Woodworking: The Ultimate DIY Ping Pong Table
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My grandfather designed a fold-up ping pong table that I used to play on as a child. Now that my son has found an appreciation for the game, I wanted to recreate his design. After much trial and error, I figured out how my grandfather had done it! It's a regulation size ping pong table that folds up to a width of 18" for easy storing and can be deployed and folded up in seconds. This is a fantastic design! So if you're a fan of the game like me, you'll definitely enjoy building this project AND playing on it once you're done!
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You're so unique Drew, from not cheesy jokes and honestly funny outtakes, to the heartwarming tributes to your parents and grand parents. Nostalgia is so underrated nowadays, and you're doing a great job sharing it in your videos. A pleasure to watch
Thanks so much! I appreciate that. :)
I absolutely agree. I watch tons of videos concerning wood working, metal works, DIY'ers doing plumbing or electrical work and it's a rarity anyone mentions who they "learned" how to do this or that. My father would notice a neighbor building something in the backyard and he'd grab me and say we're going over to Mr. Smith's house o watch him build a dog house. When I asked why, he'd say you can ALWAYS learn from any tradesman. It's free education. I learned a lot from their skill as well as their mistakes; but most of all I learned about life.
I wanna build one, But, does your neighbor have any wood left?
Great job 🙏👍. Thank you for sharing this with us
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it
A pinch of salt ensures that the wood is seasoned.
I could see this as a lightweight work table for my shop. I could also see it being used as a platform for a model railroad.
or a table for wargaming
There are few things consistent in the world - one of them being Drew's ability to somehow put walnut and flatheads into his projects
Anyone else hope to hear his grandfather or dad say in the videos that they stole something from the neighbor?
Drew you are without a doubt my favorite TH-cam woodworker. You paying homage to your dad or specifically your grandfather (flathead screw). Also your own dorky jokes. Such a great pleasure watching you in action.
Thanks, Michael!
I personally love that theft from your neighbors is often in the plans.
Wood doesn't grow on trees you know.
Awesome design! This would make a great roll away table for game night, or big holiday family dinners.
I could see widening the cross supports so when its folded for storage it could double as a display self.
... I see another project in my future.
That would be cool!
I was just waiting for that last bit smashing the ball at your kid
This brought back so many memories for me.
My grandparents had a ping pong table when I was a little kid. We played on that all the time, either in the back yard, on the lanai (as my grandma used to call it) by the pool or in the garage if it was raining.
As the youngest, I got beat by my older brothers all the time, Even my grandma wouldn't just let us win, we had to earn it. My grandpa on the other hand, was more forgiving.
So, so many wonderful memories from my childhood playing ping pong.
You did an incredible job designing this table and putting it together. The maiden voyage, as it were, of folding it out put a huge smile on my face. I love your style, Drew. I wish I could be your neighbor. I'd buy a bunch of wood just to see what you'd make next.
Haha, thanks! :)
You completely obliterated your son! Mission accomplished!
Oh and that slotted brass screw will haunt many people to come!
Fisher, you are rather funny…
It turned out perfect! I like that you incorporated "a nod to your grandfather."
That brass slotted screw was nearly the best part of the video.
This is an ingeniously constructed ping pong table. Truly. Your humor, honesty, and straightforward descriptions of what you're doing help the viewers connect with you and see themselves in your shoes, building this themselves and likely making the same or similar "oh crap" mistakes. I am going to get these plans, and revel in the looks of anguish and defeat as I crush, err instruct my children, in ping pong. Hehehe. Thank you for yet another informative and creative project that we can enjoy with our friends and family.
Awesome! Be sure to send me some pics of it once you're done. I'd love to see it
I just re-watched this video, though this time my wife sat through it with me. She laughed til she cried at the salt joke. When she saw you making the trim using the walnut, she said “mmm. Unnecessary walnut.” lol
Thanks, as always, for another entertaining video. For my own sake, I’m not showing her your laundry room remodel videos.
That's awesome. Haha... glad you both liked it
Now you just need to make a set of plans for a good Foosball table.
