Contents
- 1 Where to start?
- 2 Materials
- 2.1 List of materials:
- 3 Getting Started
- 3.1 Understanding the theory, we start to practice.
- 3.2 Decorative part
- 4 Check for strength or the moment of truth
Billiards is one of the most popular games in many countries of the world. And to this day great pleasure delivers the game in the company with friends. But, unfortunately, the cost of one hour is quite large, and at home it's much more interesting to play than to go somewhere. And often it happens that in a small town and there is not at all a billiard room. But what to do with an inveterate player who has already visited this wonderful atmosphere more than once and has felt all the passion of the process, scoring another ball in the pocket. There is a way out. The billiard table with your own hands can be made as simply as a closet or bedside table.
Only here it is necessary to exert a little more effort and perseverance, because it is in essence a luxury item and should look like that. But do not expect 100% achievement of the result from the first time. After all, the creation of billiard tables has become not just a craft for many, but an art that can be mastered, only having spent a lot of time in practice and having created more than one such table. And each time it will get better and more beautiful.
Where to start?
In order to make a good pool table yourself, the drawings do not have to be made independently. They are quite a lot you can find on the Internet, from familiar masters or, after all, to seek help from an experienced carpenter. He certainly will tell you and show how to start correctly, how to calculate the stiffeners.
After all, the pool table must be as strong and heavy as possible so that when playing it does not vibrate and does not warp when it is supported by it. Therefore, many immediately have the first question, how to make a pool table with their own hands, so that it is strong, strong, correct geometric parameters and maximally functional.
The gaming table is also an element of the interior, so it must be done in the style of the design of the room. It also happens that the room is very small, and it should fit not only the table for billiards, but also auxiliary furniture, it should be designed to be dismountable.
In general, in accordance with the room and spatial capabilities. Similarly, its overall dimensions. The optimal height is 80 cm, length 2 and width 1 m. And if you get 0,83х190х90, then I'm sure you are a difference and will not feel from the original.
Materials
In order to make a billiard table with your own hands, you will also need quality materials. Previously, they used only high quality solid wood of noble species, for example, oak or beech. In cheaper models, more accessible and easier to cultivate breeds, for example pine, were used. Moreover, the table was completely made of it, starting from the legs and ending with the table top. Today, as a countertop, it is cheaper and much easier to use a chipboard with a thickness of at least 18 mm. It is possible and thicker, it will be even more reliable, but the table will be much harder.
List of materials:
- solid wood( slats and decorative strips made of it) for boards;
- chipboard( table top, supporting structure and legs);
- metal staples-pads for pockets;
- fabric lining and decorative;
- hardware;
- mesh for pockets;
- rubber for the shock edge;
- adjustable feet.
Not all materials are available in the list, so be ready, buy something.
Getting started
How to make a billiard table with your own hands drawings where to find the most suitable. Once again I repeat that the sizes can differ, therefore it will be more correct to develop them independently. But also all the technical documentation for the gambling table can be found in large quantities on the Internet, including on this site.
Having dealt with the theory, we start to practice.
At the first stage we cut the chipboard, it can be produced in the same organization where it was bought. This service is not so expensive, so it is quite possible to use it. Moreover, on professional equipment you are guaranteed 100% compliance with geometry.
Next, the manufacture of a pool table with their own hands goes into the assembly stage of the entire structure. As a rule, one standard sheet of chipboard just enough for the coating and support structure with sidewalls. In this case, the worktop can measure 2.18x1.18 m, and the elements of the supporting structure from the remaining part are just 13.5 cm.
Many at this stage are asked "how to make a supporting structure, to get a strong billiard table, how to do it correctlyfastening all the elements, so that the design does not play? "And the answer is quite simple.
The main thing is that the supporting structure has at least 3 stiffeners, that is, it can be made in the form of a lattice, and all elements should be fastened together with screeds with end-gluing. Then it is necessary to strengthen the construction of small metal corners with wooden blocks. From below it is not visible.
As legs it is necessary to use reliable and thick elements from solid wood. It can be bars with a thickness of at least 100x100 cm in my opinion. They can be made carved or sewed the same chipboard with subsequent finishing of the edges.
Decorative part of
To repair the billiard table with your own hands did not catch you unawares at the moment of the game, then all actions must be performed in the best possible way and in good faith, because you yourself do.
The board of the gaming table is a decorative part and as a rule consists of many elements:
- boards;
- outer decorative strip;
- visible decorative strip with glued rubber bump and covered with green cloth;
- from the bottom there are lining strips from the same chipboard, to increase the rigidity of the entire structure when striking.
If you make a pool table yourself, the photos presented on the site will help you in a difficult moment. Because they depict all the most important moments with the necessary details.
Before beginning the assembly of the boards in the worktop, it is necessary to make slits for the pockets with a jigsaw. As a rule, their width is 90 mm, with a size of 60.3 m. The angular pockets are made with a slight extension to the edges. This will allow 100% to hit the ball in it when it hits the inner walls. Then it is necessary to glue the lining fabric on the playing field, and the decorative sheet should be pulled and fastened with brackets to the table top.
When the actions with the lid are completed, you should go to the skin-tightening and processing the decorative laths. The board, as is known from the article, consists of a rubber band, a decorative rail and a profile rail, on which this rubber is glued. One of the most expensive materials is just this rubber.
To achieve 100% compliance with professional billiards, it is necessary to purchase the original one. But since it is very expensive, it is possible to use a belt from the tractor. If it is cut in half, it will be enough for the entire perimeter. Glue it naturally on high-quality glue, for example, the moment. Before tightening, the resulting structure must be treated with sandpaper. The fabric on the billiard table is constantly exposed to mechanical influences. Therefore, fasten the sides to the screws or through bolts. Then the tightening of the billiard room will not be difficult if necessary.
After fixing the sides, you can start installing metal brackets and pockets. The staples are more beautiful, by all accounts, they will look in a leather shell. Plus, this will soften the blows of the balls on the staples themselves. At the same stage, a grid for pockets is also attached, which can also be weaved independently, or you can buy in a store something like that. There is no sense in special strength, the main thing is that the balls do not fall to the floor.
If you make a pool table yourself, the video will become an integral assistant, because the article outlines only general principles. And in the media file, you can specify all the nuances and details.
Strength or Toughness Test
Properly designed and conscientiously assembled billiard table must not sag under load, vibrate and resonate when heavy balls fall to the surface.
The table should be set according to the level, for this the legs should be endowed with this possibility. They can be made also independently, for this purpose in the store are purchased strong wheels on the bracket. As a rule, they have a hairpin, which must be screwed into the nut or cage. It can be made from a piece of metal bent into a profile and a welded nut.
Properly selected rubber does not allow the ball to bounce away from the board and the board does not spoil.