How Do You Build A Pingpong Table?
Some consider it a game, others a sport, but pingpong has long been a popular activity for people of all ages. Fast game play and simple rules are among the reasons for its continued popularity, but there are drawbacks as well, such as the expense of the pingpong table itself. It is, however, easy enough for anyone who’s handy with basic tools to build his own table. Doing so costs just a fraction of the price of a manufactured table. Measure and then mark four spots for the sawhorse brackets at the corners of the sheet of MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard). Each of the four holes needs to be 30 inches from the long end of the board and 18 inches from the short side. (Although standard MDF boards are 8 feet by 4 feet, home centers such as Lowe’s as well as full-service lumber yards will special order the 9-by-5 sheet you will need for a regulation size table.) Drill holes through the marked spots on the MDF board using a 1/4-inch drill bit. Insert the lag bolts through the holes from unde
