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Building a Custom Lego Table

When it comes to building a custom Lego table, one must consider the details that make it functional and visually appealing. In this article, we'll explore the process of creating a Lego table from scratch, including the preparation of the panels, the use of spray adhesive, and the installation of drawer slides.

Preparation of the Panels

The first step in building the Lego table was to prepare the panels. The creator started by deuding one panel down the center with a sanding block. This created a smooth surface for attaching the other panels. The next step was to fit the pieces together, ensuring that they aligned properly. To hold the panels in position, the creator used blocks connecting them together. This allowed for easy movement and rearrangement of the panels.

The creator also took steps to ensure a strong bond between the panels. They taped off the rim and sprayed spray adhesive over the entire surface, taking care not to apply it to the rim. The use of spray adhesive was crucial in holding the panels together securely. However, there were a few places where the adhesive wasn't evenly applied, so additional steps were taken to reinforce those areas.

Using Super Glue for Additional Security

To ensure that the adhesive held firmly in place, the creator used super glue to hold down any areas that were slightly loose. This added an extra layer of security to the bond between the panels. The creator's attention to detail and willingness to take additional steps ensured a sturdy and stable table.

Adding Legos and Shelves

Once the tables were complete, it was time to add the Legos. To our surprise, we had more Legos than expected! Sponsorships helped make these videos possible, including this one sponsored by HelloFresh. As part of the sponsorship, the creator received a meal kit delivery service from HelloFresh.

The meal kits came with all the ingredients needed for a fantastic recipe, along with step-by-step instructions. The ingredients were fresh and sourced from reputable suppliers, making it easy to cook a healthy meal. The recipes were designed by Jamie Oliver, making them accessible to cooks of all skill levels. With only 30 minutes of preparation time required, these meals are perfect for busy families like the creator's.

Using HelloFresh for Meal Planning

As a busy family, the creator appreciated the convenience and flexibility that HelloFresh offered. With pre-portioned ingredients and easy-to-follow recipes, it was possible to cook healthy meals without spending hours in the kitchen or shopping for ingredients. The insulated box containing the meal kit arrived at the door each week, providing a consistent and reliable source of fresh food.

Adding Storage and Shelves

To accommodate more Legos, the creator added shelves underneath the table. These shelves provided additional storage space for containers holding smaller Lego pieces. The creator also planned to use these shelves to store projects that the kids were currently working on, keeping them out of reach and protected from potential damage.

Conclusion

The creation of a custom Lego table required attention to detail and a willingness to take extra steps to ensure its stability and functionality. By using spray adhesive, super glue, and carefully planning the layout, the creator was able to build a sturdy and versatile table that would meet the needs of their family for years to come.

