A Rollaway Folding Table
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Book No. 4506, PRACTICAL DELTA PROJECTS
NEW & NOVEL THINGS TO MAKE, BOOK 6
DELTA MFG. DIVISION

EXCELLENT serving light refreshments and useful on any occasion where a light utility table is needed, this folding unit makes a compact bundle readily stored out way when not in use. The construction calls for two sets of legs, each set made from 1-inch square stock cross braced with two bars. One set is fixed to the hinge block on the underside of the table; the other set is free to pivot and thus hold the top in an extended flat position. The tops of the swinging legs are fitted with furniture glide buttons, the button-nesting in shallow holes drilled in the stop blocks. It will be noted in the plan view, that the set of fixed legs are recessed into the hinge bar and cross it diagonally.

Leg corners should be rounded over and a shallow cove cut can be run in on the three exposed sides as a decorative touch. The top is made from 1/2 inch plywood stock of a good grade The stock is ripped into the three pieces required - a narrow center strip and two semicircular leaves - after which the pieces are temporarily fitted together with cleats to permit band sawing and shaping to a true circular shape. The leaves fit flush with the hinge bar and are fastened to it with six hinges, three to each leaf. Finish should be two-tone paint or lacquer, the top contrasting with the legs. If a cove moulding is used on the legs, it should be striped in color to match the color of the top.

MATERIALS TOP 1 PC. 26DS 1/2 Ply LEGS 2 PCS. 1 x 1 x 25 LEGS 2 PCS. 1 x 1 x 23-7/8 CROSS BARS 4 PCS 11/16 x 1 x 23¾ STOP BLOCKS 2 PCS 1 x 1-3/16 x 5   2 PCS. 3/8 x ¾ x 1-3/16 HINGE BLOCK 1 PC. ¾ x 2 x 25 HARDWARE 2 Glide Buttons   4 Castors 2 Dia.   6 1½ Butt Hinges

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