How to Make a Table for Tabletop Tennis and Ping Pong

For the cost of materials and the time spent building, you can design and create a table for tabletop tennis and pingpong, saving hundreds of dollars. The guidelines for creating a pingpong table are relatively simple and require only a little woodworking experience.
Follow all safety instructions when working with power tools and machinery.

Instructions

1

Be sure to purchase high-density fiber (HDF) boards. HDF boards are smooth but should be sanded using fine-grain sandpaper in order to paint them more effectively. Sand the tops, sides and bottoms of both HDF boards.

2

Paint one side of the boards green using the paint roller. Allow the boards to dry completely and add a second coat. Let the boards sit for 24 to 48 hours between each coat. Make sure the boards are completely dry before continuing.

3

Place the boards so that the painted sides are facing down and the two 5-foot sides are touching. Put the four hinges on the boards, and make pencil marks for each screw hole. Space the hinges evenly on the two boards.

4

Drill a small hole for each screw you marked. Do not drill through the boards. Make the holes wide enough for the 3/4-inch wood screws.
Screw the hinges to the pingpong table so that the table is 5 feet wide and 9 feet long.

5

Use masking tape to mark a 2 cm edge around the outside edge of the top of the pingpong table, and a 2 cm strip down the center of the table.
Paint the edge and center strip white using the paintbrush. Remove the masking tape once the white paint is completely dry.

6

Attach wooden legs using wood screws and a screwdriver. Put the net on the pingpong table according to the manufacturer's directions on the net.