Have you been dreaming about a folding table for a long time? Can't find a suitable model? Do not despair. After all, it is quite possible to make a transforming table with your own hands.
Benefits of Transformer Tables
The modern world is filled with technical innovations. This applies not only to electronics, but also to furniture. At the peak of popularity, it is transformer furniture. This is especially true for tables. They can be put in any room: living room, kitchen, dining room. Due to the compactness of this furniture you have a great opportunity to save a large amount of space. In addition, it can carry several functions at once. For example, today a table-bed-transformer is in great demand. Do it yourself can also be done. During the day, you can seat all your friends for it and have a meal, but at night this table turns into a bed on which you can relax. Interesting, isn't it?
Transformer tables for a small kitchen are especially relevant. Their functionality depends on the mechanisms that are the most important aspect of such furniture.
Often these tables vary not only in size, but also in purpose. So, for example, a small drawer that can serve as a chair can easily turn into a festive dining table. Now you can organize a feast and not worry that you will have nowhere to seat guests.
What is the secret of the mechanism of transforming tables
The mechanism for the transformer table is so simple that even a child can handle it. It works with the help of special built-in iron parts that set in motion certain parts of your table, thus turning it into a powerful and large one.
As a rule, today stores offer a wide selection of modern folding furniture. It is durable and can please everyone with its long service life. In addition, transforming furniture can please with its wide selection in color scheme. Thus, you can choose for yourself the shade that is suitable specifically for your interior.
The only drawback is the high cost. Not every average citizen of our country can afford this element of the interior. But for those who want to acquire it, we suggest making a transforming table with your own hands.
How to make a book-table yourself: materials and tools
Before you make a transforming dining table with your own hands, it is necessary to make all the calculations correctly and prepare a drawing. There are certain parameters of this product: height - 75 cm, width - 80 cm, tabletop length - 152 cm. Therefore, will you make a table of precisely such dimensions or deviate a little from them, but you need to start from these parameters.
For the basis of such furniture, it is worth choosing moisture-resistant chipboard, although non-moisture-resistant is also allowed. The fasteners in this case are 12 pieces of butterfly loops in the amount of 4.5 cm.
To attach the countertop to the side of the table you need 4 corners. In addition, here also need 2 corner limiter.
Putting a table book
The first thing you should do is to process the cuts with a melamine edge. To do this, use a simple iron. Remove excess material with a sharp construction knife.
After that, start the assembly with the legs. Attach the hinges using special modern screws. The mechanism for the transformer table is ready. For an aesthetic look, the confirmations are closed with plugs.
Take the bottom edge, which should be at the bottom of the table, and two side walls. Fasten them so that the rib is 10 cm from the floor. In this case, the rib should be between the walls. Take the second bar and fasten it with the side parts parallel to the first. It should be about 40-45 cm from the floor. Here it is worth considering the moment that the distance from the ends of the inner ribs to the side ends of the side walls should be approximately 3 cm less. Otherwise, the wings of the tabletop will not fit snugly and freely to the base of the table when folded.
After that, on the sides, first attach in the middle parallel to the inner ribs a small one, and then two large parts of the tabletop on the sides.
Fasten the legs and tighten all the mechanisms.
One do-it-yourself transformer table is ready.
What is needed for a folding table for the kitchen
A transforming table for the kitchen is a leader in saving space. It is ideal for small rooms, as its base is attached to the wall.
In order to make such a round transformer table with your own hands, you need to have the following components on hand: the supporting part, 2 struts, shelves and a countertop rounded on one side.
To get started, also prepare a drawing with the dimensions you need. For the material it is better to take a laminated particleboard with a thickness of at least 1.5 cm. But if you do not have one, then it can be replaced with glued plywood or planed boards. But in the latter case, they must be wiped with fine sandpaper. In addition, such a material requires painting or varnishing.
Assembling a kitchen folding table
The base is attached to the wall by hanging. For this, experts advise using special anchors. And its parts themselves are assembled using self- tapping screws and piano loops. This process is less labor intensive compared to the previous one, but it still requires a lot of effort and attention.
So, the mechanism of a self-made transformer table, in this case, is concluded only in the fastening of the movable elements to the base, which is already tightly attached to the wall. After the ends are glued over with an edge, provide the back surface with brackets and attach the shelf parallel to the upper small part of the countertop, fix it with self-tapping screws. After that, follow the instructions above and continue to fasten the parts of the table one by one.
The choice of mechanism and design of the coffee table-transformer
Before making a transformer coffee table with your own hands, you need to determine its functionality, which fully depends on which mechanism for a transformer table you choose. After all, its appearance (with a spring or gas lift) directly affects how your table will be folded and laid out.
Experts recommend using a spring mechanism. It is less simple, easier to attach and operate.
The second stage of folding furniture assembly is its design. As a rule, it is worth following the recommendations that are included with the mechanism itself. The design of the coffee table may be different. The simplest option is a regular small table, consisting of two halves of the countertops, which are further moved apart and another part of the countertop is inserted in the middle. Thus, a transformer coffee table, with its own hands that can do almost anything, is increasing in size.
Assembling a folding coffee table
After all the parts are cut from the chipboard, their ends must be glued over with an edge. After that, try on all the details. Mark up with a pencil. If your product is dark, it is recommended to use a sticker for these purposes. In this case, the marks made earlier will not be erased and will be clearly visible on the surface of the chipboard of any color.
We assemble a transforming table with our own hands using a special drill for confirmations. After assembling the base, proceed to fasten the mechanisms. To do this, make through holes in the right places and fasten the parts with special bolts.