Learn how to build a lazy Susan; includes details for a circle-cutting jig for a saber saw and working with edge banding.
Wood edge banding is very thin solid wood that has a layer of hot melt adhesive on the back of it. An ordinary household iron was all that was needed to attach the banding to the plywood.
Ron placed the edge banding into position making sure that it was centered. Ron set the iron on hot and began applying heat to the base of the tape, which softened the hot melt adhesive on the back. Ron emphasized the importance of using a lot of pressure on the iron to firmly attach the band.
In addition to the iron, Ron used a small, hand held laminate roller to ensure that that the banding was pressed down securely.
When Ron finally came around to the starting point, he overlapped the edging on top of itself and used a utility knife to make a diagonal cut through both layers, leaving a clean joint.
3. Mount bearings:
It was essential that the bearing be mounted exactly in the center of the base.
Ron used what is called a center-finding tool. He drew several lines from the edge using the tool as a guide. The point where these lines all intersected was the center of the circle.
Ron placed the bearing on the smaller circle with the center directly in the center.
Ron attached the bearing to the first circle with pan head screws.
Ron rotated the unattached side of the bearing a few degrees and passed an awl through one of the mounting holes, making a starter mark on the wood.
Ron then drilled a half-inch hole all the way through what would be the base of the lazy Susan.
Ron centered the base in place bottom side up, on top of the larger circle and rotated it until the hole he just drilled lined up with one of the four mounting holes on the bearing plate.
He then inserted the first screw through the mounting hole to attach the bearing plate to underside of the top of the lazy Susan. Ron repeated the process for each of the four holes of the bracket.
Ron applied four self-adhesive plastic feet, which would keep the lazy Susan stable on any surface.
RESULTS: Ron's lazy Susan turned out just as he had hoped and was guaranteed to provide more accessible storage space however he choses to use it.