I so love you Drew… not to be confused with being in love (NOT!). But we could be identical twins separated at birth, I have been wanting to build a ping pong table for the new dream home game room. You have done this before… put out a video when I’m searching for plans or ideas for a project. If we aren’t brothers we are at least Kindred Spirits. And the Brass Flathead screw… that was incredible, as I add a little of my Grumps to every wood project I do because he started my passion and taught me all of my beginning skills that has been an almost 55 year affair with wood and steel!
Hehe, thanks Brady
Love your stuff. However, plywood is generally unacceptable as a playing surface for ping pong. Fiberboard is required to get the appropriate bounce. But the Lego mockup is outstanding.
That folding mechanism is awesome! Legos are highly underappreciated as usable woodworking tools 😁
Totally agree!
@@FishersShop Your Legos model was most impressive, not everyone can drive a bunch of plastic pieces like you . . . that was as ingenius as your table design, or more so.
Nice!! I'm surprised that you didn't make a wooden net for this thing...LOL
"Simplified"... and still Bruce Wayne hidden batcave quality
Grabbing a single sheet of plywood from a neighbour could be considered grand larceny these days…
I have to admit halfway through the video I was wondering where you were going to put the Flathead screw great job
What a great design it looks awesome. And as always I get excited to see your bloopers and hear you famous word crap
Is it bad that I’m both equally happy with the build and the Minecraft art on the wall??
My favorite part was the flat head screw under your brand. Sweet touch and classic Fisher’s Shop build.
Thanks Janet
I want to know about the model trains in the background at Grandpaw's
you recon u could give a list of everything u need to build this??
BTW this is amazing
It's all in the plans! Lists of tools and materials needed and plywood sheet breakdown diagrams
@@FishersShop thanks
wonder if there would be a way to remove the piano hinge from the design and be able to only unfold one side for single player use? I used to do that with our old ping pong table growing up.
How's your neighbor's yard coming along?
Half way through the video I got concerned... ping pong table was taking shape but no walnut to be found... AND THEN there I was. Relief!
Nice project I always enjoy your videos
Hehe, thanks
How does the middle stay up unfolded without dropping down in the middle? You didn’t show us a locking dowel or anything?
This Thanksgiving when your family comes, you can show your kids how you “annihilated” you siblings as a kid (haha Yea right).
Gonna be a fun (heavy) game for you and the kids to enjoy. BTW, a ping pong table always works as another table for eating, crafts, games, and temp railroad track layout! Oh boy!!
The weight of the table sections and the outer legs holds the center up because the inner legs act as a fulcrum. You can add a locking mechanism if you want to use the table for something else but for ping pong, it's not necessary.
Drew, is it getting harder to convince your neighbor to do projects at today's lumber prices? :-P
Cool project and one day you will be Grandpa with the cool Ping Pong Table. Did you think of that? Lol
Thanks for the video that a Grandpa would be proud of!
LLAP
Thanks, Bruce! :)
Oh that's a thing of beauty... Your face when it unfolded was a picture. Loved the flat head screw under your logo... I was saying: "it's gonna be a flathead!" as soon as you mentioned the nod to your gdad. Great tribute all round, you're so talented, is it your trade, have you trained or is it pure native cleverness, hard work and patience? Along with the odd "crappski" of course! 😂
Thanks, Jude! Lots of hard work and trial and error.
Wow, they say you can never have too many clamps. I think you are example of why a Clamp Trolley was invented. Shame you never had the patent !!
For us Mere Mortals with only half dozen clamp. No reason why not to clamp multiple pairs together back to back with one set of clamps & rubber mallet for fine tuning alignment?
That would work too.
wait for it wait for it there it is the flat head screw thanks my day is complete
Brilliant project Drew. Just one quick question though. Are your plans available in metric for those of us down under in Oz?
Nah, just Imperial. But you should be able to easily convert our silly measurements to metric.
