tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post5829721927504049013..comments2023-12-14T07:42:03.573+00:00Comments on Mitch's Wargaming and Modelmaking: Building A Gaming TableMitch Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350383975066929417noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post-13330560309818380812013-10-10T14:43:14.639+01:002013-10-10T14:43:14.639+01:00Nice blog post Mitch. Some great handy tips. Readi...Nice blog post Mitch. Some great handy tips. Reading the above comments about sealing the MDF, 99.9% of emulsions are acrylic based now. So in my carpentry experience I would just PVA the edges before painting. Steve :o)Steve Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437112993195960301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post-73393480484383176832013-10-06T22:22:59.425+01:002013-10-06T22:22:59.425+01:00Welcome to the land of big tables... Well doneWelcome to the land of big tables... Well doneEric the Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679305263405486078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post-50408423144290299302013-10-06T20:54:33.894+01:002013-10-06T20:54:33.894+01:00Nice, and useful, tuto...Nice, and useful, tuto...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421988283048099435.post-53368994032533808362013-10-06T19:07:13.079+01:002013-10-06T19:07:13.079+01:00I suggest sealing the MDF with an oil-based polyur...I suggest sealing the MDF with an oil-based polyurethane, just to protect it from the random cup of coffee or soda getting spilled on it.<br /><br />If you want to stretch it across sawhorses, a better method than bolting together would be to use 2x4s (or 2x6s) as supports. Get them slightly longer than your expected table length and put notches in them that will match up with the frames. This will secure the frames into the supports so they don't slide easily. <br />If your sawhorses are like mine and have notches to fit 2x lumber, then you can put small blocks on the underside of the MDF to line up next to where the supports will cross. This will prevent the tabletops from sliding across the supports as well as down the length of them. It's a little more work in advance but a lot easier to set up once it's done.<br /><br />For that matter, you could make a simple slot-together box frame from 2x4s, fitted as above, with felt or foam glued to the bottom of the boards to protect the dining room table top. Set that upon the table and drop the game surface into place on top, and voila.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113595852338673072noreply@blogger.com