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Step 6Cut a hole in your table
This is of course where you really have to take a step back, and ask yourself, Do you REALLY want to cut a hole in your poker table?
OF COURSE YOU DO! Who wouldn't want to?
The normal way to cut a hole in the middle of a material is to drill a hole big enough for a jigsaw blade to fit in, then gradually cut towards the edge and proceed around the opening.
To make it easier, I tried a slightly different method, since our surface would be covered with foam and cloth anyway.
I drilled four holes, centered at the four corners of the opening, and then simply cut straight lines between the holes along the pre-drawn lines we'd laid out. I believe this helped, as I didn't have to line up with a path the saw wasn't already on. If you've ever used a jigsaw before, you know that it isn't as easy as it sounds.
To help out on the fourth cut, I tacked a piece of scrap wood to the cutout and the table both. This makes it so that when I got to that last half of an inch of the cut, the weight of the wood didn't pull the material down and tear off the last bit, ruining that nice cut. The scrap can then be easily removed afterward.
Now, you have a nice big gaping hole in your table. If you feel a sinking feeling in your belly, it's normal.
OF COURSE YOU DO! Who wouldn't want to?
The normal way to cut a hole in the middle of a material is to drill a hole big enough for a jigsaw blade to fit in, then gradually cut towards the edge and proceed around the opening.
To make it easier, I tried a slightly different method, since our surface would be covered with foam and cloth anyway.
I drilled four holes, centered at the four corners of the opening, and then simply cut straight lines between the holes along the pre-drawn lines we'd laid out. I believe this helped, as I didn't have to line up with a path the saw wasn't already on. If you've ever used a jigsaw before, you know that it isn't as easy as it sounds.
To help out on the fourth cut, I tacked a piece of scrap wood to the cutout and the table both. This makes it so that when I got to that last half of an inch of the cut, the weight of the wood didn't pull the material down and tear off the last bit, ruining that nice cut. The scrap can then be easily removed afterward.
Now, you have a nice big gaping hole in your table. If you feel a sinking feeling in your belly, it's normal.
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