, it is necessary to process the edges of the sheets of wood boards. For their pasting, a melamine edge is used. A special glue is applied on one side of the tape, that is, it is almost ready for use. According to technology, the edge must be processed using an iron, slightly heating the upper layer of the strip. In this process, you need to be careful and monitor the temperature of the device. With its high performance, the glue on the tape can boil away, and with insufficient, the edge does not have time to grasp the sheet.
The thickness of the chipboard for furniture can be different. The best option for the bed, as already mentioned, is 2.5 cm. After gluing the edges, it is necessary to cut off the protruding edges. To do this, you can use an ordinary stationery knife and a sheet of paper. Moving in one direction, we cut off the excess tape. After that we use sandpaper and we complete the process of processing the edges by erasing the corners. In furniture, which is already sold assembled in stores, ends that are not visible visually do not glue. It is advisable to process all the edges, as water can get into them. Then the stratification of the material begins. You need to use silicone sealant, smearing the hidden edges.
Correct marking and centering of holes on chipboard
Correctly mark and center the holes - this is a very crucial moment for the future appearance of the product. You need to mark all the points - both for connecting sheets, so for curtains and handles. A more precisely and quickly make marks will help a homemade tool - a wooden ruler attached to one side of the rail at right angles. Before applying in the work on it, you need to make small holes (for the core of the pencil) in size, which are often used. To connect the sheets, you first need to mark the centers for the holes on both sides, and then use the Euroscrew to fasten them together.
Connection parts
Making furniture from chipboard is a rather complicated process, which includes the connection of many parts. Several methods are used for this. The most common ones are:
- Butt joint.
- "Dovetail".
In order not to complicate the work, we consider a simple way of fastening end-to-end. With this connection, the edges of the material are fixed with glue and various fasteners. This method can hardly be called durable.
The same is the connection in the "mustache". For him, auxiliary support is also necessary. In this case, the connection occurs end to end with a beveled end at an angle of 45 degrees.
In a more durable and easy way, you can combine the parts with a seam connection. It is possible to fasten in grooves along and across, the difference is in the direction of the wood fibers to each other. The seam connection can be distinguished from others by the ledge, which runs at a right angle at the edge of the board.
Installing drawers with rails
There are a large variety of rails used in the installation of drawers. They facilitate their movement in construction. With intensive use, only a metal roller can guarantee a smooth ride and durability.
If you make furniture with your own hands, photos of samples and varieties of drawer rollers will come in handy. They will help you decide. Once you have chosen a guide system, you must install it on the drawer and in the cabinet. For fastening we use hardware, which usually comes with rollers. If they were not there, you can choose the most in size. The main thing is that the screw after installation does not stick out beyond the edges of the roller, but is flush.
Also, one should not forget that the guides have round and longitudinal holes. Installation begins with the longitudinal ones, since with them we can achieve the most correct position. After the guide roller is adjusted, we fix it through the round holes.
How to make kitchen furniture with your own hands from chipboard
Creating your own kitchen furniture project, you can make one that harmoniously fits into this area and will be convenient for the owners. The price of such a kitchen set will be almost half as much as the cost of its creation in production. Starting the design, first of all, it is necessary to take measurements correctly. If you follow the correct drawing according to the received data, it will not be difficult to make furniture yourself.
Drawings are the basis of any work. They definitely need to take into account the work surface, cooking, washing and everything that is necessary in everyday life in the kitchen. Some people think that chipboard furniture designs are not needed. However, they will help to do everything accurately and avoid mistakes when creating products. After determining with the drawing, we make a cut of the material, process the edges and connect the parts. This process has already been described above.