For those interested in building their own Lego tables or storage solutions, the creator's plans are available on their website. These plans have been updated to include a revised size, making it easier for users to create a custom fit.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey I'm Bob but I like to make stuff today we're going to make a Lego build table I started this project with the bottom shelf and I started that shelf with the outside frame that frame was made from one by Pine I marked out the sizes on the boards to make sure that I could get the cuts I wanted out of each one but really I just cut one piece and then used it as a template to cut the next one to make sure that they were all exactly the same length I did this for the long sides and the short ends I didn't want the Shelf to be this thick so I ripped all of these pieces down to the right thickness then I moved the fence over and cut a few smaller strips to act as supports underneath the Shelf the Shelf surface itself was made from a piece of 1/2 in plywood which I cut down to size with all the pieces cut I laid everything out to make sure everything fit correctly I set in the supports just to see where they would go everything looked good so I added some glue and set all the pieces in place added some brad nails to most of these joints and to the piece of plywood just to hold it all together while the glue was drying that way I could keep working I added the supports with the glue and Brads in the same way and these are going to help the plywood not to Sag over time this was finished so I made another one I cut down eight pieces of the same Pine to use for the legs on one of them I marked 1 and 1/2 in from the edge and Drew a diagonal to the opposite corner that diagonal helped me set this taper jig and get it in the right position so that I could run the piece of wood through the the blade at an angle it takes a little adjusting and some test cuts are good but once you get it set you can put all the rest of the pieces through and they'll all be cut at the same angle I cut all eight pieces down with the same angle and two of these pieces are going to go together to make a leg and that's going to make the leg thicker on one side than the other but that is intentional here I added some glue and clamped these together while I was clamping them I tried really hard to keep that joint flush on the outside it just cuts down on sanding and everything I would have to do later I did all four legs the same way and left dry I laid the bottom shelf in place and set the legs around the corners holding them in place I drilled a hole through the leg and into the bottom frame I pushed the dowel in to hold those in position to drill the other side then I pulled the dowel out added some glue to the inside of the leg put it in place and then glued in some longer dowels into both holes I knocked these in with a mallet to make sure that they went into the shelf and not just into the leg I followed the same process for all four of the legs and then after they dried used a flush cut saw to trim off the excess Dow I used some spacers cut to the same length in each one of the corners and lay down the upper shelf on top of them I followed the same process to add Dows for the top shelf but in this case I left all the dowels in place until I had all the holes drilled on each leg and went back and glued up and added dowels at the end all at the same time this just helped make sure that everything stayed aligned then I cut down some thicker pieces of plywood to use as the wraparound for the top of the table these are going to have mitered edges so I put on my cross cut sled and used a digital angle gauge to set my blade to exactly 45° I cut a miter on one end and then clamped the speed square right up against that cut from the speed square I could measure where the opposite end needed to be cut I did this for all four pieces and then held them up into place to make sure that I had them cut correctly I clamped them up to make sure that the miters matched before I went back and glued up all the corners I added glue to the miter itself and to the faces that were going to be touching the legs then I clamped everything in place to dry if you take your time and are really precise about setting the angle of your blade you can get really nice miter cuts on a cross cut sled also you want to creep up on your cuts and make sure you don't cut things too short so you have a gap in the corner next I made the inside storage area of the table and this was made out of two strips of/ in plywood and then a big sheet of halfin plywood I cut these down to fit inside of the table and just added some glue on two sides and clamp the pieces upright using some Corner clamps these things are pretty inexpensive a couple of bucks a piece but they're really handy for clamping things at 90° Ang Les I shot some Brads in to hold these surfaces together while the glue dried I could have clamped it just as well after it dried I was ready to put it in place but I had to measure in from the outside on both sides of this table to figure out where it went I added some glue to the edges that were going to contact and slid it down into place again I used the corner clamps to hold this in position while everything dried the last big piece to make was the top and it was made out of 3/4 in plywood with a 1ex frame I cut down the pieces from for the frame and mitered all the corners in the same process that I did before I snuck up on the cuts to make sure that they were nice and tight and then I put the D stack on the table saw so I could cut a slot inside the frame for the plywood to fit into I did a test fit with a piece of plywood to make sure that it would fit fit great so I went ahead and cut the same slot in all the other pieces top of this table is going to be split in half so it can open so I took the long pieces of the one buys and found the center