Table nearly complete.
You can see the cracks in the hardboard so I decided to reinforce this first.
I use a 0.70mm Duralium which I had at home and cut a template from the back door. I didnt feel like drilling all the holes as there are 13 out so I made it just smaller than the actual hardboard.By doing this I just had to drill out the centre hole.
I then stuck the aluminium to the hardboard using Genkem.
For the table I went for a stainless steel top with the edges bent and double folded, I dont know the technical term for this I think 'lipped' but I found this top at work so I never had to get anything bent.The only thing is that it was scratched so I will cover it with something, maybe marine carpeting.
I drilled all the holes making sure everything lined up.
Especially seeing that I would be drilling into the back door.
Once the bottom hinges were lined up and bolts put in I started with the stainless steel braided wire, I think it was 1.5mm.I was going to use fishing trace wire but it did not look as nice as the thicker braided wire.
The table is hanging and seems fine I must just level it and crimp the last ferrels, then find a latch that suits it.
Everything I used was stainless steel, the only problem was with the hinges. Because there were two hinges you can see they are not perfectly lined up as there are a number of holes in the back door. I would suggest to anyone making a table to go for a full piano hinge as this gives you more options on where you can drill in the back door.The table size was also a little too big at 80cm x 40cm, I would maybe suggest 70cm x 40cm, but then again you can see the snug fit in the next picture.
Nice breakfast corner!
