If you are searching for modern restaurant furniture supply but you do have not enough space, then think about mobile furniture. Keep reading to get more details on designing a mobile coffee table.
Project notes
One sheet of 2440 x 1220 x 16mm sheet of supawood and half a layer of 3.2mm masonite backing board to make the industrial coffee table with wheels.
Shopping list
- Sheet of supawood cut to
- two 950 x 950mm (top and bottom)
- two 950 x 150mm (sides) one 918 x 150mm (partition)
- Two 910 x 140mm (drawer fronts)
- Two 430 x 140mm (drawer sides)
- Two 882 x 140mm (drawer back)
- Four 430 x 30mm (support strips)
Half a sheet of 3.2mm backing board cut to two 880 x 450mm (drawer bottom)
Other items
- wood glue
- seventy-five 32mm drywall screws
- sixteen 16mm pan head screws
- wood filler, primer, paint
- two handles
- four unidirectional castors
Tools
- Drill
- combination countersink drill bit
- pencil
- measuring tape
- combination square or tri-square and a straight edge
- paintbrush or foam roller
- corner clamps
Get started
Construct the table
1 Measure and mark lines 16mm from opposite sides of the top panel (950 x 950mm). Then drill pilot holes between these lines.
TIP
Drill top and bottom panels together, as well as the side panels, to save time. Make sure that the panels lie directly above each other and place an offcut piece under it to protect your work surface and to prevent the material from splintering on the underside of the hole. В
2 Repeat the process by marking the position of the partition midway between the side panels and directly opposite the drawer sides. Then shift the pieces apart and countersink all the holes, ready for the screws.
2 Place the bottom panel onto the side panels use a corner clamp to hold these firmly in position. Fix in place using the drywall screws.
4 Fix the partition (918 x 150mm) to the sides, as shown. Use a combination square to ensure that the pieces join at 90.
5 Glue the four support strips (420 x 30mm) in place, 20mm in from the open end, using an additional section as a spacer to hold it in position. Now place the top panel onto it and screw it onto the sides and the partition.
Construct the drawers
6 Fix the drawer ends to the sides, as shown, with the ends overlapping the sides. Drill pilot holes first, then glue and screw together using the 32mm drywall screws. A corner clamp will help to hold the pieces in place. Repeat the process to create both drawer frames.
7 Fix the drawer front to the framework. Use two offcut pieces to keep the front in position onto the drawer sides the front should overlap the sides by 16mm (the width of the material). Drill pilot holes before gluing and screwing together. Make sure to use a tri-square to ensure that the pieces are fixed perpendicularly.
8 Use panel pins to attach the 3.2mm masonite backing board sections to the undersides of both drawers.
9 Mark the position for the handle in the center of the drawer front and drill holes for the fixing screws.
10 Fix the castors to the bottom of the movable coffee table, roughly 80mm from the edge, using the 16mm pan head screws. Then fill all holes and blemishes with wood filler. When the filler is dry, sand all surfaces and the edges lightly. Then add a coat of multi-surface primer or universal undercoat followed by the color of your choice. We used a white Plascon multi-surface primer followed by two coats of Plascon Ash Blue.
QUICK TIP 1
A combination countersink drill bit is very handy; always drill pilot holes when fixing two pieces of wood together with screws and make sure to drill into both parts to be joined, whenever possible.
QUICK TIP 2
Use the width of an offcut piece as a guide when drawing the lines representing the edge of the part to be joined (between which you will drill and fix screws).
QUICK TIP 3
Drywall screws are ideal for fixing supawood/MDF — space screws at least 25mm from the ends to avoid splitting.
These drawers are deep enough to hold all your CDs upright.