Very nice design and well built. Kudos to you
Thanks 😊
Nice build Drew. We call that Table Tennis and i used to play alot of it when i was younger, and even joining a team ahh it was great fun in those days.
Your son isn't too bad at Table Tennis either, he must have got it from his Grandad ha ha ha.
Stay Safe,
Barry (ENG)
Thanks, Barry!!
Hello Drew!
I really appreciate your videos. I have a question.. what is the brand name and model of the orbital disc sander you are using in the is video?
I’m looking for one similar and NOT air driven.
It's a SurfPrep Electric Ray 6". Use "FISHER10" for 10% off
Enjoyed it Drew. Your Sketchup drawing the leg stretchers aren't the same. One is inside the other is outside. The completed table it was hard to tell being painted black. Was this on purpose?
Haha, I didn't even catch that. I just cut and pasted it in the model but on the finished product it's correct.
Heya you can* put a flat screw in the O of your logo
I actually thought out it but felt that would degrade the reverence of it.
Drew you've done it again!
Thanks, Zach! :)
This is fantastic! Great work Drew. At 4:00 was that you, or Steve Rodgers when he splits the firewood in Avengers? PS - check out the Kreg dust port attachment - very worth it.
Haha, The Captain hasn't got ANYTHING on me! :) Yeah, I have the dust collection attachment but I haven't made an adapter for it to fit onto my collection hose yet. At the moment, it's easier to just make a mess and then sweep it up afterwards.
This is the most I have enjoyed a woodworking video in a long time. Thank you for creating this work of art.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well that just came out awesome even though I have only just built a (temporary) table tennis table for my garden I really like your/grandfather's design and it is very possible that I will steal your design for myself, though mine will get painted to offer more contrast between ball and table, love your sense of humor too and you have a new subscriber
Thanks, and welcome
Man, rarely have I taken such a huge pleasure from any kind of DIY. You americans are masters of wood craftsmanship, possesing all the tools needed and using them always with safety measures taken
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Great build replicating the folding mechanism. Just an fyi for anyone trying to make a regulation table for training: table top material and top surface paint have regulation specs for density of material (creates a regulation bounce) and final surface matte (creates a regulation 'grab' on the ball surface for standard spin response). Finally, in about 2 years when that young man is cleaning your clock, please post a video of that to complete the cycle, cuz it's coming!
Sooner than you think! He's getting good very quickly. :)
@@FishersShop Get him a nice paddle for Christmas, foam backed, sticky face. In fact, buy the rubber & U & he can make his & Ur's in the shop. Great father-son project. I recommend an inverted eggplant shaped face, fatter at the top, skinnier at the handle, moves weight toward the outside of the swing
@@EngineerMikeF are there no regulation specs for paddle size & shape?
@@kevinphanson according to the Olympics: "The bat, commonly referred to as a ‘racquet’ or ‘paddle’, is approximately 17cms long and 15cms wide, made primarily of wood. It has a rubber surface on either side - black and red - that help the players in applying and negating the spin on the ball." Per the ITTF regulation handbook, "The racket may be of any size, shape or weight but the blade shall be flat
and rigid." ITTF goes on with more specifics. In my day lo those many years ago, many players finessed the shape of their own paddles, frequently with a start to finish build. Very easy project.
Hello. Quick question. Printing differences so the plan doesn't quite print to scale. The inner leg holes center to center are 3" less than final dimension listed on your plans. With this, when the table is folded up it would seem that the top doesn't quite bottom out in the base sides notch. It's close, but the folded top might have a little daylight between it and the notch bottom. Am I interpreting this right? Also when the table is folded open, the table side supports meet at the joint and stop the table joint from going past 180 degrees. Nice design.
Depends how you fold the table up. If one side gets pushed more than the other, it WILL bottom out on the side. If both are equally pushed the same amount, it'll come close but shouldn't hit.
Great video, random equipment question that I couldn't find on your website. What is the make/model of your shop chair with rollers at 14:10, black seat with a yellow base you used to move one of the pieces around as well.
That's a DeWalt stool. Love it.
Great design Drew, looks amazing!
