SawdustMaker
Established Member
Suppose I wanted to make something like the stand the kids are in below but different what would be the best material to construct it from? My initial thoughts were to use 18mm plywood but I then thought perhaps moisture resistant MDF (green stuff) could be better?
Questions in mind are:-
A) I am uncertain about strengths for the material between the slots which holds the height adjustable platform. It needs to be strong enough to put up with an excited child bouncing up and down on the platform.
B) How to join the parts together - using cross dowels to hold the screw in the MDF / Plywood
C) How to finish it. Need to have a kiddie safe / cleanable finish e.g. some sort of paint?
D) What to do about the edges? In my version I think I would use more curves in the top section and wouldn’t want plywood or easily damageable MDF edges showing.
I would appreciate any input on this as in my last post the responses were very helpful and I found it good to talk through the options before cutting wood kind of like measure twice, cut once...
Questions in mind are:-
A) I am uncertain about strengths for the material between the slots which holds the height adjustable platform. It needs to be strong enough to put up with an excited child bouncing up and down on the platform.
B) How to join the parts together - using cross dowels to hold the screw in the MDF / Plywood
C) How to finish it. Need to have a kiddie safe / cleanable finish e.g. some sort of paint?
D) What to do about the edges? In my version I think I would use more curves in the top section and wouldn’t want plywood or easily damageable MDF edges showing.
I would appreciate any input on this as in my last post the responses were very helpful and I found it good to talk through the options before cutting wood kind of like measure twice, cut once...