Table that weighs less than 19lbs | DIY Polycarbonate Furniture
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- čas přidán 5. 12. 2022
- I made a super lightweight table or desk that weighs less than 19lbs. I used 25mm polycarbonate panels that are typically used for greenhouses. I cut and shaped the panels with basic wood working tools like a circular saw and palm router. I poured total boat epoxy into the ends to make the polycarbonate ends solid. I discovered that total boat 2-part epoxy is great for glueing together polycarbonate. In this video I will show how to cut polycarbonate panels, how to sand poly carbonate panels, and how to seal the ends of polycarbonate panels with epoxy.
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A cool future project would be to add LED lights to a table or structure like this one, made out of polycarbonate.
Lol gamers would go crazy for rgb table like this!
I can see using this material for building in a van. Looks great and light weight:-)
Really cool table, Ben! Experimenting with new materials is always fun.
Love the look and design! So innovative!
The Total Boat breadboard ends are a great way to solve that detail challenge with the open ends on the panels. 👍
Wow, you are such a creative designer!
Love this, great work! Thanks for always innovating! Would love to hear about this process more on the Maker Podcast!
Very cool design. Slipping the steel nuts into the channels was very clever. An alternative idea from boat building since you already had epoxy mixed up-
Thicken some epoxy with colloidal silica filler and make 3/4” epoxy fillets with a rounded paint stirrer to create the convex fillet. Then lay a few inches of fiberglass tape and dap with clear epoxy for crazy strength that almost disappears.
You’d want to scuff up the polycarbonate with sandpaper to give the epoxy more surface area to bond to.
Your ability to see materials for what they could be rather than what they’re marketed for is very impressive.
Ben, comes up with something super crazy & cool again!! Hoping all is well Bud, Dirty Jersey out!!
This is super cool!
It's beautiful!
Fantastic design & use of unconventional materials...loved the end result...! 👏
I was looking for materials to make some composite materials for my build. Now I know what to use:D
thank you!
People used to make tables to be solid, stable and durable. But that was before the YT algorithm forced them to use ever more "unconventional materials". What ever happended to form follows function? If anything I would add sustainability to that in this day and age. This table is the opposit of "fantastic" design.
That's a really neat project and very polished, even for a first iteration. My only concern would be that because it is so light, it would be easily knocked around during use. Use in a corner or at least next to a wall might be required.
Very clever!
looks great!
Brilliant!
This would be great in an RV or camper, where the weight savings would help.
God, this will make moving easy!!
I like that you always experiment with new ideas on this channel. Also, what if you were balancing the table on your finger for the thumbnail?
paint or led's in the channels would look awesome
I guess a lot of people might get inspired by your project here, to those I just want to say: If you must have a light weight table (and I really dont see a reason why you would want that in the first place) but if you absolutely do need that, please have a look light weight wood instead. We do not need any more plastic on this planet just for the fun of it (and for views in this case I guess). Wood also captures carbon from the atmosphere, which is something that we do need.
Pretty neat.
Oooo super cool build. Might try a project with it. Oh and yay first comment!
thank you!
Awesome design and use of unconventional materials, thank you! Is the polycarbonate paintable?
I think soft led sting lights strung through the slats would be a cool touch too. I dig the Mando details. Dope.
Can polycarbonate be dyed? If so, you could drill small holes in some of the cavities and slush some coloured ink around inside of them, to get different effects.
I know what we'll be eating at on space stations in the future!
Super video. Ingenuous use of material. Mahalo for sharing! 🙂🙏
thank you!
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Can you tell Jesse we want more hoarder house content, please?
Nice project! love the aesthethic and experimentation.
Just curious: how does the ploycarbonate panel age? What's the table going to be like 10 years from now? does it get discolouring? gets softer or more brittle? thanks!
these claim (and usually hold that claim) to withstand direkt UV exposure without any damage over years and years. After all they are designed to be used outside.
Soooo, poly-carbonate chairs? Can it be done?
What did the materials cost?
Brilliant
Definitely needs LEDs..
Would be ultimate rgb gaming table:D
lol yes!
Idea for anyone take that idea then make a fully polycarbonate movable dome for a garden imagine two standing poles arms length for moving the dome attached to the skeleton.
Man, no way did I expect the stretchers on the top to work. Would be really curious what weight this thing fails at!
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Cost of the materials?
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Let’s be real. It could weigh 119 pounds and he could still one arm press it.
make a boat please.
hi, what is the lbs? how I can pronounce it? el-be-es? did u heart about kilograms?
What is the purpose of this table? Lightweight? Why does a table have to be lightweight though?..
It functions fine I'm assuming but he's experimenting with non conventional materials.
easy to move in a studio that changes function
As a carpenter who needs to set up and break down a jobsite daily- lightweight, stiff tables are the way to go.
Hollow core doors or plywood torsion box tables work well.
Folding or detachable legs would make it great for backyard BBQs, easily hung on the wall in a shed. The table wouldn’t be as stiff or clean looking but pretty functional and unique.
nice, now that makes sense, thank you
good for outdoor family parties
Cool design! But pretty please, wear a mask when you're cutting up/sanding polycarbonate. You don't want BPA in your lungs!
Just use wood
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I could do better with no plastic. No plastic!
Good my friend thank you for video
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