Edging for Home Built Table


 
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So appealing to woodworkers here. I made a large (36" x 80") work table from 5/8" thick plywood to use in my garage as a work/staging table for various projects. I would like to wrap the edges with something to protect them. I thought about aluminum channel stock but whew the $$$$$ price of that stuff is outrageous. I would search for it but no idea what it's called to even search for it or where to find it. Ideas?
 
How skilled are your wood working chops? And what tools are available?
You could do a breadboard style edge if you can cut a rabbet in the plywood and the appropriate tongue on some 1x2 then gorilla glue the stock in. Table saw project and four hands.
No table saw, double the edge with more plywood and screw the 1x2 edge piece to that. That’s handsaw work if necessary.
Might not be as durable as metal edge but, certainly less costly.
 
Timothy F. Lewis said:
How skilled are your wood working chops? And what tools are available?
You could do a breadboard style edge if you can cut a rabbet in the plywood and the appropriate tongue on some 1x2 then gorilla glue the stock in. Table saw project and four hands.
No table saw, double the edge with more plywood and screw the 1x2 edge piece to that. That’s handsaw work if necessary.
Might not be as durable as metal edge but, certainly less costly.
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I am definitely NOT a wood worker :D Actually I am dangerous as a wood worker. I just need something cheap that will either slide on or can be glued on. Honestly if I can use a circular saw, cut a straight line and still be unscathed with all appendages intact it's a "good thing". Nuttin fancy needed BTW. Just something to keep the edges of the plywood from splintering. It's a garage table nothing more
 
Easiest way to cover the end grain is with another board. If the frame is a 2x4 you use a 2x6 or 1x6 over that. Covers the end grain and sub frame.
 
If you can use a skill saw you might be able to in-lay a wooden corner joint.
They sell strips of 90 degree angled wood about an 1/8” thick.
Rip away that 1/8” from the top of the plywood and glue in the new trim piece.
This way will keep you from having a raised lip and look better than just glueing half round to the side.
Glueing half round to the side does work though.
 
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Yeah, I don't want to drop that kinda $$$$. Maybe I'll just slather it with paint and not worry about it. When it's edges go bad I can just grab the saw and trim them off :D
 
You said inexpensive, screen molding is cheap. It will delay the inevitable for a while. Buddy, I’m tryin’ here.
cut some strips of plywood and screw those to the bottom then face it with 1x2 it’s not rocket science the 1x2 can be easily replaced whe it gets too damaged. The plywood will start to have problems much faster than you think.
 
Yea that's what I did on mine. Sanded and knocked the top edge off with a block plane. Two coats of poly.
 

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You might consider edge banding from melamine (plastic) or wood. It is available with iron-on adhesive or plain where you glue it on yourself. Contact cement is the commonly used adhesive for it. (Spray both sides, let it dry for a few minutes. When the two "dry" parts touch each other, it makes a permanent bond.)

You can trim the edge banding with a razor knife. They make a simple tool that does it. If you choose wood, you can clean up the edge with sandpaper. Melamine will have a very sharp edge that should be "trimmed" or "chamfered" with a router. Any router will do, but small "trim routers" are popular for that job. The advantage of melamine is that it would be more durable and protective, compared with wood.

Do a web search for "edge banding". Don't be distracted by the large industrial tooling and equipment if you happen to see that. Look for the basic stuff. It is readily available.
 
Timothy F. Lewis said:
cut some strips of plywood and screw those to the bottom then face it with 1x2 it’s not rocket science the 1x2 can be easily replaced whe it gets too damaged.
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For me anything beyond cutting off a simple piece is rocket science :D I am no carpenter not by even the furthest stretch of anyone's imagination. :D
Here is what I did do. This AM I had an appointment at the Toyota dealer to get my 20k service done on the RAV. So I simply went down the street to Farm & Fleet afterward. Picked up a pint can of blue Rustoleum enamel. Came home, had lunch, then mixed that pint up with a little hardener, (at my age I could use some of that LOL), a little reducer, put it into my HVLP spray gun I got from Hazard Fraught which I also used to paint the Kubota, put the table outside and sprayed that bad boy.
Show piece? Nah, but like I said. Who cares? It's a garage work table. It's gonna get banged around, dirtied up. I might do another coat but honestly I think it's decent. I will look for Edge Banding though
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