Kids Picnic Sandpit
What does a picnic table and a sandpit have in common? Usually not much, but in this week’s episode of Get It Done, Peter and Annalien build a kiddies picnic table that converts into a sand pit.
You will need:
Tools |
Materials |
| Cordless Jigsaw | Ply wood 18mm (good quality) |
| POF Router | Sand pit bottom 400mm x 800mm – 1 piece |
| 18 Volt Cordless drill driver | Sandpit sides long 800mm 100mm – 2 pieces |
| PSR1080 cordless screwdriver | Sandpit sides short 364 mm x 100mm – 2 pieces |
| Pex sander | Sandpit lid 800mm x 60mm – 8 pieces |
| PFS 2000 spray gun | Legs 100mm x 700mm – 4 pieces |
| PCM compound mitre | Side support slats 800mm x 100mm – 3 pieces |
| PTK cordless tacker | Seat slats 900 mm x 140mm – 2 pieces |
| seat support slats 900mm x 70mm – 2 pieces | |
| Stain – two different colours | |
| Clear waterbased varnish | |
| 4 x 40mm screws | |
| Cup square bolts, washers and nuts | |
| Thick plastic sheeting to line sand pit +/- 1000mm x 1000mm | |
| Sandpit sand 1 bag | |
| wood glue | |
Follow these steps
- Building the sand pit:
- Join four sides to the base
- Cut legs to size and angle
- Measure and mark out pilot holes in support slats
- Attach legs to the sand pit
- Brace and join legs with support slats
- Put in extra support slat in the centre
- Cut seat slats to size
- Attach support beam to seats
- Fit seats to bench
- Make the table top:
- Cut cross slats to size
- Router edges
- Attach cross slats to the long slats to make the top
- Sand, stain and varnish
- Fit plastic lining and fill with sand
PDF Download:
>> Click here to download the picnic sandpit table plan
