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Lego construction table

Lego construction table
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If a pile of Lego exists somewhere in your house, the second law of thermodynamics dictates that the collection of blocks will not be neatly organized, but rather will be a chaotic (and probably growing...) pile from a multitude of different sets. Even constraining the pile to the bounds of a table or a blanket or a box is no trivial task, and the constant battle against entropy has exercised aficionados (and their parents!) ever since the invention of Lego. Here's my attempt to bring order to a tiny corner of the universe, for a minimum expenditure of personal energy...
 
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Step 1Design

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There were a few elements I wanted to include in the table. I wanted a gutter around the outside, like laxap's Playmobil table. I wanted it to have legs, so we could put the bigger storage drawers of Lego that we already have underneath. I wanted the table to include storage, but I didn't want to make lots of drawers. I wanted there to be plenty of room around it so two or more kids could play without getting in each other's way, but not so big that it took up most of their bedroom... so, I wanted it to slide out for playing, and to slide out of the way when not. Here's what I came up with.
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23 comments
Dec 28, 2011. 5:32 PMBuzzyman says:
I made this table and i love it, went a little bigger on the specs.......nice work on the plans. This was exactly what i envisioned when i thought about a lego table. I am very impressed with your work on this Makendo.
Jan 5, 2012. 5:04 PMBuzzyman says:
Not a Lego on the floor yet....running out of room already...cool thing is those M:tron and space police sets are from when i was was a boy, 22 years ago...saved them all and still have all the pieces...the boy is happy
Aug 13, 2011. 1:16 PMjeff-o says:
Very cool. My kids will be old enough for Lego in just a few years...
Aug 15, 2011. 8:49 AMjeff-o says:
Good to know! Thanks.
Aug 4, 2011. 6:13 PMmary candy says:
Beautiful work.
Jul 15, 2011. 6:17 AMseamster says:
Very nice! I really like it, and the paint job looks great too.
Jul 4, 2011. 1:53 PMThe Ideanator says:
That is the best organized LEGO I've ever seen, all mine are in a big drawer and I can't ever find anything specific.
Jul 4, 2011. 2:53 PMThe Ideanator says:
Yeah, pretty much. I ought to make a wall of those blue industrial bins just for lego so I can skip the digging through the 30 cubic feet of lego that will end up accumulating when I have kids. On a related note, does anyone know where, if at all, one could get large structural pieces (20x20x5, 10x2x5, etc.) for building internals?
Jul 5, 2011. 12:02 AMThe Ideanator says:
So build the wall with one of those rolling library ladders.
Jul 6, 2011. 1:34 PMThe Ideanator says:
Who doesnt? Those things are awesome!
Jul 5, 2011. 2:08 PMMicioGatta says:
Great!!!!!!
Jul 5, 2011. 7:03 AMCementTruck says:
Except for the brown carpet, I thought I was looking at a picture of my son's room for a minute.

Great idea. I might just have to take some of your design ideas and incorporate it into one of my projects for his room.
Jul 4, 2011. 1:43 PMgallagad says:
This is one of the clearest and bestl-documented Instructables I've read. Are the two small boys required, or could I make do with one still-Lego-obsessed college student?
Jul 4, 2011. 2:31 PMeielofview says:
LOL, I think the 2 small boys just help I am sure age is not a requirement for the project though.
Jul 4, 2011. 2:14 PMFun2Hold says:
Absolutely LOVE this. I've got a ton of LEGO-fanatic friends, going to share this with them!!!

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