Thanks a bunch!
@@FishersShop of course! I’m a sucker for creative/genius engineering. Never would have thought to have one store that way. Love it.
I think you made a wonderful ping pong table that will make a lot of memories for your family. It's also helpful to make family time plus when your kids have their friends over. Thank you for sharing this with me 🤔
You bet! Thanks, Richard
You going so easy on him, I hope he knows.
Fantastic work, Drew! Really nicely done! 😃
The best part is that, now, you're going to build many fun memories with your kid! 😃
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
That's the plan!
Menudo trabajo de precisión....... Enhorabuena, congratulations
Sensacional estou procurando um tutorial de como fazer uma mesa de pingue-pongue e essa que voce fez é maravilhosa vou tentar fazer uma igual creio que será uma das únicas no brasil nesse modelo. Parabéns muito bem feito seu trabalho, já deixei meu LIKE !
Muito obrigado! Divirta-se com a construção!
Great design. probably gonna purchase the plans. What would you finish this with if planning to use it outside? Thanks
Probably like a SPAR urethane
What rolling stool do you have in your shop. Looks quite comfy
It's DeWalt's shop stool. It's quite nice.
Raul Hidalgo, acabo de comprar en su tienda, los planos de fabricacion de la mesa de ping pong, muy ilustrada y clara de entender, muchas gracias, excelente trabajo.
Gracias!
This is such a fun project! I really like the folding mechanism. Nothing like schooling your son to keep him humble. ha ha
Hehe, thanks Bruce!
Now you just need about 8-10 folding chairs and you can use it for overflow at Thanksgiving...that is all we ever used ours for. :-D
That`s what Dads do.
-hey can we buy ping pong table ?
- no, I will build one :]
You got it
Fancy!
The Flathead screw was the perfect touch!
The chessboard at 15:22 looks amazing. Did you build that I’ve not seen it before on here?
That was from my grandfather. It's suffered some water damage regrettably. I have plans to make a Fisher's Shop chess board in the future. It'll blow that one out of the water.
Fantastic project! Loved watching along, but I've gotta say you wouldn't stand a chance at pong! I'm calling you out Drew! Any time, anywhere! 😉👍
Drew, another home run dude!. I love your videos and the creativity of your projects. I actually went straight to TH-cam as soon as I got to my desk this morning to see if this was live yet! Best 15 min of my workday so far. Lol. Nicely done!
Thanks so much, Bob! :)
Really cool build. Ping pong was a big part of my childhood and I to spent many an hour letting my dad inflate his ego by whooping up on me. 👍
Haha, nice
Drew is both a comic, and a woodworking genius.
I hope at least one flat head screw was used in this build
Another well-done and timely project. I'm grateful to your gullible neighbor. Otherwise... :)
If your strength is unparalleled, does that mean it's perpendicular?
Just slightly askew
You were ADORABLE. Or maybe adorkable. Or both.
Definitely aDORKable
I will definitely be buying the plans. What a great project for the family! Thank you for putting all your dadness (puns, mess ups, and hilarity) in your videos
You're welcome! Have fun with your build
drew...want to buy plans but you only take PayPal. Can you give any other options?
Etsy store
i like that you chose the 3/4" plywood vs trying to scale up the lego's ;) Love your videos, and am so glad I have a few to watch tonight.
Before I go on with all the compliments . . . what are the dimensions of the surface? Regulation 5x9 feet? And . . . which type of plywood did you use, it seems rather attractive, my guess is 'apple ply' (birch?). Hope someone can supply me these answers. (FANTASTIC base design, your granddad was a genius! And you're not so bad yourself : ) )
Regulation size. Birch ply
@@FishersShop Ok, SAVING this video for sure. As I was not hunting for woodworking videos, but specifically ping pong table ideas - and yours is brilliant. Seems I must go to your website to get specific plans? But saving this video will keep all of that 'filed' for me, here on the great YT! Thank you again for sharing with us.
