A simple Lazy Susan

You can get everything on your picnic table?

For larger picnic tables in particular the square, hexagonal or octagonal ones, it is increasingly evident that the butter, pepper or ketchup on the table are to achieve. It 'a very quick, easy, inexpensive and elegant way to solve this little dilemma.

A simple shift Lazy Susan is not anything around your table with ease and you will be constantly asking for things.

You need about 14 inches Roomto set the table edge, the plate and a glass or cup away. The rest of the table can be used on your Lazy Susan.

Measure the diameter of your foot Lazy Susan so that for the 14 "on board. Measure the size of the hole in the middle of the screen. Now for the nearest supplier of glass and tell them that they need a round piece of glass there with diameter Size of the machined hole in the middle. Tell them what they themselves and ask them what they recommend in thickness.For most formats, you will need 5mm tempered safety glass.

This deals with the Lazy Susan top.

Now half the distance between the outer edge of the cup and the center. Here is where will your turntable mechanism.

You need a router, and 8-10 1 "balls.

Need a channel router table top half of the distance between the center and edge of the glass Lazy Susan. Mark with a pencil. Put your umbrella orsomething about the hole in the center of the table and add your router with wire or rope to the top of a perfect channel in the table. The depth should be 2.1 "wide and 1". In this way the marbles roll freely in the groove.

You need an umbrella or something in the center hole when the Lazy Susan is used because it is another to keep them in place and could make a digression on the marble.
Your friendsfascinated to see the balls are working under. Or you can frosted glass obscures the view.

The Lazy Susan is a wonderful compliment to your table especially if built alone with a plan picnic table.