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Step 8Making goals and finishing off
U: Drill 15 cm away from the middle of the short side two holes into the framework, so the playing surface remains unharmed.
V: With a jigsaw you can easily cut between these holes at the height of the playing surface. Remove the beam you've just cut out of the frame.
W: Sand the 30cm-long cut away down, so the transition from MDF to whitewood is smooth
X: Nail down two 40cm long beams above and under the cut away with a strong fabric in between. By doing this, you create a kind of sack around the goal with openings on the sides, so you can easily grab the puck out of the sack if someone has scored.
You should repeat this process on the other short side.
Optional
-Adding aluminium or plastic bounce off strips will maintain the speed of the puck better.
-Add a centerline and additional circles, depending on what game you play.
If you've executed these steps correctly you should be done. Switch on the leaf blower and start playing!
V: With a jigsaw you can easily cut between these holes at the height of the playing surface. Remove the beam you've just cut out of the frame.
W: Sand the 30cm-long cut away down, so the transition from MDF to whitewood is smooth
X: Nail down two 40cm long beams above and under the cut away with a strong fabric in between. By doing this, you create a kind of sack around the goal with openings on the sides, so you can easily grab the puck out of the sack if someone has scored.
You should repeat this process on the other short side.
Optional
-Adding aluminium or plastic bounce off strips will maintain the speed of the puck better.
-Add a centerline and additional circles, depending on what game you play.
If you've executed these steps correctly you should be done. Switch on the leaf blower and start playing!
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Very nice instructable!
I have one question. I build my own table, and all i have to do to finish it are goals and edges (rails). And there is my problem.
With whitewood the rebound of the pack is not as good as with aluminium edges of the table. But with aluminium, the whole thing becomes really loud!!
I tried with 2mm thick right angled aluminium profile. It has much better puck rebound, than whitewood, but its damn loud. The other problem with the white wood is that it gets damaged durring powerful hits.
Has anyone same better solution?
congratulations
i want to make my own air hockey table
could you send me the full instructable??
or the pictures to my e-mail??
my e-mail adress is lobo.alirog13@gmail.com
thankyou for your project and for your time