I'd wrap that plywood in felt or something to protect the table (just staple it on the "up" side). Or, (I just thought of this) I'd use a piece of that foam insulation that comes in sheets. I doesn't weigh very much, so is easier to handle. (I'd still wrap it in felt - for what reason, I do not know.)

bk

Thank you, both! I think I'm going to go ahead and have regular table pads made for it, too, so do you think I'll be OK skipping the plywood?

I don't think those table pads would like that much heat. I'd use something heavy like several layers of a heavy felt and then the batting under a canvas cover. You can experiment with these layers and your hand to tell how much heat comes through. I still like the plywood idea.

Mine is plywood base with batting. The cover is turned under the edge and stapled. I have scrap fleece under it to protect the top of the dresser I use.

Thank you, all! I don't even have the table, yet. SO is picking it up after work today, but I'm so excited that I'm already trying to figure things out for it LOL. At 37" high, it is going to perfect for cutting and pinning :)

Does anyone happen to know if this stuff stops RFID signals? My husband gave me a little paper sleeve that has a metallic inner layer to put my credit card in to protect it from hackers, I'm wondering if this stuff will do the same thing since this little sleeve is already getting trashed with constant use. If it does work, people could also use it to make phone covers so that hackers can't get into their phones, too. Anyone out there an engineer or married to one???

It's metal properties that would make it work if it does. You can do the same thing by lining something with aluminum foil. I've used a little pouch for cards in Europe with a foil lining on the inside that I made myself. I have the sleeves as well but you can line anything to hold a cell phone if you need to.

I have my table, and it really isn't anything special (and not antique), so I'm not as concerned as I was before.

I started making my cover for it last night, using insul-bright, warm & natural, and cotton duck. I didn't want to use the silver ironing board fabric, because I wanted something pin-able. It seems like the silver stuff ends up getting holes from pinning.

I also skipped using a wooden backer, because I want to be able to fold the cover into a drawer when I'm not using it. Maybe I'll still cut something to fit and slide it between the mattress when not in use.

I'll still use my regular ironing board for heavy stuff, but was thinking this will work well for pressing open seams and whatnot while sewing, without taking yet another space in my already crowded guest room.

Oh, and now I'm wanting to make a table extension for my machine. I saw a few how-to's on the web and it doesn't look too difficult. Maybe even find a foldaway sewing machine table, since I won't be working from the dining room table anymore. Then I start thinking a new iron and bigger ironing board would be nice. It never ends, huh?

Never ends. Soon you'll have one of those huge long arm machines!

Done!

Pretty ingenious and looks like it will be very handy.

Clever!

Theresa

Good job!!!

Errant, that's great! What a good idea to add pockets. My cats are always lounging on the cutting table and pushing my tools on the floor. :)

Donna

Oooo! A gate-leg table. Nice.

bk

Thanks, everyone! I'm glad I found this table so that I can work from the guest room instead of the dining room. I'm hoping to get this last kid out of the house soon, then I can take over his bedroom to make a proper sewing space :D

Oh, and I was all set to order a little fold up machine table from Joann's yesterday, then the sale ended and the price changed right as I was getting ready to submit my info. Ugh! Looks like I'm stuck using the wobbly card table until the next sale. I've never really paid attention to how often they run sales on table, does anyone know? It was their equivalent of the Arrow Gidget 1, and it was only $89 with free shipping when I put it in my cart, then jumped to $169 when I was ready to buy. Very disappointing :(

Yay!!! I called Joann's and they gave me the sale price that I missed out on yesterday :) No more bouncing card table for me!!

Great job - on table cover and buy at Joann's!

Very nice, it looks huge!

Wonderful job. Very useful and clever.

Thank you, all! It's not that big, about 37x54, but only 37x8 when folded, so perfect to tuck away into the guest room when not being used. It turns out the seller measured wrong, and it's only 32" tall (she said it was 37"), so I ordered some casters to help bring it up a bit more. It still beats using the dining room table :D