Oh, and how I don't long for all of those labor saving tools you've acquired... it would be SO cool if you had a lay-person's version, for those who own hand tools, a skill saw, a draw saw, etc. Oh, yes, a handheld electric sander : )
I love this. The mechanics of the whole thing are great. And who needs testing, anyway? My only suggestion would have been to go with a darker stain instead of the poly, because when I'm playing Pong I need the color difference of a dark table to make the ball stand out and be easier to see. I'd always imagined that's why darker colored surfaces and lighter colored projectiles were traditionally chosen for various incarnations of tennis. 😸
You're right. It's definitely more difficult if we use a white ball. We just switched to orange and it's easy again.
In that case you’ll probably want to use a light-coloured wood for the trim, and stain the plywood before adding the trim, so that the lines are still easy to see.
Excited to see a new Fisher's Shop video. Thumbs up before I even watched it!
Another fun video. I was getting concerned as it neared the end and you hadn’t used one of those “flat head” screws. Totally love the outtakes. Would love to see how many times you said “crap” over the course of the project.
Great job Drew, I had lots of fun with our kids playing ping pong. I do feel a bit sorry for your neighbours though.
Just bought the plans for this so I can modify it to make an outfeed table for my tiny shop. I just have to make it so that the top is higher when open and it does not need to be as big. I have been trying to figure out how to give myself plenty of outfeed table space without taking up most of the one car garage (which I have to share with my wife's car). Now I can break down full sized sheets of plywood a lot safer.
I love the nod to grandpa with the flat head screw.
Sweet table. Years of fun for you and your son. I was waiting for you to slam the ball at him. Nice ending.
Great vid. and love the build. Not so sure about the colour though .? but hey, it's your own, so who cares. Thks
Darn You Drew!!! Over the last few months of watching your videos I've developed this strange penchant for installing totally unnecessary walnut trim on a a lot of my projects! BEWARE people-this disease is easy to fall in to.I don't know where this is going but I'm starting to gaze longingly at the edges of my computer! Thanks for the great vids.
Walnut would make your computer go faster too.
@@FishersShop Should I round over the edges to ease the slipstream?
The cool thing is that your grandfathers design is not far of from how competitiv tables are made now adays. Your grandad was ahead of his time, cuz back then they did not make the the two halfs connected togheter, just as to different tables.
I am starting to think one of Drew's neighbors owns a lumber yard.
I'm starting to think he lives next door to a lumber yard...
Fantastic table, but I reckon it is bigger than my workshop
It was for me too. Had to build it in sections and then take them out.
Man, it sure is handy to have a neighbor.
Your vid made me smile when I saw you and your son play. Reminded me of when I was a kid and how much fun that was! Also those walnut ‘lines’ are so gorgeous. Thanks!
Thanks!
You are a genius. And don’t knock yourself. You were a cute kid !
Hah, thanks!
Great build Drew. What dado stack do you use on the SawStop?
Freud
Great vid. “That’s a problem”, I think I end up saying that on almost every project I do.
But did you make the paddles? That would be the ultimate top off to this cool project
No. I wanted to get right to playing. I might make some in the future though.
would you be able to create a little pocket shelf underneath table where you can store the netting and paddles when it is not in use
Yes, I was going to work it into this video, but it was already too long. Maybe a future video
Really enjoy your videos Drew. Please tell me, where you get your plywood and what grade is it? I'm having a hard time finding good stuff in my area. Thanks, keep up the good work!
Just at the local Home Depot. I get the maple or the birch stuff.
Hmm. My local HD says they carry Pure Bond birch ply, but when you go there, it’s not Pure Bond on the shelves where that label is. What they do have is full of voids.
Love the build! Awesome to see the family involved as well. One of these days we are going to witness the fishing hat wearing, double eye staring, neighbor of yours giving you a life lesson over your neighborly fence. It probably be about the pesky squirrels who often carry off his surplus lumber staged for projects he has around his house.
Maybe think about a case attached to the bottom to hold the paddles, balls and net. That way they are always with the table.
Yeah, I had something designed but the video was already too long.
Very nice, i learn from you too much