Make a pool table yourself is not so difficult - even an amateur can handle.
If you like to play billiards, but do not want to spend money to buy a ready table, then you can save and make your own table yourself, with the help of an auxiliary video.
Making a billiard table is much simpler than it might seem at first glance, given that you do not need to make drawings, you can use ready-made ones that have already been adjusted to the required dimensions.
You will not take more than 5 days to make the design, and if you already have experience in creating furniture, then, most likely, 2-3 days, which is not much, considering that you will save a significant amount in the end.
The production of a billiard table takes place in several stages, in the article we will tell about each of them, from the preparation to the constriction of the table.
The article will give you photos and videos that will help you cope with the work and make your own professional billiard table without the help of outside experts.
Preparatory work of
First of all, you need to determine the size of your future table, and also prepare drawings for it( it is better to take ready, look at the photos).
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An ordinary billiard table includes the following elements:
- skeleton;
- the basis of the field for the game;
- pockets;
- cloth.
The most important thing is to make a skeleton correctly, becauseit is on him that the field rests. The number of supports for a structure depends on its size, there may be four, six or eight.
The main requirement for a billiard table is solidity and stability, so that it does not sway, do not warp and stand firm.
Drawings for the construction will depend on its size and type, for example, a small billiard table has a size of 2.9x1.45 m, and a full one - 3.6x1.78 m.
You can choose the right size for your room, most importantly -so that proportions are observed.
The most suitable dimensions to which the purchase tables correspond are approximately 80 cm in height, 2 m in length and 1 m in width. The standard for ready-made tables is 0.83x190x90 m, but if it is slightly larger or slightly smaller, you will hardly notice a fundamental difference.
Most of all money for fabrication of a construction was earlier taken away by wood, tk.for its manufacture it was customary to use only the most valuable species of wood - beech or oak.
Today you can find billiard tables and in the budget version, made of pine.
But to make a pool table yourself, it is recommended to choose a chipboard - with this material it will be easier to work, and it will cost you less.
The thickness of the material should be about 18 mm and above, but consider that the thicker the material, the heavier the final product will be.
In addition to the chipboard material for the countertop, support and legs, you will also need:
- staples for metal pockets;
- fabric for lining and decorating the surface;
- hardware;
- mesh for pockets;
- rubber for the edge;
- legs, which can be adjusted.
When you bought all the materials, you need to cut the chipboard. It is best to do this in the same place where you bought the material;this service is not so expensive, but it will save your time and energy, which you will need to build the design.
Another plus in favor of the work of professionals is the exact observance of the sizes, which is very important for the proper functioning of the billiard table.
Most likely, you will have enough 1 sheet of chipboard to cover the sidewalls and the pool table itself.
For the legs you can use solid wood bars, the dimensions of which should be not less than 100x100 cm, so that they are sufficiently reliable.
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You can make them carved, or just simply laminate the chipboard and trim the edges - the second option will be slightly easier.
Do not spare money on the elements for the table and use high-quality materials - it will come out cheaper than doing repairs or changing the details of the design.
To make the structure stable, and it was convenient to play, it is necessary to make 3 or more stiffeners on the support structure - this means that the model is assembled in the form of a grid, the elements of which are fastened with screeds with end-gluing.
After that, you need to further strengthen the table using metal corners. See a step-by-step video - it will help you make the table durable, and in the future you will not have to do repairs.
Assembling the
structure The diagram, drawings and video are an indispensable assistant in the assembly of a pool table, use them at each stage of connecting the parts. The most elements are the board of the gambling table.
It will require:
- board itself;
- decorative outer strips;
- decorative strip with rubber bump, covered with green cloth;
- special planks designed to increase the stability and rigidity of the structure when impacted, they can also be made from chipboard.
Before mounting the bead, you need to make a slot in the table top, where the pockets will be placed.
This can be done using a jigsaw. The dimensions of the pockets are usually about 90 mm, and the corners should be slightly wider to the edges.
After the pockets are ready, you need to process the playing field with a lining cloth, the decorative fabric is fixed to the field and fixed using staples.
After the cover of the structure is ready, you need to tighten the beads and process the decorative strips.
The side of the structure should include several parts: it requires a rubber, decorative rails and profile rails, on which rubber will be attached.
This rubber for professional billiards is not cheap, so many replace it with rubber from the belt from the tractor, becauseits dimensions are quite consistent.
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It is cut into two parts along and covers the entire perimeter of the structure. Use only high-quality glue to fix the rubber;otherwise she will quickly depart, and will have to do repairs.
Before tightening the resulting design, it is necessary to go through sandpaper to smooth the surface.
The sides of the table are fixed by means of screws or through bolts - so they become more stable.
Use the diagrams on the photo - they will help you make the neck of the billiard table yourself.
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After the sides of the structure are ready, you can proceed to fixing the brackets and pockets for the billiard table.
Most often, the staples are placed in a leather sheath, tk.this improves their appearance, as well as minimizes the damage from the impacts of the balls - this means that the clamp is not deformed for a long time, and repair will not be threatened in the near future.
The ball grid can be purchased ready, or you can make it yourself - for this use the video and diagrams in the photo - this work is not more difficult than assembling the billiard table itself.
The strength of the mesh is not important, becausethe weight of the balls is small, and it will be able to hold them even if it is damaged in the course of time.
After the table is ready, it must be checked for strength: under load, it should not sag, swing, and the surface should not vibrate.
To check the absence of vibration, leave the balls on the table - if only the beats are audible, then everything is in order.
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The table must be leveled, so choose adjustable feet. You can do this using special wheels on the bracket, they can be bought at any sports shop.
If you do not understand something in the table making, then it's better once again to take on the schemes and drawings, because if the mistake is made at the stage of manufacturing the parts, then it will be impossible to repair it - you will have to redo the entire structure.
In general, how to make a pool table is nothing particularly difficult.
The operation of the construction also does not require any special knowledge - you may need to tighten the field, but if the fabric is initially stretched correctly, then the constriction will not be necessary soon.
Sometimes repair or replacement may be necessary for some details of the table: for example, legs or grids, but it is much cheaper than replacing the main parts of the structure.
