How To Cover Wood Table Top With Metal Flat Sheet

Once you have the metal wood top you can finish it off with a frame of wood around it or anything else you want.

How to cover wood table top with metal flat sheet.

Any ideas would be helpful. Set the cut metal on the workbench and lay the plywood on top of it. To adhere it i generously squirted liquid nails all over the table then placed the table top down onto it lining up the edges. I have a metal top table that is made of individual drop in insets.

The copper must be long enough to cover the table run down the sides and then fold underneath the top. Make sure you have 1 16 clearance end to end and 1 8 clearance on width wood expands width not length solder the corners. Step 4 finish the table top. Measure the length of the table add the thickness x 2 and add another 2 inches to wrap the copper underneath the table top one inch on each end.

The top goes on to create a beautiful surface for our daily meals and can come off to create a work surface that i don t mind messing up and crafting on. Have the sheet metal sized with a bend on all four sides and slide it over the top. Need idea to cover the table top with something that will make it smooth. Check to make sure the metal lines up perfectly.

Glass is out of the question. Then simply put some wood glue down on the table the top is going onto and allow it to set and dry. I came across this tutorial on covering a table with zinc and i was amazed i had heard of diy metal countertops but i hadn t considered covering a table. Center the top so both sides get 1 16.

With a few tools that you ll probably have to pick up at the hardware store unless you happen to have a soldering iron laying around the task almost looks dare i say simple. The folks over at vanhook co. For me the total length of my copper top was. This is a patio table so it is outside.

Since this table has dividing bars between them the top is not flat. I am so excited to share with you this planked table top cover that my husband and i made to cover up our existing unbelievably embarrassing table top. Make sure and put a towel down first so that the metal doesn t get scratched up if you have hard floors.