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Detailed tutorial on how to make your own mini pool table

Detailed tutorial on how to make your own mini pool table

I like to play billiards, but it is inconvenient to go to the billiards room often, and there is no room for a pool table at home? Maybe it’s time to try this tutorial, use unwanted shoe boxes to make a mini pool table, and enjoy the billiards game at home pleasure.

Don’t take it for granted that this is very difficult. It is very simple to make a pool table function. The main focus is on dressing it up and looking good! If you don’t care much about appearance, I believe it can be done in about an hour at most. It!~

Detailed tutorial on how to make your own mini pool table

Material Tools:

Unwanted shoe boxes or other similar paper boxes

Green felt cloth

11 marbles

Hot melt glue gun

Pigments

Brush

2 wooden sticks

Toilet paper roll (optional)

Paper knife

Detailed tutorial on how to make your own mini pool table

1. Carefully cut off the lid of the shoe box along the edge. If the cover looks different from the one in the picture, you can cut it and correct it.

Detailed tutorial on how to make your own mini pool table

2. Draw 6 goal holes on the lid and then cut them out. Make sure they are large enough for the marbles to fall.

Detailed tutorial on how to make your own mini pool table

3. Use hot glue to stick the lid back on, about half an inch from the top. If you are worried about the countertop being unstable, you can put a few toilet paper rolls on the bottom to support the balance.

Detailed tutorial on how to make your own mini pool table

4. Make sure the table is level and the marbles will not roll automatically when placed on it. It should be helpful to have a level.

Detailed tutorial on how to make your own mini pool table

5. The simple billiard table has been completed, and the next step is to beautify it. You can paint it any color you like, here we went for a traditional black style with white stripes. The billiard ball surface does not need to be painted.

Detailed tutorial on how to make your own mini pool table

6.Last in TaiwanStick the green felt cloth on the surface and cut it at the ball hole. Place 11 marbles, pick up the small wooden stick, and you can start playing billiards!