Wood Built in stand?

[Ryan Kelly]

Hey guys. so i recently moved into my sisters house. I'm living in the basement but it is totally finished. it has its own door and bathroom and wood floors and is basically like a little apartment. when i moved in they had a small wooden coffee table that they were going to trash but i kind of liked it so i kept it. whenever I'm rebuilding or tinkering with my vaping stuff I'm always sitting on my couch in front of this little wooden table. they said that i could do whatever i want with it. it doesn't have any drawers or anything and today i got to thinking it would be totally awesome to make like a built in stand for all my mods and drippers and tanks and what not. its unfinished wood and the table is kind of beat up already so I'm not fearful of ruining it. i could probably find something similar at ikea for 50 bucks. so i was basically wondering if anybody has any woodworking experience and could offer some tips or guidance I'm gonna try to find someone who can lend me a dremmel. i can get some holes started with my drill and then use the dremmel to make the appropriate sized holes for mods and drippers and what not. if i take my time and do it right i think this could be an awesome project and make for a really functional organized workstation. thanks for any help guys! ill be sure to post pictures when and if its done.

 

[DancingHeretik]

I know nothing about woodworking. But, I would love to see pictures of the finished project!

 

[Susan~S]

Are you thinking about drilling through the table top and then putting a piece of wood underneath the holes to hold your items? If so, your drill and some hole saws (in whatever sizes you need) would do the job. You can even buy hole saws in a kit such as this:

 

[PaulBHC]

Lowes and probably other hardware stores, has a set of wood bores for around $10. The hole saws above require you to go all the way through, bores don't. Not sure how thick your table is. Home construction sites usually have scraps of 2x4's and such that you can take for free.

 

[retired1]

Moved to Wood Craft.

 

[Lurch]

Lowes carries the wood bores as Paul said. I use a set of them and a piece of 1X4 that I had in the garage to make a little stand Now I need to make bigger one! Also used the same lumber to make a spot in a drawer to keep the juices!

 

[crxess]

The first thing you do is - Don't start cutting.
Paper
Ruler
Straight edge
Compass
Pencils

Draw out what you envision
Re-draw
Finalize
Plan tools and materials needed
Take materials list to store and fill
Gather tools on list

Okay, have at it.

 

[asdaq]

Forstner bits are the ones you want. Nice clean holes and flat bottoms. A Dremel would lead to lots of unevenness.


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[gandymarsh]

Spade bits like Speedbor can be purchased individually for around $5. Forstner bits are the best but fairly expensive. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21bRkX+7mkL.jpg They also make adjustable spade bits but they are pricey also. Speedbor Adjustable Spade Bit - 44801 | Wood Drilling Bits | Drilling Accessories | SustainableSupply.com

 

[roosterado]

I think I got lucking My Local HomeDepot had this 50$ retail kit on sale for 20$

 

[roosterado]

Used to my the holes for a 30 mil and 15 mil ejuice bottles

 

[TomGeorge]

Used to my the holes for a 30 mil and 15 mil ejuice bottlesView attachment 353933

The first thing I pictured when I read this thread was something like this ^^ but for a table.

Holes drilled out nice for the different sized mods, with a "shelf" underneath for them to sit on (stop them from falling through).
You could always add a drawer to keep all your tools and wire and such in as well

 

[roosterado]

The first thing I pictured when I read this thread was something like this ^^ but for a table.

Holes drilled out nice for the different sized mods, with a "shelf" underneath for them to sit on (stop them from falling through).
You could always add a drawer to keep all your tools and wire and such in as well

I made use of a old large plastic tackle box with 2 pullout drawers and a large open top section for tools and supplies

 

[TomGeorge]

I made use of a old large plastic tackle box with 2 pullout drawers and a large open top section for tools and supplies

Mine are just strewn randomly throughout my room, haha i should probably fix that

 

[5cardstud]

Spade bits like Speedbor can be purchased individually for around $5. Forstner bits are the best but fairly expensive. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21bRkX+7mkL.jpg They also make adjustable spade bits but they are pricey also. Speedbor Adjustable Spade Bit - 44801 | Wood Drilling Bits | Drilling Accessories | SustainableSupply.com

Forstner that's what I use too.

 

[Purple Toast]

That's an awesome idea!

I have one of those ikea Lack tables (small cofee table) that is not in use and I would love to drill holes out to keep my stuff.