Learn how to make a ping pong table out of plywood, concrete, an old table, and even a bicycle and cardboard. We also offer a master class and step-by-step photos on how to make a racket.
In summer, adults and children have more time to do outdoor sports, play together. Having learned how to make a tennis table with your own hands, you will teach your kids an exciting game. Such things can be made from the materials available, see which ones.
How to make a ping-pong table with your own hands?
If you feel like playing table tennis, don't be stopped by the lack of materials. After all, you can make such an attribute based on the existing pressed paper.
Made of cardboard
You can make one even if you don't have glue and tape. It is made without the use of these materials, and the details are held thanks to special folds and grooves. It is very easy to disassemble such a table, after which you can remove it, hide it for the time being.
Of course, you will need a lot of cardboard. But this stuff is not a problem. Even if you don't have empty boxes at home, you can ask your nearest store for them.
Cut out the details according to the provided photo selection.
To do this, set aside the required number of centimeters, spline the sheets and cut out.
When you cut the cardboard, guide the scissors along the corrugated line to avoid damaging the first layer of this material.
To make a do-it-yourself ping-pong table further, fold the blanks as shown in the photo. To do this, take pieces A1, A, B, make cuts on them along the red lines. Now you need to fold along the dotted lines. The following step-by-step photos show how to proceed.
Thus, you have collected the auxiliary parts. Now you need to make the table top. A large sheet of cardboard is suitable for this. Cut it out as shown in the photo. You should get a rectangle 110 by 70 cm. Now you need to insert part D 10 cm wide into valve E. And along the edges, these strips will be 5 cm. To connect the parts more firmly, make two slots on top, insert a folded cardboard blank here.
The mesh will also be made of cardboard. To create it, cut a strip of the desired length and width, then draw longitudinal and transverse stripes directly by hand to make this detail look like a mesh.
To make the table tennis table further, you will need to construct a racket. You can also craft it out of cardboard. Then cut the same workpiece out of this material. To make it more dense, you need 2 or 3 of these parts. Glue them together.
Take a strip of cardboard, rewind the handle with it and glue it here. Then you will need to paint the racket.
For a ping-pong table made of cardboard, use not an ordinary plastic ball, but a rubber one. This will bounce better.
You will learn how to make a plywood racket below, while we suggest looking at how to make a ping-pong table from this material.
Plywood and wood
The next photo shows the dimensions of this table. They comply with international standards. Therefore, if you want to make such a ping-pong device, then this master class with step-by-step photos will suit you.
First, look at the legs here. The sizes are indicated, so you can craft these parts by looking at these clues. Make sockets for the anchor pins with a round rasp. Then you need to drill here, after which you can insert the bolts and nuts that will adjust these parts of the table.
Make holes with a diameter of 1 cm, and take the bolts with a diameter of 0.6 cm.
Now you can make a table support. Attach support pins to the wooden board, fix these parts with screws. Then drill the table support to attach the pins here. You will have a loose assembly so that you can tilt the product if desired.
To make the table tennis table further, take 2 sheets of plywood, each 1, 6 cm thick. Using wooden screws and glue, fix the support for the net here. Make holes in it, into which you then insert the pins of the mesh. Secure them with glue, metal staples and wood screws.
Take square blocks of wood and make a frame out of them. Attach it to the table using screws and glue.
Then you need to make a network device. Its dimensions are shown in the following photo. This device will help to connect and align the halves of the table. First, take a 2 cm bar. Fix it with wood screws using wood screws. And the net itself can be bought at the store or you can take a strong rope and knit such a net from it.
To further make a ping-pong table, you need to cut a round wooden rod with your own hands, attach a head to it from a larger rod or from a board.
All that remains is to paint your creation. First go with a primer, then cover the piece with blue or green wood varnish. Mark with white paint. When these finishes are dry, apply first one coat of clearcoat designed for wood floors, then a second. If you found it difficult to create such a product, then see the diagram below. It shows in detail how to assemble a table tennis table.
From the old table
If you need an outdoor tennis table, then you can make a concrete tabletop. In this case, you will not be afraid that the wooden surface of the table will get wet. A melamine mold was used for this product. As a result, the concrete cover turned out to be 4 cm thick. Since the weight of this part is quite large, the master strengthened the table by attaching the lower crossbars to it.
Look, a master class, step-by-step photos to it show the process of work.
This is how the crossbeams were reinforced, then it was necessary to pour concrete into a special form. After the stove was completely dry, it was placed on the table, the mesh was fixed in the middle. Now you can play ping pong.
If you don't have the ability to use a concrete tabletop, you need an indoor tennis table, then you can even turn an office table into one. Then the employees of the company will play ping-pong during the break. You need to install an additional cover on the table. Use two MDF boards that are 16 mm thick. They will need to be connected together using fastening mechanisms.
Then you put this cover back in place, place the fixed net on top and you can play.
Glowing table
And if you wish you had an original tennis table, then let it glow in the dark.
Making this effect is not difficult at all. It will be enough to create the desired pattern on the countertop using fluorescent paint. You will hang an ultraviolet lamp over the table. Then you can achieve this effect.
Option in 5 minutes
If you do not have such materials, and you do not have the opportunity to make a table for tennis, then use the existing one.
The main thing is that it is of the right size. You can even use the dining room. All you have to do is buy the net, fix it on the holders and start the game.
The next option is very original. After all, you will end up with a table that you can move.
From an old bike
To make such a table tennis table, take:
- bike;
- metal tubes;
- plywood;
- metal consumables;
- welding machine.
You can buy ball joints, if you want to save money, then try making the mechanisms yourself. Take the bolt and weld it to the front fork. Weld another bolt onto this pipe. You will need to weld the pipe to the steering wheel. The design will turn out like this at this stage. She is like a spacious bike.
If you want the table canvas to be a standard size, the frame should be 137 cm. You can take an old metal structure from a tennis table and weld it on to your bike.
If you have an old table, then take a table top from it and fix it here. If not, then make it out of plywood. Paint the bike, metal tube white, and the table will be green with a light-colored rim.
Now see how to make a ping pong racket. This is one of the main accessories of the game.
How to make a table tennis racket?
Take:
- a sheet of plywood 6 cm thick, measuring 30 by 20 cm;
- a block of wood 13 by 5 cm, thickness 8 mm;
- soft rubber or leather;
- stencil;
- glue;
- electrical tape;
- clamps.
Take a racket stencil and cut it out of plywood. Then, in addition, you need to draw and cut out a handle for a tennis racket from the same material.
You will need two pens. Glue them on both sides and fix with a clamp so that this part dries out. Then you can paint the racket with a spray gun, or use regular paint in a spray can. Take sheets of rubber or leather. Cut the pieces to fit the racket for both sides.
Glue these blanks. These materials will be on the working part. And the handle can be sanded, then varnished for wood or wrapped with electrical tape.
This is how to make a ping pong racket. Now you know how to create attributes for an interesting game. If you want, you can additionally decorate the table, use such bright colors for this.
How to make a ping-pong racket, a video will tell.
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