Aesthetically Pleasing Gaming Coffee Table

Step 8 Finishing the construction.

Really the only thing left to do was install the glass top, and put on the metal pulls that allow you to open it.

This table is pretty darn heavy not, which is not a huge deal, but will make it a little harder to move.

The only thing I might tweak is put in something that would keep the glass top open without having to flip it all the way over.

The only thing I would have changed in construction was to buy a router.  I needed to cut down the 3/4" MDF to 42 1/8" which I did not feel comfortable doing on my table saw, so I had Home Depot cut it on their Panel Saw, and it was not a straight cut.  Because of this on one of the corners the board is a bit separated.  Not horrible, but it bothers me.

Comments

[NightGod]

That is a LOT of pocket screws. I built an arcade cabinet out of MDF and it's rock solid sturdy with screws every 10-12 inches. Not that what you did was wrong, just pointing out that it's a bit of an overbuild for something that's only going to be holding a couple dozen pounds worth of plastic controllers.

[craineum]

Yeah, I realized that after the fact (first time I worked with Pocket screws).  I also tend to over build a little anyways.  My little ones like to climb all over this thing so it can't hurt ;)