jmetz81
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« on: Jun 06, 2009 at 17:14 » |
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I've looked around and saw the "build guides" and the octagon calculator but I am most definitely not a math person and need some help with the cut angles for a 48" table.
Also, I've seen a lot of talk about 48" tables being too small. But looking at 60" that seems huge to me. Measuring out 48" on my tape seems like the right size. Any personal experience before I go shopping?
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Detroitdad
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« Reply #1 on: Jun 06, 2009 at 17:18 » |
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Sorry, I'm suck at all things to do with tools, measurements, math, ect....
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« Reply #2 on: Jun 06, 2009 at 18:31 » |
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I've looked around and saw the "build guides" and the octagon calculator but I am most definitely not a math person and need some help with the cut angles for a 48" table.
Also, I've seen a lot of talk about 48" tables being too small. But looking at 60" that seems huge to me. Measuring out 48" on my tape seems like the right size. Any personal experience before I go shopping?
The internal angles of an octagon are all 135 degrees, no matter the size of the octagon. |
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« Reply #3 on: Jun 06, 2009 at 18:33 » |
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The internal angles of an octagon are all 135 degrees, no matter the size of the octagon.
Yep. So just figure out how long you want each side to be and go from there. |
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Martini
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« Reply #4 on: Jun 06, 2009 at 20:21 » |
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48" for a round table isn't extremely roomy. I would also agree that 60" is too much. Somewhere in between (duh) is optimal IMO. But the four foot round is so prevalent since most tables are spawned from 4'x8' sheets of wood. Making an octagonal table with 4' from flat to flat will get you a little extra size compared to 4' from corner to corner and compared to a 4' round so you do get a little extra space.
Just make sure you measure twice a lot of times before cutting out your octagon.
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jmetz81
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« Reply #5 on: Jun 07, 2009 at 11:57 » |
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Looking through all of the posts I could find on octagonal tables I didn't find anything about wrapping the rail in individual pieces. I'm thinking about doing it that way to save on cost. I saw a few where the pieces of the vinyl were sewn together and it didnt look bad at all. I want my table to look as good as possible with the least amount of cost, but I dont want it to look like a piece of crap. Has anyone tried this on their table? How did it turn out?
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« Reply #6 on: Jun 07, 2009 at 22:46 » |
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Looking through all of the posts I could find on octagonal tables I didn't find anything about wrapping the rail in individual pieces. I'm thinking about doing it that way to save on cost. I saw a few where the pieces of the vinyl were sewn together and it didnt look bad at all. I want my table to look as good as possible with the least amount of cost, but I dont want it to look like a piece of crap. Has anyone tried this on their table? How did it turn out?
I did this the first time on my octagon. Each side was a separate 2x4 that was cut, wrapped and attached individually. It works, but it aint pretty. I eventually re-did the rail so i was one whole piece. I had a local lumber yard cut it out for me since i didnt have a jigsaw. I think it came out to $60 for the wood and cutting. My table with separate rail pieces:  Table after with rail as 1 piece:  |
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« Reply #7 on: Jun 07, 2009 at 23:07 » |
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48" for a round table isn't extremely roomy. I would also agree that 60" is too much. Somewhere in between (duh) is optimal IMO.... I agree. 54" worked really well on this one. Seats 8 comfortably (I have since converted this one into a portable with folding legs)  |
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« Reply #8 on: Jun 07, 2009 at 23:14 » |
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I've looked around and saw the "build guides" and the octagon calculator but I am most definitely not a math person and need some help with the cut angles for a 48" table.
Also, I've seen a lot of talk about 48" tables being too small. But looking at 60" that seems huge to me. Measuring out 48" on my tape seems like the right size. Any personal experience before I go shopping?
The internal angles of an octagon are all 135 degrees, no matter the size of the octagon. It might just be one of those days where I can't figure out what is a joke and what is real. 135 degrees?!?! you meant 360 right? Anyways, I think this guy is wanting to know how long each of the 8 pieces would have to be to end up with a table 48 inches wide. The outside cut would be 17.2336879 inches for each side. Not a whole lot of arm room for a full table of guys. |
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« Reply #9 on: Jun 07, 2009 at 23:59 » |
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I've looked around and saw the "build guides" and the octagon calculator but I am most definitely not a math person and need some help with the cut angles for a 48" table.
Also, I've seen a lot of talk about 48" tables being too small. But looking at 60" that seems huge to me. Measuring out 48" on my tape seems like the right size. Any personal experience before I go shopping?
The internal angles of an octagon are all 135 degrees, no matter the size of the octagon. It might just be one of those days where I can't figure out what is a joke and what is real. 135 degrees?!?! you meant 360 right? Anyways, I think this guy is wanting to know how long each of the 8 pieces would have to be to end up with a table 48 inches wide. The outside cut would be 17.2336879 inches for each side. Not a whole lot of arm room for a full table of guys. I think the 135 degrees is in reference to the angle of one flat edge to the next flat edge of an octagon. Two pieces of wood joined at 360 degree angles would make be a rather long table.  |
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« Reply #10 on: Jun 08, 2009 at 01:03 » |
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Must be too late cause I still don't understand. time for bed
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Martini
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« Reply #11 on: Jun 08, 2009 at 01:13 » |
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Must be too late cause I still don't understand. time for bed
So if you put a protractor down along one edge of a regular octagon the interior angle to the adjacent edge is 135 degrees. If you have an regular triangle with all sides and angles the same then each internal angle is 60 degrees. If you have a square the each internal angle is 90 degrees. So on and so forth up to 135 degrees for an octagon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octagon |
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« Reply #13 on: Jun 08, 2009 at 07:35 » |
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« Reply #14 on: Jun 21, 2009 at 12:56 » |
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A Simple solution with few tools and no math skills...
Cut your base 48" x 48"
Mark the center (24" each side to center)
Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner
Measure off the center 24" s on the diagonal
Use a combination square on the flat side at 45 degrees to make your line across your 24" mark on the diagonal
You now have a octagon
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« Reply #15 on: Jul 12, 2009 at 15:52 » |
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Looking through all of the posts I could find on octagonal tables I didn't find anything about wrapping the rail in individual pieces. I'm thinking about doing it that way to save on cost. I saw a few where the pieces of the vinyl were sewn together and it didnt look bad at all. I want my table to look as good as possible with the least amount of cost, but I dont want it to look like a piece of crap. Has anyone tried this on their table? How did it turn out?
I used a sheet of vinyl and laid the table on it...then cut from there. I doubt I'd do it any other way, it costs abit more for fabric but it looks so much better. |
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« Reply #16 on: Jul 16, 2009 at 02:29 » |
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I created my octagon from a single sheet of 60" by 60" 18mm (3/4") Baltic Birch plywood. You won't find it at HD or Lowe's, but a call to a lumber yard or supplier to the cabinet-building trade should yield positive results. I did not create a padded rail, but attached oak armrests. cut 2" off of two sides, so it is 58" across side to side, and about 62 3/4" across at corners. 24" of table frontage for each player. We've squeezed nine around if everyone is cozy. Very comfortable for eight.
The pedestal was found on the side of the road...can't beat the price
I've since added cup holders at the corners on the racetrack.
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