![]() In general, I sawed most of the way through the tube and then scored the underside (with a saw or exacto) before sawing the rest of the way. Tip: Because these tubes are made of cardboard they can tear-out easily, leaving a messy and uneven cut. In a few moments you can (mostly) throw measures out the window, but for these ten tubes try to be delicate. Also try to make both ends as flat as possible-using a miter box really helps-to reduce wiggle in your table. These are the only tubes where the length really matters. To make a 28" high table, start by sawing 10 tubes to a length of 28." To make a table of length x, cut 10 tubes to length x. You can decide how tall you want your table to be. Start cutting the main support tubes I wanted to make a table 28" high. I think that's it!Īll in all, cutting the tubes was perhaps the most time consuming step-though not the most frustrating, that will come later. Some optional tools and supplies include: Paint and method for applying paint Plexiglass or corruguated cardboard to make a flat top surface for the table A coping saw (for cutting the plexiglass) An exacto knife Okay. ![]() A measuring tape or other measuring device. String or twine of some sort-I used some cotton yarn remnants from my ex-girlfriend's knitting project (with her permission of course! We are on good terms!). ![]() ![]() (Optional but really kind of important ) A miter box. If you use Gorilla Glue you should also have a sponge and water source handy to dampen the materials before applying glue. Gorilla glue-You can probably use another kind of glue, but I had this lying around and for some reason I felt like using it. Between 15 and 20 cardboard tubes measuring 56" long and with wall thickness of approximately 1/8." If substituting mailing tubes make sure you have a lot of them. ![]()
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