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I previously posted a 60” round poker table build a little over a year ago and was ready to build something new and different. Apologies if I shouldn’t post this in the Poker Table section but when researching this build I came across some PCF threads from a while ago on some craps tables, plus I don’t know if a Craps Table Forum exists that is as good as this site is for content.

Anyways, I have always liked the game of craps but only ever could play in Vegas when I went probably every 4ish years, so had to relearn every time. After a recent Tunica trip where all we did was play craps I waned to learn more about the game and be able to change up our normal poker night to include craps at times. So I built a table with inspiration from a person on Etsy selling them. I didn’t want to spend what they were selling for so figured since I am some what handy I could build one for less than half the cost. It cost me $826 for material and supplies.

Here it is….
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The build…..
I used 3/4” birch for the playing surface and 1/2” for the base. I should have used 3/4” for base as well but I want to keep weight down. The base is 7’x4’ and the playing area is 6’x3’. The base has a ledge for chip racks and drinks. All the supplies came from casinosupply.com.

I roughly laid out my plans in CAD first cause that is how my mind works and I do CAD for a living.
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Building….
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The outer piece above sitting on the playing surface I ended up discarding, I had an idea to use it if I wanted to go a little different direction but decided to keep it simple.

Underlayment (same stuff as Poker table arm rest) and craps layout.
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The next part was the wall and what I was most concerned about constructing cause I really didn’t know what I was doing. I found this panel board that had a design on it that was .139” thick and it seemed like it would bend pretty easy. Well it bent around my 8” radius corners but it was not easy. I didn’t do any kerf cuts cause I never did that before and wasn’t sure if it would work. I didn’t wet it because its panel board and the fabric surface was already on so that would probably get wet and water stain. So I just used brute strength and c-clamps . It ended up turning about pretty well.
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I forgot to take pictures of installing the pyramid backing but I used contact cement on both the rubber and the wood and it stuck no problem. For the long straight padding I used some tool chest padding (found at Lowes) and gorilla glue spray.
The rail just lays on the wall and I was not sure how to get the 2 ends to mate, I tried using gorilla glue but that didn’t really work and I was getting some drippage, I just used electrical tape and that worked, not supper happy about it but I was ready to be finished.

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I hope this helps anyone here that is looking for build a portable craps table. If you want more details on the build just let me know.
 

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Thank you for all the photos, this is the best place for it, looks amazing!
 
Great looking build. May I ask roughly how much does it weigh and how is it to move?
I would say it weight around 100-120lbs. The rubber pyramid bumpers are 7lbs each, haha.

To move it super easy with 2 people lifting, fits in a truck for transport. I have some overhead storage racks in the garage that I plan will store it on. That lifting might be a little challenging for overhead storage but I am sure it will be fine.
 
I previously posted a 60” round poker table build a little over a year ago and was ready to build something new and different. Apologies if I shouldn’t post this in the Poker Table section but when researching this build I came across some PCF threads from a while ago on some craps tables, plus I don’t know if a Craps Table Forum exists that is as good as this site is for content.

Anyways, I have always liked the game of craps but only ever could play in Vegas when I went probably every 4ish years, so had to relearn every time. After a recent Tunica trip where all we did was play craps I waned to learn more about the game and be able to change up our normal poker night to include craps at times. So I built a table with inspiration from a person on Etsy selling them. I didn’t want to spend what they were selling for so figured since I am some what handy I could build one for less than half the cost. It cost me $826 for material and supplies.

Here it is….
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The build…..
I used 3/4” birch for the playing surface and 1/2” for the base. I should have used 3/4” for base as well but I want to keep weight down. The base is 7’x4’ and the playing area is 6’x3’. The base has a ledge for chip racks and drinks. All the supplies came from casinosupply.com.

I roughly laid out my plans in CAD first cause that is how my mind works and I do CAD for a living.
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Building….
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The outer piece above sitting on the playing surface I ended up discarding, I had an idea to use it if I wanted to go a little different direction but decided to keep it simple.

Underlayment (same stuff as Poker table arm rest) and craps layout.
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The next part was the wall and what I was most concerned about constructing cause I really didn’t know what I was doing. I found this panel board that had a design on it that was .139” thick and it seemed like it would bend pretty easy. Well it bent around my 8” radius corners but it was not easy. I didn’t do any kerf cuts cause I never did that before and wasn’t sure if it would work. I didn’t wet it because its panel board and the fabric surface was already on so that would probably get wet and water stain. So I just used brute strength and c-clamps . It ended up turning about pretty well.
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I forgot to take pictures of installing the pyramid backing but I used contact cement on both the rubber and the wood and it stuck no problem. For the long straight padding I used some tool chest padding (found at Lowes) and gorilla glue spray.
The rail just lays on the wall and I was not sure how to get the 2 ends to mate, I tried using gorilla glue but that didn’t really work and I was getting some drippage, I just used electrical tape and that worked, not supper happy about it but I was ready to be finished.

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I hope this helps anyone here that is looking for build a portable craps table. If you want more details on the build just let me know.
i'm more of a dice shooter than card player myself and admire your craftsmanship. I'd like to build one of these after my basement refinish is complete. thanks for sharing the process
 
I’m thinking of trying to craft something like this atop a barrington table. would a custom wall and arm rest like this fit inside a barrington table? should I be worried about overall weight and with folks leaning weight as well?
 
I’m thinking of trying to craft something like this atop a barrington table. would a custom wall and arm rest like this fit inside a barrington table? should I be worried about overall weight and with folks leaning weight as well?
I’m not sure what the dims on the Barrington table are but you can use the CAD dims I posted in the original post. I could see you building this without legs and just laying it on top of the poker table. It is a little heavy but table should support it.
 
I’m thinking of trying to craft something like this atop a barrington table. would a custom wall and arm rest like this fit inside a barrington table? should I be worried about overall weight and with folks leaning weight as well?
Biggest concern I'd have is the weight of the craps table super-compressing the table foam on the Barrington, rendering it useless for poker afterwards (plus possible scratch damage to the felt).

You might be able to build some supports that would result in it resting it in/on the table's cupholders instead, but I'd then want those beefed up to handle the extra downforce weight load.

Using a thinner plywood for the craps table platform would help with the weight issue, too.

Size-wise, it would mostly depend on the size of the craps felt you plan on using. May need to get it custom-printed to fit, or go with a half-table design.
 
Making some progress. Hoping to work on a cushion top pad at some point next weekend. Thanks for the inspiration!
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