Little less than a week left. I can't decide whether to go in on this one at the $30 level or not. I would like to think I could make my own table but in reality it would help to actually have a real plan that works. What do you guys think?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1374073278/folding-gaming-table-for-rpg-and-miniatures?ref=VE
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A game table for you to build that is sturdy, mobile, and when it is folded up has a small footprint for storage!
Tabletop Gaming is fun and exciting! The use of 3D printers and CO2 Lasers has given gamers a way to play beautifully fun and exciting games! Now it's time to play these games on a beautiful game table that is affordable, mobile, and unique!
The Table!
This game table has been evolving for some time to help solve a few problems I have encountered over my years of gaming. I am sure most of us have limited space to game in. I have played many a game out in someones, and even my own, garage. Playing on the kitchen table is fun but with todays games you run out of room quickly. A dedicated gaming room would be fantastic but my living room is about the only room big enough for a 4 foot by 6 foot tale. Using folding commercial tables with a piece of plywood on top has worked but who hasn't had the "earthquake" when someone bumps the table!
This table is made from select pine and folds up like a chalk board to have a very small footprint for storage. It has lockable casters so that it can easily be moved inside or even outside the home.
I have made the top from 1/8 inch hardboard which I than covered in metal flashing used for roofing projects. On top of that I used pool table felt to create the gaming surface. By adding magnets to the bottoms of terrain pieces and gaming miniatures they will withstand the occasional player induced earthquake!
Looks like a nice table. I guess it depends on how handy you think you are. For me, $30 is kinda pricey for plans to make a table. I'm in the process of building one now from my own plans. Its going to be 4'x8', have an inside level and a cover you can play on. It will not be portable though.
I'll save up for this one
http://www.geekchichq.com/the-sultan-gaming-table.html
^Damn... I could get me a nice motorbike for that price!
Quote from: Barthheart on April 17, 2014, 05:10:57 AM
Looks like a nice table. I guess it depends on how handy you think you are. For me, $30 is kinda pricey for plans to make a table. I'm in the process of building one now from my own plans. Its going to be 4'x8', have an inside level and a cover you can play on. It will not be portable though.
The "portability" is a huge plus for me and more importantly for the wife. :)
Also when can we see pictures of your table in progress???!
This is a cool idea !
http://www.instructables.com/id/Modular-Gaming-Table/
Quote from: TheCommandTent on April 17, 2014, 08:21:32 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on April 17, 2014, 05:10:57 AM
Looks like a nice table. I guess it depends on how handy you think you are. For me, $30 is kinda pricey for plans to make a table. I'm in the process of building one now from my own plans. Its going to be 4'x8', have an inside level and a cover you can play on. It will not be portable though.
The "portability" is a huge plus for me and more importantly for the wife. :)
Also when can we see pictures of your table in progress???!
I am taking pics at various steps of completion.
I'll post pictures when it's complete.
Quote from: Barthheart on April 17, 2014, 01:36:22 PM
Quote from: TheCommandTent on April 17, 2014, 08:21:32 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on April 17, 2014, 05:10:57 AM
Looks like a nice table. I guess it depends on how handy you think you are. For me, $30 is kinda pricey for plans to make a table. I'm in the process of building one now from my own plans. Its going to be 4'x8', have an inside level and a cover you can play on. It will not be portable though.
The "portability" is a huge plus for me and more importantly for the wife. :)
Also when can we see pictures of your table in progress???!
I am taking pics at various steps of completion.
I'll post pictures when it's complete.
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1187.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz397%2FSoccerDJ04%2F36381512_zps9bf05130.jpg&hash=f94d417bc1155d9e8238be69906c757c8b14fa2e)
Just over a day left and they just passed the $12,000 mark so now you get a bag of dice when you back the project. I went in at the $30 level.
Got the PDF of the plans emailed to me this past week along with a nice shopping list of parts and wood needed. Now to find the time and space to put this sucker together. In all honestly I might have to build it at a buddy of mine's house and use it there until I actually have room for it.
I like the metal under the felt idea. Makes it versatile even in the upright/stowed position.
You can build me one while you're at it, too. :P
Quote from: TheCommandTent on June 02, 2014, 09:28:33 PM
Got the PDF of the plans emailed to me this past week along with a nice shopping list of parts and wood needed. Now to find the time and space to put this sucker together. In all honestly I might have to build it at a buddy of mine's house and use it there until I actually have room for it.
Pics! We want pics! ;)
Quote from: Double Deuce on June 03, 2014, 09:06:09 AM
I like the metal under the felt idea. Makes it versatile even in the upright/stowed position.
I'm planning on doing this.
