plans for picnic table

sawdust13 · Post by **sawdust13** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:26 pm

I saw plans for a fold up picnic table flat folds against a wall? Has anyone seen plans for this Also somebody made a stand up shopsmith drill press permanent stand? Has anybody seen either of these.

anmius · Post by **anmius** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:40 pm

How about this one:

http://www.goodshomedesign.com/diy-proj ... nic-table/

steve4447 · Post by **steve4447** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:35 pm

That is pretty slick

"Wild Bad Bob" · Post by **"Wild Bad Bob"** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:03 pm

Looks nice folded up too, nice geometric patterns. IMHO

steve4447 · Post by **steve4447** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:34 am

But sadly...no plans ...Read the comments...

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:50 am

How about this one?

http://www.thedesignconfidential.com/20 ... ding-table

reible · Post by **reible** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 4:49 pm

Here is one I like.

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthread.htm?t=8481

Ed

"Wild Bad Bob" · Post by **"Wild Bad Bob"** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:04 pm

Ya got 2 pics thats all you need, get the pencil, paper ruler out and start drawing. I give you a start, benches 3 boards 4-5" wide, 3/8" space between them, 7-8' long, table 4 boards 8-10" wide 1/4 space, same length, frame size is to fit your benches and table top, measure a chair seat and table top of your indoor furniture, benches are usually 1-2" lower table heights are between 31-33" high. Draw it up yourself and most time you wont need to look at the finished plan because its in your head. I hear I forget, I see I know, I do I understand. Every thing you needed were in those 2 pics if you looked at what is around them, and the benches and table itself.
Bob

BuckeyeDennis · Post by **BuckeyeDennis** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:00 pm

rbursek wrote:Ya got 2 pics thats all you need, get the pencil, paper ruler out and start drawing. I give you a start, benches 3 boards 4-5" wide, 3/8" space between them, 7-8' long, table 4 boards 8-10" wide 1/4 space, same length, frame size is to fit your benches and table top, measure a chair seat and table top of your indoor furniture, benches are usually 1-2" lower table heights are between 31-33" high. Draw it up yourself and most time you wont need to look at the finished plan because its in your head. I hear I forget, I see I know, I do I understand. Every thing you needed were in those 2 pics if you looked at what is around them, and the benches and table itself.
Bob

Well then, Bob, maybe you can answer some of my questions!

The designer did a good job of hiding the hardware. It appears to me that all five X-shaped legs must be hinged to the underside of the table and bench, such that the hinges are hidden when in the stowed position. But I can't see any kind of brace to lock the legs in the down position for use. So I assume that the wall ends of the benches and table must all be anchored to the wall bracket when in use -- or else the things could just collapse.

1. If true, how are the ends anchored to the wall bracket? They can't be permanently pinned, because when stowed, the ends are at a different position on the bracket.

2. In the stowed position, it looks like gravity would want to make the lower bench legs fall open. What do you suppose prevents this? A magnetic latch, perhaps?

"Wild Bad Bob" · Post by **"Wild Bad Bob"** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:09 pm

I dont have all the details, those details are minor, magnets maybe, how about a pin that goes into a spring catch, there so many types of fastening/hinging devices out there now. Looks like the table may have a pin in each end that slides in the frame, it could be spring loaded and when in the horizontal position extend into a hole in the vertical frame. Now bench legs are a thought, your right they show no type of bracing. If I made it I would have bracing for at least the far legs if the bench is not supported at the wall, both legs and even the table, but those are minor hardware items. Anything from a toy chest lid extension arm to ones for folding tables. I was discussing the overall dimensions, the picture heights, plant height, knowing how high and wide tables are usually built to, as well as chair seat heights and depth. A bit of thought and research would handle the rest.