Folding Bench and Picnic Table Combo
Full Woodwork Plans
Materials & Cut List
‘deal for those small spaces.
Plenie table folds down to bench seat.
Elthor a2 12 seater bench seat (2 adult and a kid)
or.
‘95 seater pienic table
Front seat spans 1980 (54-08"; Rear seat spans 1245 (48"); Tabletop spans 1480 (58-1)Materials List.
‘Stock sizes ave ectal sizes.
NOTE: Inquire al your local iumber store regarding the avalabity of the folowing lumber sizes. If ferent sizes
10 Used, thon sight adustmants wil nocd tobe made fo tho length o! tha bots and also the tong oto soat
and tabitep mambo.
‘Stock Size/ Material “Amount
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Tools you will need.
Circular power saw
Drop saw. Able to cut accurat angles
sigsew
Electret
‘Hammer, Hand saw, Measuring tape, pene, square, screw diver vel
10mm (8) dil bit or bot hoes
‘3mm (18" aril bit forscrew holes
22mm (7d bit to embed bolt heads (bit must be larger diameter than belt ha)
Identifying the members
{a} lg dong table and rot seat suppor [font seat sppet totzetl menber
[b] leg (short) inner, rear seat fr 1 ark oe Eee
Ed or ov tour sot
[3 parotcs spp over moronaimanaer | am geet
fa ad seta, ere aor Kk ee
[1] iton to og (short) roar of table of
[a]. tablotop support, horizontal momber Be.ae The members cat om g0x32 (144 x3 12) stock
"a (Pista |
{sie we. 485 (19-187)
a=] “cat
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hil a S0rm (46°) hole where mats
but fit dil 220m (7/6) stare ole
2a0 (9-127) [Daewrenmedl'a) about Emm (1/4") deep to countar-sink
josey ats
tein
socom
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450 (730
Also cut.
IMD 90:32 (14 3412) tock 5 lenge ot M80 32-14) ong fr teletop.
Sond (4123-2) stock 2 lengths ot 1380 (4707) one fr set]
J 90045 c-¥2x3-12) stock Dinas at 1245 42) long forseatfig 2
Some important measurements
Seat and seat support
placement
‘Aum and atm suppor
placement
seat placement
183 @-1149
420 (16-172)
560 (NOTE: These plans are inlboth metric and imperial. Al measurements notin brackets are milimetres. (All,
measurements in brackeis are inches )
‘Sine fy sete ensuring, ing and ung rue fo ng cla own the mare
Fee poet art eed ger feel ree apne
‘etfor n measurements, the lable might nal work as smooth 2s It shoud So some precautions cam be taken,
4, Pay spacial ition fo the paragraph instep 3 that say “Special care should be tken forthe
2 Mombor[] isa back sop It stops ho tbltop going down oo far when tho tbl is oko into bench
Seat mode. Bacause io placement of bis mambots Important itis aasale to temporary place &
Felice hoe srew wl lng tan hs been id nh aman be
‘Tm placemon ot set [fk] along suport mamta [lao cel Siu th denne shown n
2a, Eeeausato pacman afte sare tponant t's aarseno mporay pace 2 hed ha
‘iti ony one sew aachand oleach namber, ule lang malon as been ad Aight adsnent
may b reared.
1 Rea
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ae except the seat boards [k] and []] which are 90x45
aera
En anual nor
ire aseeraeren |
adjustments will need to be made to the kength of
Sore leee anaes
fame
Cut and drill al the members
Cut al the members tothe length as show in fg 1 in the
plans socton. Mark the Nolos and cuvos. Pay paricular
‘tition as tothe marking ofthe holes. Cut the curves
‘ae ll Tomm (487) where marked. In members only
first dil a zemm 7/6") stator hola about smm (14") oop
1 countr-snk the Gol head. See fig Inthe plans
‘section.
‘The rear seat side frames
[Assemble bath oar sot side trams, Mako ono as par
‘the dimensions shown in fg 2c inte in the plans section.
Fic horizontal members [é] and (oto members [o] and fe]
with screws and exterior wood aus. Use 3 screws per
Tnaating, Pre-dil he sew holes tivough tha harizontal
member,
‘Make up the second inthe same way but as a mirror
Image ofthe frst
Ensure thatthe bottom of moms [b] and fe] and the
horizontal members [a] 2nd [eae al parle to one
anothorFront side ramos
‘Assembla tho two front sido frames. Mako one as por the
‘dimensions shown n fig 2a and fg 2e in tho in the plans
Section, Make vp the second in te same way bul a a
mirror image ofthe frst
Special care shouldbe taken forthe folowing
Mie toon fy est) errs off rom ecg to
tmember (g(a: nthe pictur) ensure tha the arm support
THs le op timiy tee meer} and iso does net
Tun past mambor [a] by more tht 18mm (2) Se fig 28
intho in the pans socton.
‘The end ofthe arm shouldbe touching member
Fhe together with screws and glue
Comploto the side framos
‘Tho two complate side ramos can now bo assombicd.
Thisis simpy a matter of ixing members] and [1] tothe
tabletop support horizontal member [q] and alsa to
member [al
Make ene completo sida support unit o tho dimonsions
shown in fg 2cin the plans section. Make up the second
inthe same way but as a miror image ofthe fs
Take note of which side of memier i] the counter-sink
hole forthe bot head goes.
Make the middle of tho table and soats steadfast.
‘Tho malo ofthe tabletop and tho soals will mcd to bo
made steadlast (member fixed io member 10 siop
‘wrapping and creating an uneven t2beto9 of seat
(One way of doing this isto dil a tomm (31) Note wieth
‘ways through the cantar of all the tablotop and soat
members and by running a 10mm (3/8 threaded rod
‘through ll the holes. Nuts and washers can then be
‘added 'o 8ach end of each rod and tightened as Needed
‘Tho nuts and washors wil need tobe countersunk into
the lumber, any exo28s rod wil need tobe cutoff with a
hacksaw and packers or spacers wilneed tobe placed
betaen each member
‘The packers or spacers can be elther washers of hin
slrips of lumber with holes driled in them. (sae picture).‘Add the table and seat members
Fist fix tho seat mombors [kJ and} tothe appropriate
‘seat supports [k] and] ensuring frame is square, evel
and piumb.
‘The placement ofthe seats along support members is
fuzal Study re dmrsions shown ig. te plan
section.
;Becauso tho placomnont ofthis soat is important itis
advisable to hold itn place wth only one screw each end
‘foach mombor, uni tho folding matin has bon tied as,
‘a sight adjustment may be requied
Nex! screw the tabletop n pace. Ensure it starts 10mm
(916° in rom the rear ofthe tabletop support, horizontal
‘mombor[g). S09 fig 2 ho plans socton. Also ensure
that the overhang ateach end of he tableside frames are
equal.
‘All seat and tabletop members should be pre-ciled and.
‘Screwed with wo screws al each meating.
11) Fix seat boars,
Ensuring Fame is
‘square, level and plumb
"2) Fix tabletop boards
Ensuring frame is
‘square, level and plum
Brace the rear seat
“Turn the table upside down and propor sit the rear saat
‘on something sold. Ensure that the seat side frame and
the seat ae at right angles teach other and fx the
‘braces in place. Just Ike inthe picture
Flip the folding table up the right way and soe how it
works. Make any necessary adjustments as descroed in
the paragraph atthe and o he plan section,All Done!
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