Have you long dreamed of a folding table? Can't find the right model? Do not despair. After all, it is quite possible to make a transformer table with your own hands.
Advantages of transformer tables
The modern world is full of technical innovations. This applies not only to electronics, but also to furniture. Transformer furniture is at the peak of popularity. This is especially true for tables. They can be placed in any room: living room, kitchen, dining room. Due to the compactness of this furniture, you have a great opportunity to save a lot of space. In addition, it can carry several functions at once. For example, today the table-bed-transformer is in great demand. You can also make it with your own hands. During the day, you can seat all your friends at it and have a meal, but at night this table turns into a bed on which you can relax. Interesting, isn't it?
Transforming tables are especially relevant for a small kitchen. Their functionality depends on mechanisms, which are the most important aspect of such furniture.
Often, these tables change not only in size, but also in purpose. So, for example,a small box 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 your guests.
What is the secret of the mechanism of transformer tables
The mechanism for the transformer table is so simple that even a child can handle it. It works with special built-in iron parts that move certain parts of your table, thus making it powerful and big.
As a rule, stores today 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 choice of colors. Thus, you can choose the shade that suits your interior.
The only drawback is the high cost. Not every average citizen of our country can afford to purchase this element of the interior. But for those who want to get it, we suggest making a transforming table with your own hands.
How to make a table-book yourself: materials and tools
Before you make a transforming dining table with your own hands, you need 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, you will make a table of just such dimensions or deviate a littlefrom them, but you need to build on these parameters.
For the basis of such furniture, you should opt for moisture-resistant chipboard, although non-moisture resistant is also allowed. Fasteners in this case are 12 pieces of butterfly loops in the size of 4.5 cm.
To attach the tabletop to the side of the table, 4 corners are needed. In addition, 2 limiter corners are also needed here.
Assembling a table-book
The first thing you should do is to process the saw cuts with a melamine edge. To do this, use a simple iron. Remove excess material with a sharp construction knife.
After that, start assembling from the legs. Attach the hinges using special modern screws. The mechanism for the transformer table is ready. For an aesthetic appearance, confirmations are closed with plugs.
Take the bottom edge, which should be at the bottom of the table, and the two side walls. Fasten them so that the edge is 10 cm from the floor. In this case, the rib should be between the walls. Take the second crossbar and fasten it to the side pieces 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 tabletop wings will not fit snugly and loosely against the table base when folded.
After that on the sidesfirst attach a small one in the middle parallel to the inner ribs, and then two large parts of the tabletop on the sides.
Strengthen the legs and tighten all the mechanisms.
One do-it-yourself transformer table is ready.
What you need for a folding table for the kitchen
Transforming table for the kitchen - a leader in saving space. It is ideal for small spaces as its base attaches to the wall.
In order to make a similar round transformer table with your own hands, you need to have the following components on hand: a supporting part, 2 struts, shelves and a tabletop rounded on one side.
To get started, also prepare a drawing with the dimensions you need. It is better to take laminated chipboard with a thickness of at least 1.5 cm for the material. But if you do not have one, then it can be replaced with plywood or planed boards. But in the latter case, they must be rubbed with fine sandpaper. In addition, such 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 hinges. This process is less time consuming than the previous one, but still requires a lot of effort and attention.
So, the mechanism of the transforming table, made by hand, in this case lies only in the fastening of moving elements to the base, which is alreadyadheres tightly to the wall. After the ends are glued with an edge, staple the back surface 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 attach the table parts one by one.
Choosing a mechanism and designing a transforming coffee table
Before you make a transforming coffee table with your own hands, you need to decide on its functionality, which fully depends on which mechanism for the transforming table you choose. After all, its appearance (with a spring or gas lift) directly affects how your table will fold and unfold.
Experts recommend using a spring mechanism. It is less simple, easier to attach and operate.
The second step in assembling folding furniture is to design it. As a rule, here you should be guided by the recommendations that are included with the mechanism itself. The design of the coffee table may be different. The simplest option is an ordinary small table, consisting of two halves of the tabletops, which are further moved apart and another part of the tabletop is inserted in the middle. Thus, the transforming coffee table, which almost everyone can do with their own hands, increases in size.
Assembling a folding coffee table
After all the details are cut out of chipboard, their ends must be glued with an edge. Then try onall details. Mark with a pencil. If your product is dark in color, then it is recommended to use a sticker for this purpose. In this case, the previously made marks will not be erased and will be clearly visible on the surface of the chipboard of any color.
We assemble a transformer table with our own hands using a special drill for confirmations. After assembling the base, proceed to fixing the mechanisms. To do this, make through holes in the right places and fix the parts with special bolts.