point and cut them both at the same time so they would be exactly the same I also cut the plywood in half I added glue to all the surfaces on the inside of the DAT and onto the miters then I fit the pieces around the plywood making sure to line up the corners as best as I could again holding it in place with the corner clamps to mount the tabletop I added drawer slides to the long sides of the table I marked its placement with them opening away from the table itself then I pre-drilled the holes and screwed them in place these are soft closed too so if you slam them they stop before they close all the way and then they close slowly on their own this will stop little fingers from getting squished in the doors once I had both of them on I laid a spacer in place and then set my tabletop on top of it from the bottom I pulled out the slides to their full extension and then screwed them into the tabletop I had to go back and adjust these to get it to slide smoothly but after I did I ran over the entire table with sandpaper and a sanding pad and then cleaned it off with a tack cloth I added a couple of coats of polyacrylic just to protect it a little bit from the kids and then it was time to add Legos I laid the sheets on and they didn't fit it turns out that a 15x 15 in panel is actually 15 and a 16th Square so I took it to the sander and trimmed off that 16th on every panel I laid a brick across the panels to make sure that they were spaced evenly because that matters as well and that helped me get all six panels laid out correctly the two in the middle I had to cut in half and so I ripped them in half and then went back and sawed off a 16th right down the center I kind of deur it with a sanding block and then fit the pieces in place I kept the blocks connecting all these panels to hold them in position that way I could move them out of the way pretty easily I taped off the rim and sprayed some spray adhesive over the entire surface I didn't want the spray adhesive to be on the rim that's why I taped it off I wasn't sure if the spray adhesive would be strong enough here to hold them in place and it actually was in most cases but there were a few places where it wasn't evenly sprayed out I used some super glue to hold down any places that were a little loose another option is to use spray adhesive on both surfaces before you stick it together and you get a stronger Bond after these were down it was finished and then it was time to dump in all the Legos turns out that my kids have more Legos than I realized sponsorships helped me make these videos and this one is sponsored by hellofresh hellofresh is a meal kit delivery service so each week they send you out all the ingredients that you need a really fantastic recipe and step-by-step instructions all the ingredients are really fresh and they actually tell you where they come from which is pretty cool but all the ingredients the meat the vegetables everything come in an insulated box that they ship to you and they come in pre-portioned amount so you're not paying for food that you're not going to use the recipe are really good and some of them are even by Jamie Oliver they only take about 30 minutes to prepare and they are easy enough for anybody to make no matter if you know how to cook or you're like me and you don't know how to cook it's a great way to get a fresh healthy meal so you don't have to spend a ton of time in the kitchen and you don't have to spend that time at the store I have a big family so this is really nice to have a healthy meal planned out for a few days a week that we don't have to worry about we know that it's going to be there we're going to have everything we need to cook it so if you're like me and you're really busy it's handy in that way it's also handy if you just don't like going to the store and having to worry about making sure that you get all the right ingredients so be sure to go to hellofresh use the code Mak stuff to get $35 off your first week of deliveries it's good stuff go check them out thanks hellofresh for sponsoring this video we finally got a chance to play on the table last night the kids enjoyed it quite a bit and I was really happy with how it turned out I did find a couple of things that I think I would like to change if I were to make another one one I would probably look at some different drawer slides than I got because these seem to have a little bit of slop in them and so each side of the table can kind of shift back and forth a little bit it's not a real big deal but when you push them together sometimes they don't quite line up and you have to nudge them a little bit to get them to line up another thing I think I might add in the future is a way to lock the tables in their outward position it's a little weird to have them moving underneath you if you're trying to play so it'd be nice to be able to lock them out and slide them in of course we've got the shelves down below to hold more containers of the Legos because we ended up with a lot more in this bin than I thought we were going to have so we can get some bigger bins and fill them up and slide them underneath if we need to add more storage also those shelves are going to be be used for the kids to be able to put things that they are currently working on that they don't want to get destroyed they can put them down there in the shelves to kind of keep them out of the way I did make some plans for this table and they are available for sale on my website you can go get them right here on those plans I made a small update I updated the size of the whole top so that you don't have to sand down these panels you still have to cut the section down the middle but you should just be able to drop in 2x three panels and they'll fit right on the top so be sure to check my website to get those plans I've also got a lot of other videos that you might be interested in as well as links to all my social stuff down there that's