Side Table

Annalien and Peter build a side table with a difference, they add a printer’s tray to it with a glass covering. Annalien decorates a plant pot and Peter makes a hanging outdoor vase.

You will need:

Tools	Materials
GMR 1 palm router plus 6 mm straight bit	Meranti 20mm thick (pine can work but will warp, other alternative is plywood but wouldn’t look nice)
PST 18 Jigsaw	Table top – 400 x 400 mm – 1 piece
PCM Compound Mitre Saw	table top insert & bottom shelf sides 40 x 280mm – 8 pieces
PSR 10.8 Cordless drill Driver	bottom shelf 245 x 245mm (NB extra 5 mm is in case meranti is not 20mm thick)
PSR 18 Cordless Drill Driver	Legs 120 x 380mm – 4 pieces
PEX 220 Eccentric/Random Orbital sander	Masonite 3mm
Cordless glue gun	table top bottom 280 x 280mm – 1 piece
PTK 14 tacker	Glass 4mm – edges smoothed off
PBD drill press plus 16mm flat wood bit	278 x 278 mm – 1 piece
	plywood 6mm (or nearest)
	printers tray bottom 278 x 278mm – 1 piece
	sides and slats 32mm x 278mm – 10 pieces
	16mm copper pipe
	300 mm long – 6 picees
	water based varnish (meranti looks best with clear, but indonesian teak can also work)
	4 x 40mm screws
	3.5 x 40mm screws
	meranti wood filler

Follow these steps:

Printers tray side table

Cut out centre shape for the top of the table
Cut insert sides to size to make a square to fit inside the shape cut out on the top.
Assemble square insert and attach the masonite bottom.
Attach square insert to the top NB ensure you leave space for the glass to lie flush with the top
Make bottom shelf to the same size as top insert.
Create shape for legs on paper template
Draw out shape for the legs by tracing from template
Mark and drill recess holes for the copper pipes
Cut out legs
Router legs, shelves and top.
Assemble shelves, legs and copper pipes to the top.
Fill all holes and varnish.