My Homemade table (1 Viewer)

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Started off with two pieces of plywood. A 22/32 and I think a 1/4. I know I should’ve used 3/4 as the base but I wasn’t in the mood to run around Home Depot and find it. The 22/32 got cut into the base and the 1/4 got cut into 3 sections.
The first was the 3 inch rail. I know that is thin compared to other homemade tables but it turned out good. I lined up and drilled holes between this section and the base so I could drop bolts down and bolt this section on. The foam and vinyl covered the top of the bolt. I did this so it can be removed for storage or repair if the vinyl gets ripped.
Second section is a 4 & 1/2 rail. I was originally going to cut cupholders into this section but decided to use the slide under ones.
3rd section is the centerpiece with the felt. Like the second section, this piece just drops in and fits like a puzzle so it doesn’t move around.

As for modifications I put 6 USB ports underneath. One at each end and two on each side. I figured this was plenty of chargers. The other mod I did was LED lights on the bottom. These change with an app on your smartphone.

I got the foam and vinyl from your auto store and the felt from eBay. I wanted a felt with a bet line as I’m usually the only one who deals and it makes gathering the chips a lot easier if everyone puts them over the line.

overal, if you look at this table and know poker tables, you can tell it’s homemade. But I feel like the average person would have a hard time telling it’s homemade. I wish I was a bit steadier with the jigsaw when cutting the wood and and had cut the foam under the rail more even with the blade before stretching the vinyl. While it was more expensive than I had thought, the total came out to around $400, which is half the price of the cheapest table I can find. It took about a week or so of work but if I had ordered everything at once I could’ve knocked it out in a day or two. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask. I am not a professional woodworker in anyway so my amateur advice might be of assistance.

also, if anyone has advice on folding legs and where to mount them underneath, please let me know. The legs I have now suck and I want to make sure I arrange the new ones properly.
 

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Nice work for a first table! My only real suggestion is about your folding legs. They look a little too close to the middle of the table imo. They also look like the width of the connection to the table is around 12". Long term, both of these issues will cause warping of the table with all the weight your players will put on it. You're going to end up with the ends and sides somewhat bent down from the center. If nothing else, I'd move the legs further out towards the ends of the table, but long term you may want to consider legs with a wider connection to the table like these: https://www.casinosupply.com/collec...y-folding-poker-table-legs-31-inch-wide-pkg-3 or the extra wide size they have.
 
Nice work for a first table! My only real suggestion is about your folding legs. They look a little too close to the middle of the table imo. They also look like the width of the connection to the table is around 12". Long term, both of these issues will cause warping of the table with all the weight your players will put on it. You're going to end up with the ends and sides somewhat bent down from the center. If nothing else, I'd move the legs further out towards the ends of the table, but long term you may want to consider legs with a wider connection to the table like these: https://www.casinosupply.com/collec...y-folding-poker-table-legs-31-inch-wide-pkg-3 or the extra wide size they have.

I was thinking that was the case of the legs being to close to center. And I’m one step ahead of you and just place and order for their wider legs. Thank you for the pointers and I’m glad to hear this! In terms of the table warping, like i said every section is removable so I can take them off to repair or replace. In the future I think I’m going to get another piece of 22/32 to put on the base. I was originally planning on having this table slide under a bed or lay up in the garage so I wanted it to be lighter, but I think it’s more practical to have this as a permanent fixture anyways.
 
Table looks good to me! I would rather play on a home made table than on one of those cheap "professional" tables
 
I am not a professional woodworker in anyway so my amateur advice might be of assistance.

Sometimes there’s a lot of value in getting the perspective of a fellow amateur so I expect people may take you up on this. I’m not looking to do a build right now, but if I was I’d want to hear from the experts, but I’d also want to hear from you!

Well done!
 
Good job. Very satisfying to make it yourself.
 

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