Thank you! I am very glad the video was what you needed. It was a fun project and did not take all the long. I hope yours turns out great!

You are very welcome!

I am not sure how much it weighs. I didn't weight it, but it is pretty heavy. It took two people to move it into the gaming room.

It is. It is nothing special. It is just a thin piece of wood I nailed in to make the lip.

Excellent questions. I did not shorten the legs of the original table. The table top is not mounted to the original table. It’s just sitting on there. It stays just fine, but if I wanted to take it off and get back to my original table I can. For the mat, I just searched for some kind of rubber mat Amazon and bought that. It just came in a roll that was close to the size of the table and I just cut it with scissors.

@@EHeathRobinson How would you mount it to the table it you wanted it permanently attached to the base table?

It just sits down on the table. The "bones" of the topper are the 2 by 4s. There is a "veneer" of nicer wooden planks over the 2 by 4s. But, on the inner sided, the veneer does not go down all the way, forming a lip that catches on the table when you sit it down. It is not attached to the table, so it is removable (if I wanted to).

Thank you! I measured the top boards on the table and they are 7 inches wide. That makes the rail around the table a bit larger than 7 inches wide when all assembled. Regarding the lip and LEDs, when I first put on the LED strip, I remember I accidentally put them on the wrong ledge the first time. In the video, you can actually see me moving it down to where it is is supposed to be. Then the table is upside down, there is a lip for it to sit on the table and then another lip for the LEDs.

Using a table saw or a Router works as well

Hmmm. Interesting. That’s very good to know.

@@EHeathRobinson Might be something to keep in mind if this is the case with the stain you used ;) Very nice looking table by the way! I've been on the lookout for ways to make one myself (seeing how spending close to $10k on a table is a bit much). Hope to make one someday or convert an existing table to a nice gaming table :)

That is my 3D Zombicide: Black Plague game board. I put together a video on how we made that right here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7ypdJRoscenkqc.html

Yep. I probably could. And I might do that if I decide to do a table with an embedded TV. I could just take this time, put legs on it, and then make the bottom part of the well.

Yes. I have used it. You can see it in action on "Dinner and a Boardgame". Here the first episode: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7CFlpBendSZZGQ.html You can skip in a bit to see us at the table. I can't think of anything I would do differently right now. It is working well.

Thank you! I just built that one on the fly as I went. I put some of the final measurements in the video when I was done, but I don’t think I will draw up anything more formal for it.

@@EHeathRobinson how did you made the in er escalonated edge? Not the led part but the part thats look like you can put a bigger plank to cover the cenger and turn it into a regular table?

@@minitopothegamer That is a piece of pine that I nailed all the way around the inside lip. It is just the "premium pine" that you get at Lowe's or Home Depot. I just had to cut it to length.

@@EHeathRobinson thx sir you are awesome

I think that didn't get recorded. But it was a basic process. It was just a stock strip of wood from the hardware store nailed (and maybe glued as well) to the interior a couple of inches up.

I did not actually mount it to the table. It just sits down on top of the it. It is heavy, but I could actually life the top off the table and get back to the normal table if I wanted to.

You could totally do that. I wonder how much difference it would make, but I might do that if I were doing it again.

@@EHeathRobinson I’m not sure it would make a difference.

Thank you. I’m glad you like it. I don’t have an exact blueprint though, I just designed it as I went.

Thank you! It is our 3D Zombicide: Black Plague board. You can see it made here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7ypdJRoscenkqc.html

@@EHeathRobinson that’s awesome. I have Zombicide and didn’t even recognise it.

We've never had a problem with it.

The was really easy. That is just a 1 by 1 nailed around the interior of the table.

@@EHeathRobinson Man, I've watched this over and over, and paused and I still can't figure out how you did the lips as there are actually two lips. There is one to hold the topper onto the table, and one that is for the lights and could also hold slats on top in the future as you mentioned, so a single 1x1 all around the inside edge wouldn't create what you have going on. Do you actually have two 1x1s along each edge of the table essentially creating the dual lip? Awesome results by the way. I've been wanting a game table for months and this may be the affordable solution I've been looking for . I'm very excited about the prospect! Thanks!

@@Brockoly3 Good question. The 1x1 around the inside is the one that makes the lip for the lights. The table slats sit on top and the lights run along the bottom. The other lip is just a board that is a facing along the interior. If you look at 6 mins and 30 seconds, when I have the table flipped upside down, you can see that the 2x4 is sticking up. This goes down beyond the top of the table when in its proper orientation. There is a facing board that gets stained nicely on the interior of that. That is what the 1x1 is attached to. At the 6 min 30 second mark, I am actually making a mistake. I am putting the lights on the the lip of the facing board. They need to be moved down to the lip made by the 1x1. You can see me doing that later in the video. Check out 7 mins and 5 seconds to see the lights in the right place. You can also see the facing board along the interior. That is what sits on top of the table.

@@EHeathRobinson Okay, I think I might see it now. so there are actually two different boards attached to the inside edges creating two separate lips then, a 1x1 and another small facing board? The facing board sits flush with the top of the table and extends only about half down the 2x4 to create the ledge so that it sits on the table. Then attached to the framing board is the 1x1 that creates the additional lip for the lights and possible slats. Is that right?

@@Brockoly3 That's it!

I don’t know, because Lou bought all of the materials. It wasn’t all that much, though. It could be done pretty inexpensively and still look good.

@@EHeathRobinson Cool thanks I may give it a go soon

​@@johnl340 I think I made a mistake. When I replied, I thought this comment was on the video about building the TV case for our game table. That was the project I worked with Lou on. But, I am still not sure what the total cost of this project was. 2 by 4s are cheap. There are just a few dollars in them. I used the basic "common board" to face the whole table. Those are inexpensive too. It is really an inexpensive way to get a great table.

My house is pretty small too, but I sacrificed a whole room to put this one in. Worth it! :-)

If you’re talking about Megan, Megan is not my girlfriend. She’s my cousin.

But thank you for the sentiment anyway!

Yep, I was trying to be both respectful and humorous. However, reds are my kryptonite. And a red beauty who also likes to game? That there is my unicorn.

Now I need to tell you that while I did like the table I really truly couldn't hear you. It sounded like a mumble over the drilling of the frame just in case you wanted the specific point.

Thank you! I am very glad you enjoyed the project. There are no tool sounds in the video of this project: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gNeWYN2q2L-9pX0.html Perhaps you would like it. :-)