Recycled Table
Peter and Annalien give an old window new life by turning it into a lovely coffee table. Be inspired by turning your very own trash into treasure. See how easy it is to re-cycle and do your bit to help save the environment.
You will need:
| Tools | Materials |
| Jigsaw | 20mm pine (planed all round) |
| Router | Table long sides – 140 mm x 1075mm – 2 pieces |
| PEX 300 sander (New one) | Table short sides – 140mm x 600 mm – 2 pieces |
| PSR 18 cordless drill driver | Legs 90mm x 500 mm – 4 pieces |
| PSR 1080 screw driver | Legs 70 mm x 500 mm – 4 pieces |
| Planer | Qtr round 10/12mm – 10mtrs total. (meranti or Pine) |
| PFS Spray gun | Glass to fit window size x 3 pieces |
| Heat gun | Wood glue |
| Small claw hammer | 4x 40 mm screws |
| small wood chisel (12-16mm wide) | 4 x 30mm screws |
| Small flat scraper | 12 mm panel pins |
| 16mm panel pins | |
| All purpose primer Water based | |
| Semi gloss/sheen paint – water based (wash n wear, like silk etc) | |
| Masking tape – 2 rolls (wide type) | |
| News paper to close up windows for painting | |
Follow these steps
Re-cycle Window
- Remove all fittings, hinges and any other metal
- Remove all window putty and glass
- Remove paint
- Trim to size
- Sand
- Replace glass and put in qtr rounds
Sides and legs
- Measure and mark out where table sides and legs fit together
- Cut out shape for sides and legs
- Join sides to window
- Join all legs and attach to inside of the table sides
- Sand all
- Mask glass closed
- Apply undercoat
- Once dry apply paint
- Remove all the masking tape and wala.
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