Quote from: Nefaro on June 03, 2014, 09:28:58 AM
You can build me one while you're at it, too. :P
Good luck with that :)
Quote from: Barthheart on June 03, 2014, 10:49:41 AM
Quote from: TheCommandTent on June 02, 2014, 09:28:33 PM
Got the PDF of the plans emailed to me this past week along with a nice shopping list of parts and wood needed. Now to find the time and space to put this sucker together. In all honestly I might have to build it at a buddy of mine's house and use it there until I actually have room for it.
Pics! We want pics! ;)
There will be pictures but only when there is actually time to build it. :)
Just got done measuring the game room. The 4'x6' size in the upright position will fit perfectly against the one open wall I have available but to open it out to use will require moving to the back living room as the game room will not fit it with a the other stuff I have in there now. Good thing it has wheels.
I finally finished my game table and it only took about five months of on and off building. I built the 4'x6' table, which is actually bigger than I imagined and makes me think I should have done the 4'x4' table. The only big change I did to the plans was instead of attaching the felt directly to the table, I covered a slightly less than 4'x6' sheet of 1/8" mdf and wrapped the edges of the felt around. This way when I make a mess it will be fairly painless to replace. The craftmanship is far from perfect, but the wife approved putting it in the basement family room, so it must not be too bad.
Next is to build some of the accessories like the drink holders and storage box underneath, but winter is coming, so those may have to wait. :)
Here are some pictures of the progress...
http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/wawalter70/embed/slideshow/ (http://s1377.photobucket.com/user/wawalter70/embed/slideshow/)
Nice job! O0
Cool! O0
Looks good!
Thanks, now it's time to get some board gaming going with my boys.
Very nice indeed. O0
Just curious if anyone other than RedArgo built one of these tables?
Quote from: Double Deuce on November 17, 2014, 01:10:41 AM
Just curious if anyone other than RedArgo built one of these tables?
I just skipped the idea of a dedicated game table and picked up a heavy 78x42" dining table set. Got a couple tv tray/stands that can be moved around and used for holding dice trays or manuals off to the side, then pushed under the table or folded up when not in use.
Had checked prices on actual game tables, but even the basic ones are insane (and often smaller than I wanted). The DIY route wasn't in the cards for me. The table I got wasn't anywhere near as expensive as buying a gaming table but has been more than enough for my needs.
I'm nowhere near handy enough to do anything remotely this close. I'm more prone to just go to Academy and buy a folding table for $30.
That's a very nice looking table and a brilliant design for a table that you need to be able to fold up and roll out of the way (without getting a typical/cheap folding table). My problem isn't space (so much) but the ability to keep a game set up and undisturbed for a period of time. I'd like to expand and build a larger version of this table that I built (and love): http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=6028.0
I love to do woodworking and have used the snot out of my table saw!
I have an upright piano in my home office I'd love to get rid of. In its place I want to put a gaming table but my wife won't let me do that. If I could find some kind of table I could put a game on that, as you said GJK, would remain undisturbed, it would be great - so maybe there's a table out there that will allow me to cover it with a top to make it look like a normal table. That might mollify Mrs. Perfect though I doubt it. She's so anti-game I have no idea why we remain married to this day.
Here's my simple plans for a gaming table:
Find a nice looking dining room or table of the size that you like at Goodwill or Salvation Army or the like.
1. Then saw off 3" from each of the legs (optional - make sure that you'd be able to get your legs under the table first. Adjust by taking less off or none at all if the table won't sit too high with the added 3" in the next step).
2. Buy some cheap yet decent lumber to build 3" side walls around the table top. Wood screws up from under the current table top in to the rails. You can get fancy and make rabbet edges to interlock the rails or not. That's up to you and your skill level.
3. Next, the most expensive part is getting some nice pine or other soft wood planks to make a new table top. In my example above, I have three planks that are removable to reveal the playing surface beneath. I chose individual planks because it's easy to just store those in a corner or the closet while I'm playing whereas a large single piece will be heavy and unwieldy (perhaps). That's up to you.
4. On the underside of the new table top, glue/wood screw (careful on the length) some pieces to keep the table top from sliding around. These will fit just inside the new railing that added to the original table.
Example: (https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgrogheads.com%2Fforums%2Findex.php%3Faction%3Ddlattach%3Btopic%3D6028.0%3Battach%3D1794&hash=244f176a171d49ec06a4e16ee1fd48ec0d186671)
And voila! A new cat proof/wife proof (maybe) table!
^ Didn't you post this in another thread a while ago? I forgot about that until I saw this pic.
Great work, GJK! That might work. But first I gotta sell this stupid piano that's not tuned and weighs more than my house.
Yes, I have more pics of it in the "Real Wargaming" sticky thread. It was stupid simple to make.