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DIY pallet coffee table GLOWING

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Hi guys,

since this is my first post in this forum here is a quick introduction about myself:

I am an 36 years old electronics engineer living in southern Germany.
In my rare spare time I do some woodworking, especially making furnitures for my home.
I am into woodworking since about 8 years.

Funnily, I found this forum because I saw my "DIY Interactive candy launching catapult for Kids !" video has been shared here. I am glad you like it

I just have finished my latest project, so I thought this also could be interesting for you :)

In youtube just search for "_hHHh5abvD8" or "DIY pallet coffee table GLOWING !" for the video how I built it.

(sadly I am not yet allowed to post links, so you ve to go the manual way :) Maybe someone with permission can do that for me in a reply..thanks)

Hope you like it.

Greets
Daniel
 

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#8 ·
I just watched the video Daniel . Thanks for sharing , I think that turned out really well .
I own a Festool tracksaw also , and find it very handy at times . I see you put yours to good use , especially seeing as you don't have your table saw yet .
 
#18 ·
Yes, I think the TS55 is an excellent saw, but you are always up to manual measurements (which takes so much time) this means no real repeatability is given here... But for at least 2000 bugs (I think this is the lower limit for a table saw for building furnitures) I can build many furnitures :)
For cutting small stripes I have built two small tables which I can attach to my workbench in three positions to have an equal surface for the guide rail (in the video at 7:27 and 8:15).
But in overall I can live with the combination of the TS55 and my Makita LS1018 Miter saw...


Greets
Daniel
 
#10 ·
Hi guys,

since this is my first post in this forum here is a quick introduction about myself:

I am an 36 years old electronics engineer living in southern Germany.
In my rare spare time I do some woodworking, especially making furnitures for my home.
I am into woodworking since about 8 years.

Funnily, I found this forum because I saw my "DIY Interactive candy launching catapult for Kids !" video has been shared here. I am glad you like it

I just have finished my latest project, so I thought this also could be interesting for you :)

In youtube just search for "_hHHh5abvD8" or "DIY pallet coffee table GLOWING !" for the video how I built it.

(sadly I am not yet allowed to post links, so you ve to go the manual way :) Maybe someone with permission can do that for me in a reply..thanks)

Hope you like it.

Greets
Daniel
https://youtu.be/_hHHh5abvD8
Daniel this is a great first post. Thanks
 
#14 ·
Just watched your video and I really like what you have done with something that normally languishes in a trucking yard or warehouse. This would be a great way to start up a little business and recycle wood that would normally be left to rot. Well done Daniel on the job done and repurposing the pallets.
 
#17 ·
Hey guys,

thanks very much for your kind welcome, it really feels great finding people having the same attitude.
Also thanks for inserting the link.

This project really felt like a stress test for me because refurbishing the pallets alone took me about 4 days.
I had to replace so many parts of em, aligning the edges and sanding for days...

In the mean time I doubted if this could have a happy ending, putting this into my living room :)
But in the end I can tell I am quite satisfied with it..

The LED light creates a cozy atmosphere especially if the room is slightly darkened.
I ultimately wanted to avoid having a power cord laying around the floor and it turned out that a powerbank does a great job.

I varnished ( omg please tell me the right english term for this ) all surfaces about 3 to 4 times.

I used an urethane modified alkyd resin for the first time and it turned out to be a great coating.
It produces a shiny look on the table top with resistance to all common liquids.


Thanks for your kind comments.


Daniel
 
#19 · (Edited)
Daniel , I didn't want to hijack your thread ,but I wanted to show you a pic of an idea I implemented for the mirror in my gym .
It looked kinda boring , so I added 1/2" lexan around the perimeter behind the mirror .
There's led strips around the inside edge and a controller . I put a piece of 1/2" white tape over the top since , this way the light looks more even now .
 

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