it for this one I hope you like it and I'd love to know what you think about it in the comments below thanks for watching I'll see you next timehey I'm Bob but I like to make stuff today we're going to make a Lego build table I started this project with the bottom shelf and I started that shelf with the outside frame that frame was made from one by Pine I marked out the sizes on the boards to make sure that I could get the cuts I wanted out of each one but really I just cut one piece and then used it as a template to cut the next one to make sure that they were all exactly the same length I did this for the long sides and the short ends I didn't want the Shelf to be this thick so I ripped all of these pieces down to the right thickness then I moved the fence over and cut a few smaller strips to act as supports underneath the Shelf the Shelf surface itself was made from a piece of 1/2 in plywood which I cut down to size with all the pieces cut I laid everything out to make sure everything fit correctly I set in the supports just to see where they would go everything looked good so I added some glue and set all the pieces in place added some brad nails to most of these joints and to the piece of plywood just to hold it all together while the glue was drying that way I could keep working I added the supports with the glue and Brads in the same way and these are going to help the plywood not to Sag over time this was finished so I made another one I cut down eight pieces of the same Pine to use for the legs on one of them I marked 1 and 1/2 in from the edge and Drew a diagonal to the opposite corner that diagonal helped me set this taper jig and get it in the right position so that I could run the piece of wood through the the blade at an angle it takes a little adjusting and some test cuts are good but once you get it set you can put all the rest of the pieces through and they'll all be cut at the same angle I cut all eight pieces down with the same angle and two of these pieces are going to go together to make a leg and that's going to make the leg thicker on one side than the other but that is intentional here I added some glue and clamped these together while I was clamping them I tried really hard to keep that joint flush on the outside it just cuts down on sanding and everything I would have to do later I did all four legs the same way and left dry I laid the bottom shelf in place and set the legs around the corners holding them in place I drilled a hole through the leg and into the bottom frame I pushed the dowel in to hold those in position to drill the other side then I pulled the dowel out added some glue to the inside of the leg put it in place and then glued in some longer dowels into both holes I knocked these in with a mallet to make sure that they went into the shelf and not just into the leg I followed the same process for all four of the legs and then after they dried used a flush cut saw to trim off the excess Dow I used some spacers cut to the same length in each one of the corners and lay down the upper shelf on top of them I followed the same process to add Dows for the top shelf but in this case I left all the dowels in place until I had all the holes drilled on each leg and went back and glued up and added dowels at the end all at the same time this just helped make sure that everything stayed aligned then I cut down some thicker pieces of plywood to use as the wraparound for the top of the table these are going to have mitered edges so I put on my cross cut sled and used a digital angle gauge to set my blade to exactly 45° I cut a miter on one end and then clamped the speed square right up against that cut from the speed square I could measure where the opposite end needed to be cut I did this for all four pieces and then held them up into place to make sure that I had them cut correctly I clamped them up to make sure that the miters matched before I went back and glued up all the corners I added glue to the miter itself and to the faces that were going to be touching the legs then I clamped everything in place to dry if you take your time and are really precise about setting the angle of your blade you can get really nice miter cuts on a cross cut sled also you want to creep up on your cuts and make sure you don't cut things too short so you have a gap in the corner next I made the inside storage area of the table and this was made out of two strips of/ in plywood and then a big sheet of halfin plywood I cut these down to fit inside of the table and just added some glue on two sides and clamp the pieces upright using some Corner clamps these things are pretty inexpensive a couple of bucks a piece but they're really handy for clamping things at 90° Ang Les I shot some Brads in to hold these surfaces together while the glue dried I could have clamped it just as well after it dried I was ready to put it in place but I had to measure in from the outside on both sides of this table to figure out where it went I added some glue to the edges that were going to contact and slid it down into place again I used the corner clamps to hold this in position while everything dried the last big piece to make was the top and it was made out of 3/4 in plywood with a 1ex frame I cut down the pieces from for the frame and mitered all the corners in the same process that I did before I snuck up on the cuts to make sure that they were nice and tight and then I put the D stack on the table saw so I could cut a slot inside the frame for the plywood to fit into I did a test fit with a piece of plywood to make sure that it would fit fit great so I went ahead and cut the same slot in all the other pieces top of this table is going to be split in half so it can open so I took the long pieces of the one buys and found the center point and cut them both at the same time so they would be exactly the same I also cut the plywood in half I added glue to all the surfaces on the