How to Build a 4X6 Gaming Table

One of the hardest problems which gamers face is finding an adequate place to play. While a dining room table may provide enough room, there may be damage to it because of dice rolling and various food and beverage spillage. A kitchen table, might be more durable, but there is usually a lack of room which you need to really spread out and play. If you are having a problem with finding space for your games, you might want to consider building a gaming table.

Instructions

1

Place the pieces of 2-by-4 on a flat surface with the 4-inch side facing downwards and make a rectangular frame. The 64-inch pieces should be in between the 48-inch pieces and pushed to the edges to form 90-degree angles. The rectangle's outside edges should measure 6 foot by 4 foot. Screw this frame together by driving 4--inch screws through the 48-inch pieces and into the 64-inch pieces.

2

Place the pieces of 2-by-3 on the flat surface with the 2-inch sides facing down and surround the frame with them. The 72-inch pieces should go along both of the longer sides of the frame and the 46-inch pieces should go on the shorter sides of the frame and over the outside edges of the 72-inch pieces. Screw this secondary frame to the first frame with the wood screws by driving screws through the 2-by-3 and into the 2-inch ends of the 2-by-4. Position your screws approximately 6 inches apart.

3

Place a piece of 4-by-4 in each corner of the of the 2-by-4 part of the frame. These are the table legs. The legs will be positioned so that the "bottom" of the frame you built is directly on top of them (the "lip" you created with the 2-by-3 and 2-by-4 is facing "up"). Screw the legs to the wooden frame by driving screws through the 2-by-4 and into the tops of the 4-by-4

4

Measure 2 foot 6 inches from one leg toward the center along the longer sides of the frame and place the last two 4-by-4 pieces, one on each side. They should be in the center of the frame with a 2-foot-6-inch space between the legs on either side. Screw these to the frame by driving screws through the 2-by-4 into the tops of the 4-by-4.

5

Unscrew the pen tray from the white board if there is one attached. Place the 4-by-6 dry erase board into the wooden frame so that it lays on top of the 2-by-4 and is even with the top of the 2-by-3. Drill holes approximately every 6 inches through the white board into the 2-by-4 frame. Screw the white board to the frame by driving screws through these holes.

6

Measure 1 inch along the longer side of the white board and stick a strip of electrical tape from one side of the board to the other. Place a second piece of the electrical tape 1 inch from that. Continue until there are 1-inch spaced lines all across the board. Move to the shorter side and repeat the process, making stripes which are 1 inch apart. You should have a grid with 1-inch squares.