Hey /diy/.
I made a long table which I will use in the garage for putting oil cans and other stuff on. It's wobbly as fuck, as you might see from my drawing. How would you go about to make it stronger?
Any ideas are very welcome.
>>903548
angled wood support, or if you want to use all that space underneath, shelving brackets from inner side of leg to bottom of table would work. I would also brace the outer angles as well.
>>903548
Brace it like pic related. Blue lines attach to rear legs, red sit in the middle, take your pick.
>>903552
> forgetting pic related
>>903551
>>903555
to add to this, I would also put legs in the middle. I mean if your scale is correct, this table is almost 8 feet. weight in the middle will make the legs wobble, if my non-existant engineering degree has anything to say about it.
Easy way would be to add plywood as shown in red. You might need to add another board to support the top depending on how much stuff you pile on it.
You could put in one or two shelves. Should get rid of your problems while also doubling/tripling your space.
The additional bracing will work
Adding a second shelf will help and add another point to secure the bracing
And it's utilitarian
Structural beams should be put under the main surface to keep it from deflecting inward.
You can make this table with no screws or glue if you make it like this picture which is how I made my bed.
>>904317
>I made my bed
this looks sexy as fuck but isn't it kind of fragile?
i would break off those pins in about a week just through clumsyness.
but very cool none the less.
>>904331
if it is all glued it will be at least as strong as a solid block of wood
so it will be as strong as a normal bed if not stronger
>>904347
yeah i guess so
i move around a lot so all my furniture kind of collapses flat.
still it looks really nice
need to practice my woodwork skills
>>904364
>i move around a lot so all my furniture kind of collapses flat.
>all my furniture collapse flat
i hate to be the guy who say this but, it is not your furniture
>>904366
>all my furniture collapse flat
>it is not your furniture
are you calling him fat?
pizza pie oh my
>>904317
He's using a wider board than he needs to, looks like a 1x8 maybe? so in the pin there's 1x4 still supporting it, plus the inch that's resting on the wood full width before the cut. If you're worried about it, drill across the end of the boards and glue in a dowel, to reinforce and stop the end grain from cracking.
the short legs should help reduce racking forces.
I think it would probably stand up to use pretty well, even without glue. as long as the joint was tight without play.
>>904331
You think it's too fragile a joint for a bed?
The name of that joint is "japanese bed corner joint".
>>903548
it looks just really poorly designed, doubtful you could really make it sturdy.
just start over with a more thought out design.
or do as i do on the farm and just make some cheap sawhorses and put a 3/4 plywood over them. super sturdy, super cheap and doesn't wobble at all even with a lot of shit on it.
I would make it stronger by making it two tables instead of one big table.
