toddzilla11
New Member
Hey guys, I've been lurking for a couple days trying to read up and learn, but wanted to make my first post and ask a couple of questions. I've tried the search function so if these questions have been answered before, sorry in advance!
Firstly, a bit of info about my potential build: I'm leaning towards a round 54" build, usually seating 6 but may be up to 8 at some points. I'd like to do 8 cup holders in the rail, and I'm considering doing a 3/4" raised rail. Thinking I'll use 60x60 sheets of plywood so I don't need to do any biscuit joins or anything of that nature, and planning on using a router with a large circle jig for the cuts. For this build though, I have a few questions on materials and things of that nature:
Thanks!
Firstly, a bit of info about my potential build: I'm leaning towards a round 54" build, usually seating 6 but may be up to 8 at some points. I'd like to do 8 cup holders in the rail, and I'm considering doing a 3/4" raised rail. Thinking I'll use 60x60 sheets of plywood so I don't need to do any biscuit joins or anything of that nature, and planning on using a router with a large circle jig for the cuts. For this build though, I have a few questions on materials and things of that nature:
- For a 54" round table, I think I might have trouble doing the rail upholstery without any seams. I have seen that YAT carries a 61" "Super Stretchy" black vinyl, and I'm wondering if this would be big enough for a table of this size? That leaves me about 3 inches of extra on each side, but the fact that it is "Super Stretchy" makes me wonder if I'd be able to pull it tight and get a bit more wiggle room. Does anyone have experience with this particular material? Or any advice for a vendor which carries something in a wide format that may be a better route? As this is going to be my first build, I'd really like to avoid having to do any sort of seam in the upholstery, as I have no experience in the area.
- For the rail padding, I see that YAT seems to only carry the 1 inch thick stuff in 54" widths, which I don't think is going to be wide enough for a simple application in my situation. Is a seem in the foam doable? I'm wondering if doing two pieces of foam, and joining them at the points where there are cup holders would work, seeing as it will be covered with the vinyl as well. I'm planning on doing wood rings for the cup holders, so there will be support in that area as well.
- For the gaming surface, I don't think I'll like the SSC that seems so popular. I've heard it can feel very rough. I'd like to go purple in color, and I'm considering going with the velveteen that YAT carries. I've see talk about gaming suede though, and that sounds luscious... I'm only seeing the "Reno Suede" on YAT though which seems super low priced... is this what everyone means by "gaming suede", or is there something else I should be looking for? Perhaps another vendor other that YAT?
Thanks!