inside of the DAT and onto the miters then I fit the pieces around the plywood making sure to line up the corners as best as I could again holding it in place with the corner clamps to mount the tabletop I added drawer slides to the long sides of the table I marked its placement with them opening away from the table itself then I pre-drilled the holes and screwed them in place these are soft closed too so if you slam them they stop before they close all the way and then they close slowly on their own this will stop little fingers from getting squished in the doors once I had both of them on I laid a spacer in place and then set my tabletop on top of it from the bottom I pulled out the slides to their full extension and then screwed them into the tabletop I had to go back and adjust these to get it to slide smoothly but after I did I ran over the entire table with sandpaper and a sanding pad and then cleaned it off with a tack cloth I added a couple of coats of polyacrylic just to protect it a little bit from the kids and then it was time to add Legos I laid the sheets on and they didn't fit it turns out that a 15x 15 in panel is actually 15 and a 16th Square so I took it to the sander and trimmed off that 16th on every panel I laid a brick across the panels to make sure that they were spaced evenly because that matters as well and that helped me get all six panels laid out correctly the two in the middle I had to cut in half and so I ripped them in half and then went back and sawed off a 16th right down the center I kind of deur it with a sanding block and then fit the pieces in place I kept the blocks connecting all these panels to hold them in position that way I could move them out of the way pretty easily I taped off the rim and sprayed some spray adhesive over the entire surface I didn't want the spray adhesive to be on the rim that's why I taped it off I wasn't sure if the spray adhesive would be strong enough here to hold them in place and it actually was in most cases but there were a few places where it wasn't evenly sprayed out I used some super glue to hold down any places that were a little loose another option is to use spray adhesive on both surfaces before you stick it together and you get a stronger Bond after these were down it was finished and then it was time to dump in all the Legos turns out that my kids have more Legos than I realized sponsorships helped me make these videos and this one is sponsored by hellofresh hellofresh is a meal kit delivery service so each week they send you out all the ingredients that you need a really fantastic recipe and step-by-step instructions all the ingredients are really fresh and they actually tell you where they come from which is pretty cool but all the ingredients the meat the vegetables everything come in an insulated box that they ship to you and they come in pre-portioned amount so you're not paying for food that you're not going to use the recipe are really good and some of them are even by Jamie Oliver they only take about 30 minutes to prepare and they are easy enough for anybody to make no matter if you know how to cook or you're like me and you don't know how to cook it's a great way to get a fresh healthy meal so you don't have to spend a ton of time in the kitchen and you don't have to spend that time at the store I have a big family so this is really nice to have a healthy meal planned out for a few days a week that we don't have to worry about we know that it's going to be there we're going to have everything we need to cook it so if you're like me and you're really busy it's handy in that way it's also handy if you just don't like going to the store and having to worry about making sure that you get all the right ingredients so be sure to go to hellofresh use the code Mak stuff to get $35 off your first week of deliveries it's good stuff go check them out thanks hellofresh for sponsoring this video we finally got a chance to play on the table last night the kids enjoyed it quite a bit and I was really happy with how it turned out I did find a couple of things that I think I would like to change if I were to make another one one I would probably look at some different drawer slides than I got because these seem to have a little bit of slop in them and so each side of the table can kind of shift back and forth a little bit it's not a real big deal but when you push them together sometimes they don't quite line up and you have to nudge them a little bit to get them to line up another thing I think I might add in the future is a way to lock the tables in their outward position it's a little weird to have them moving underneath you if you're trying to play so it'd be nice to be able to lock them out and slide them in of course we've got the shelves down below to hold more containers of the Legos because we ended up with a lot more in this bin than I thought we were going to have so we can get some bigger bins and fill them up and slide them underneath if we need to add more storage also those shelves are going to be be used for the kids to be able to put things that they are currently working on that they don't want to get destroyed they can put them down there in the shelves to kind of keep them out of the way I did make some plans for this table and they are available for sale on my website you can go get them right here on those plans I made a small update I updated the size of the whole top so that you don't have to sand down these panels you still have to cut the section down the middle but you should just be able to drop in 2x three panels and they'll fit right on the top so be sure to check my website to get those plans I've also got a lot of other videos that you might be interested in as well as links to all my social stuff down there that's it for this one I hope you like it and I'd love to know what you think about it in the comments below thanks for watching I'll see you next time\n"