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It's beautiful! We also made ourselves a plywood ping pong table and we love it. I wish I would have thought of taping off the regulation lines and using stain to define them. SUCH a clever idea.
Thank you Amanda! I saw the tape and stain idea on someone else's ping pong table. ;) I just hung some cafe lights over our table this morning so now we can see the ball in the evening. Now I need to get mosquito repellant. Thank you for commenting.
yes, I've heard about that. I was thinking of ordering it to make a table top for my tulip that I recently epoxied, but I was able to find a table top for free at an estate sale. Thanks for the tip... th-cam.com/video/0dlKoBQ5YUE/w-d-xo.html
You did an awesome job that custom plywood cost too much. You did good with what you had. I wish I had that ping-pong table. I just ordered one. A joola i’m 61 years old using a piece of plywood for rebound board. your table is so beautiful. I wish I was there. I can play ping-pong all day.
Your work turned out beautiful. I noticed that the woods have seams. This even harms the game because the ball can touch this amendment and deviate to the other side, deceiving the player. I recommend every time not to play, to store in a shelter away from humidity, sun, rain, etc. Because it will conserve the table more. I play table tennis on a table made of 30 mm thick MDF and the game is very fast. Hugs from Niterói, Brazil. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you. I actually brought this table into my covered patio to preserve it. And also poured 4 layers of clear epoxy over it and now it’s totally totally flat and beautiful, without any seams. I love it. We play all the time. Thank you for commenting.
I live in California, zone 10b. There is just a few rain days in a entire year, but it's extremely hot in summer. I'm wondering how long this outdoor ping pong table can last? I can't wait to make one in my backyard since I just removed the grass and paved. Thank you a lot.
I brought it into my covered patio cuz it started to warp. I made a video - th-cam.com/video/pYepq-wKi-I/w-d-xo.html AND I have since epoxied my table. Now it’s so great and flat again !
I ended up brining into my covered patio after summer because we get a ton of rain in the summers and it was beginning to warp. I also poured 4 layers of epoxy on it so it would be totally flat and smooth.
yep. I brought it into my screened patio after only about 2 months because the plywood was penetrated by water in a couple different spots at the joints and started to separate. I had a feeling it might. I really should have applied a few more coats of the Halcyon finish. It called for 5 coats, but I only applied 3, and I could tell it wasn't saturated. But that's all I had on hand. The rain here in Florida is really torrential in the summers. It's fine, it dried and now I think I'm going to sand it and apply epoxy. I knew going into it that it was an experiment. I didn't think it would happen that fast though. Anyway, it's better in our patio anyway...we use it more often since there's not mosquitos. And this one is waaaaay prettier than the old blue one we had.
@@MimzyandCompany I would coat the underside as well... you have to "even" out the finish on both sides to keep it from warping - that probably would have happened even out of the rain with your humidity. And use an exterior plywood as well. Nice build, but might want to mention this somewhere that it didn't work as others might try it this way... its ok to fail, just tell people about it :)
She is such a lovely human being.I love your simple workshop area and tools.I like Dewalt too.
Thank you.
It's beautiful! We also made ourselves a plywood ping pong table and we love it. I wish I would have thought of taping off the regulation lines and using stain to define them. SUCH a clever idea.
Thank you Amanda! I saw the tape and stain idea on someone else's ping pong table. ;) I just hung some cafe lights over our table this morning so now we can see the ball in the evening. Now I need to get mosquito repellant. Thank you for commenting.
Birch plywood is also commonly available in 5’x5’ panels, which works well for each half of a table 👍🏼
yes, I've heard about that. I was thinking of ordering it to make a table top for my tulip that I recently epoxied, but I was able to find a table top for free at an estate sale. Thanks for the tip... th-cam.com/video/0dlKoBQ5YUE/w-d-xo.html
Where can I get 5x5 to purchase
You did an awesome job that custom plywood cost too much. You did good with what you had. I wish I had that ping-pong table. I just ordered one. A joola i’m 61 years old using a piece of plywood for rebound board. your table is so beautiful. I wish I was there. I can play ping-pong all day.
Awesome build, it came out beautifully!!
Thank you so much!
Wow you got some skills! Love the white stained lines.
Thanks Mansoor. I’m just hacker not afraid to try.
Great job, love that your using minimal tools for maximum effect.
Thank you!
Those unstained lines are genius.
Thanks. I love how it turned out.
Your work turned out beautiful. I noticed that the woods have seams. This even harms the game because the ball can touch this amendment and deviate to the other side, deceiving the player. I recommend every time not to play, to store in a shelter away from humidity, sun, rain, etc. Because it will conserve the table more. I play table tennis on a table made of 30 mm thick MDF and the game is very fast.
Hugs from Niterói, Brazil.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you. I actually brought this table into my covered patio to preserve it. And also poured 4 layers of clear epoxy over it and now it’s totally totally flat and beautiful, without any seams. I love it. We play all the time. Thank you for commenting.
Amazing work!
thank you!
AWESOME!!!
Thank you!
Looks great
Thanks Owen. I brought into my screened patio recently because the Florida summer rain started to warp it. So I think I'm gonna epoxy it next.
Hello, great job. Just want to ask if table is still okay with no "waving" after two years? Thank you. :)
I brought it into my screened patio and poured a few layers of epoxy on it. So it’s perfect. I brought under cover because it was starting to warp.
@@MimzyandCompany Thanks for answer. 😊
Nice job
Thank you Chalmer!
I live in California, zone 10b. There is just a few rain days in a entire year, but it's extremely hot in summer. I'm wondering how long this outdoor ping pong table can last? I can't wait to make one in my backyard since I just removed the grass and paved. Thank you a lot.
I think in your climate it could last a very long time. I would probably cover it if you expect heavy rain though.
It's overcomplicated and will eventually move. Two halves seperated at the net level would have been a lot easier and more stable over time.
Thanks. actually its held up really really well. we still use it and love it today.
It’s been 2 years since you posted this, how has it held up?
I brought it into my covered patio cuz it started to warp. I made a video - th-cam.com/video/pYepq-wKi-I/w-d-xo.html
AND I have since epoxied my table. Now it’s so great and flat again !
Great video, have a sub
Thank you
1yr update.
Howd it last?
I ended up brining into my covered patio after summer because we get a ton of rain in the summers and it was beginning to warp. I also poured 4 layers of epoxy on it so it would be totally flat and smooth.
th-cam.com/video/pYepq-wKi-I/w-d-xo.html
@@MimzyandCompany cool thanks
Super shiny.
Bumps just make for interesting challenges
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You said in the comments it warped? So it didn't actually work then? You did this video only 4 months ago...?
yep. I brought it into my screened patio after only about 2 months because the plywood was penetrated by water in a couple different spots at the joints and started to separate. I had a feeling it might. I really should have applied a few more coats of the Halcyon finish. It called for 5 coats, but I only applied 3, and I could tell it wasn't saturated. But that's all I had on hand. The rain here in Florida is really torrential in the summers. It's fine, it dried and now I think I'm going to sand it and apply epoxy. I knew going into it that it was an experiment. I didn't think it would happen that fast though. Anyway, it's better in our patio anyway...we use it more often since there's not mosquitos. And this one is waaaaay prettier than the old blue one we had.
@@MimzyandCompany I would coat the underside as well... you have to "even" out the finish on both sides to keep it from warping - that probably would have happened even out of the rain with your humidity. And use an exterior plywood as well. Nice build, but might want to mention this somewhere that it didn't work as others might try it this way... its ok to fail, just tell people about it :)
@@brianwohn yeah ...my plan has been to do a followup video about it...just haven't gotten to it yet.