Thread: Portable shooting table

Originally Posted by 25/08 IMP

There is one measurement that is wrong I think.
It says 6" for the height of the seat on the main body but it's not correct it needs to be the same height as the other bit that becomes the seat
I would also use dowls instead of the squares to locate the top and the seat.

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Should be good, I couldn't manage to jigsaw a higher seat into 1 sheet (really 2x 1200 here because I don't want to hitch the trailer up for a quick trip to m10).
Would need to sacrifice benchtop width to get a higher seat out of 1 sheet.

A separate seat is an advantage, it removes the seat movement from influencing the bench and allows the seat height and position to be adjusted to suit the user.

Originally Posted by Roamr

Should be good, I couldn't manage to jigsaw a higher seat into 1 sheet (really 2x 1200 here because I don't want to hitch the trailer up for a quick trip to m10).
Would need to sacrifice benchtop width to get a higher seat out of 1 sheet.

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Can you send me a copy of your drawing.
We have a demo yard here that sells new Plymouth cheap it cost me $80 per sheet for 18mm H3

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I had 1 made by a fella lost his details now....




All fits together very snug. Can be flipped about for RH or LH shooters, so very easily adapted.

Originally Posted by 25/08 IMP

Can you send me a copy of your drawing.
We have a demo yard here that sells new Plymouth cheap it cost me $80 per sheet for 18mm H3

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https://tinyurl.com/nzhs-table

Just tried to upload some images, bit easier than the above sketchup model, but i borked alot of the measures with different scales, thanks layout.
Will redo it tonight sometime and get it back up here when I've had time to check its correct.

Along the same principles but lighter and possibly more suited to uneven ground, I've seen guys using these things

https://trademax.co.nz/collections/t...le-12m-06-085m



and having a stool either side

Some people put a larger ply sheet bolted to the top of it

It would be more flimsy but the advantage is it wouldn't move when you shifted your position as much


Note, not necessarily this particular alum bench but similar type of thing

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I think these are all marked up accurately. Apologies to anyone who actually works with wood, think I marked enough for anyone to copy and cut their own, I assume anyone who is going to build their own bench also has the ability to double check this!

Note : All of the cutouts are 50mm x 18mm and the measures are to a corner (not centers). The circle for the base is a 300mm dia with the center between ends, should be a semi-circle entirely, or close enough.

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Originally Posted by Roamr

Download or right-click open in a new tab if not legible.

I think these are all marked up accurately. Apologies to anyone who actually works with wood, think I marked enough for anyone to copy and cut their own, I assume anyone who is going to build their own bench also has the ability to double check this!

Note : All of the cutouts are 50mm x 18mm and the measures are to a corner (not centers). The circle for the base is a 300mm dia with the center between ends, should be a semi-circle entirely, or close enough.

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Awesome thanks for that the only thing I found is 310mm for where your rifle butt sits was a bit narrow.

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easy enough to shift the whole tabletop across on the sheet and extend it out a bit without adjusting the rest of the geometry

Good job 25/08. I like it a lot

Originally Posted by Jaco Goosen

Good job 25/08. I like it a lot

Thanks mate just something I've always been meaning to do, hopefully it will help the couple of older guys at the range so they can now take part I our shoots.

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Finally bothered to make this and use it yesterday, I moved the top across on my second sheet to extend the gun side of the table over an extra bit which is worth it.

I will agree that the wooden tabs are a bit of an arse, I'm no woodworker so I ended up trimming them off and screwing the thing together permanently. Someone more skilled will have no trouble with the cutouts....

She's a sturdy table and on even ground or paddock the integrated seat isn't causing any movement, I'd even reckon it makes the table more stable. No noticeable movement translated into the rifle.

I would do cutouts on a revision to lighten up the base pieces, and I would try dowels instead of the wooden tabs.
Holes straight through the seat and bench so you can still flip it around, and get a longer dowel that goes the full 18mm through.
And I would reinforce around the dowels placement in base, bolt a flat bracket either side or something.

Not bad for about 150$ at least.

Cheap, portable work bench with some ply held in place with 2 small bolts. I've since put a larger piece of ply on it.