This Lego table was one of the most exciting ideas and creations I've had. I am extremely happy with the way this project turned out. It will be around for many, many years.
I started my search, but I could not find the table I had in mind. Every Lego table I found was too small and expensive. I decided to make my own. I spent weeks searching for the right sized dining table at the right price. I finally found the table on jet.com. It's fun watching the price drop after it goes in your cart! It was listed for $128. I paid $109, no tax, free shipping. The table measures 60L x 36W x 30H inches. Thank you, Jet.com!
https://jet.com/product/Homelegance-Tibalt-Black-Dining-Table-60-in/db38cebd98984cfdbb2d64d1f038abb7
I cut the 30" legs down to 24" high with the help of a circular saw and screwed the legs in with the screws and tool that came with the table. The table took 15 minutes for one person to put together. I went for 24" H on the legs, because it gives him room to grow with it (he is 42" tall), while still allowing a kids chair to be pushed under it. My husband sits on the floor and reaches fine.
I purchased Lego baseplates from Amazon. I went with the Lego Education Building Plates set on Amazon, because it came with the "old school" color green and blue plates in 10x10. I could not find blue plates sold individually online or at the Lego store. I also used the Lego sand baseplate. I used Lego plates as opposed to the Lego compatible.
I laid out the base plates, on the table, the way I wanted them and used legos to connect the plates for the proper placement. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP! You can not simply push the plates together and glue, or the Legos will not connect onto other base plates. I, then, determined less than an inch needed to be cut off 1 grey plate and 2 green plates to fit perfectly on the table.
I used a box cutter, laid the plates on the driveway and used Legos as a guide. I just worked my way down. It took about 5 cuts to allow me to break the piece off. Since it was my first time, I was afraid I would ruin Legos by using them as a guide. Now that I know they weren't damaged, I would have used more to avoid alternating them all the way down. I cut the same size strip off 3 base plates.
I then used the cutter to smooth the cut side. It didn't need much.
Lastly, I snipped a tiny piece off the 2 pointy edges to round it out.
I laid the newly cut base plates on the table, connected them with Legos and began to glue. I glued one plate at a time and placed it back in it's position with the Legos keeping it in place. I pressed down firmly and went on to the next plate.
I found the best glue for this project was the Gorilla Super Glue Gel. I figured that out when I ran out of several bottles of the gel pretty quickly and then used original gorilla glue on the rest of the plates. The original gorilla glue expands. It oozed out in some spots and raised a couple of base plates by a tiny amount. The GEL worked perfectly, and did right by this project. The gel was definitely the better glue. I used almost a bottle on an 18x18 plate and more than half a bottle on a 10x10 plate.
Wood table below is 32"x16" and sells for $180 plus $30 in shipping.
Plastic table below is 23" in diameter and sells for $75.00. This is what we used for 3 years.
Our table is 60"x36". I spent $258 on the table and baseplates. This does not include the glue.
I hope this helps you make your own Lego table. You can use any size table, even a coffee table, to come up with your own creation!
