Nice DIY project, Murphy Picnic Table

[SkyMan 23,300]

Saw this on fb and thought some here might be interested.

 

[Jeepney 2,201]

I don't think it will have a long live after a visit from a few heavy bodied guys!

[Skywalker 19,177]

It's cute, if you don't have kids,and you don't weight too much, or have a predilection to over indulging in Red Horse.

[mikejwoodnz 515]

I'm a scotch drinker it does no look iike a very sturdy platform for dancing the highland fling

[Paul 55,113]

Saw this on fb and thought some here might be interested.

TJ, are the plans included on that site?

[SkyMan 23,300]

It's supposed to have come from http://www.farmerspal.com/

 

but I couldn't find any plans there.  Looks like you could just use some CAD software to come up with one on your own however large you want.  As for sturdiness it depends on the designer and materials.

[Davaoeno 37,217]

by the looks of the X legs- with what seems like no lateral support, I would expect the legs to break off quite quickly 

[Paul 55,113]

That was what I was thinking, when I asked about the plans. For bigger guys, I don't think this would work out very well. 

[Ozbrum 1,109]

Bigger guys =. Bigger timber, bigger fixings , bigger hinges... All is Relative

[thebob 18,260]

I think it is great. My only problem is that I don't have a wall!

[Headshot 29,266]

I haven't figured out how the table hinges on (or hooks to) the wall. The end of the table starts out at the base of the wall but seems to hinge a few feet up the wall. Come to think of it, the benches don't end up where they start either, but they have two sets of legs for greater stability. They would still have to be anchored to the wall though.

[SkyMan 23,300]

 

 

I haven't figured out how the table hinges on (or hooks to) the wall. The end of the table starts out at the base of the wall but seems to hinge a few feet up the wall.

Right, probably the biggest difficulty in duplicating this design.  Must be some sort of pegs sliding up the rails or something.

 

Come to think of it, the benches don't end up where they start either, but they have two sets of legs for greater stability. They would still have to be anchored to the wall though.

O was thinking it might be better on the benches to have a way to lock the legs down and not attach to the wall so they could move closer or farther from the table for comfort?

[Mr. Mike 10,446]

Nice idea...one could paint "ivy" vines on the underside so when not in use it would look like a garden trellis...just sayin.

[thebob 18,260]

 

 

I haven't figured out how the table hinges on (or hooks to) the wall. The end of the table starts out at the base of the wall but seems to hinge a few feet up the wall.

 

 

 

Must be some sort of pegs sliding up the rails or something.

 

I was thinking of heavy duty draw slides.

[D_D 572]

Right, probably the biggest difficulty in duplicating this design.  

 

 

I have built 3 murphy beds at my condos so far. 2 King and 1 queen.

 

I used solid mahogany frames,  flex and memory foam mattresses and big mirrors on the front with in up position They weigh a lot, but a small Filipina could raise it up and down with ease. 

 

A table is easy ! If I have time I can show you how to do it. 

[lamoe 14,079]

Right, probably the biggest difficulty in duplicating this design.  Must be some sort of pegs sliding up the rails or something.

 

O was thinking it might be better on the benches to have a way to lock the legs down and not attach to the wall so they could move closer or farther from the table for comfort?

 

 

You're correct - again - design similar to fold out for cleaning windows. U channel with retaining pegs. For adjustment there would be an escape notch just above the normal bench down / peg up position so that end could be lifted up and out.  same way they were put into channel. Then moved in / out 

[SkyMan 23,300]

Nice idea...one could paint "ivy" vines on the underside so when not in use it would look like a garden trellis...just sayin.

I like that.  And continue the vines onto the wall too.  Decent painters that could do that sort of thing here are cheap and not too hard to find.

[Davaoeno 37,217]

while it might be a novel idea i'm willing to bet that 90% of the ones made are never folded up ! imho   people put things on top of tables and then just cant be bothered to fold them  up - unless they have a pressing need for that piece of floor space .

[Headshot 29,266]

while it might be a novel idea i'm willing to bet that 90% of the ones made are never folded up ! imho   people put things on top of tables and then just cant be bothered to fold them  up - unless they have a pressing need for that piece of floor space .

 

You may be overly optimistic.

[Paul 55,113]

Bigger guys =. Bigger timber, bigger fixings , bigger hinges... All is Relative

 

Not necessarily. HOW it is built is just as important as to what is used to build it. You can have bigger everything. But, if it isn't constructed properly, as we have been discussing, it will collapse due to the lack of support for the legs.