Many people remember the reliable Singer sewing machine. At one time, the German miracle of technology was the pride of any home craftswoman.
Having ceased to perform its main functions, the structure will only get in the way and take up space. Of course, you can throw it away right away, or you can show a little ingenuity and make an elegant Coffee table from sewing machine DIY Singer.
Required Tools
- Wire brush. We choose the option with hard, large bristles. The brush is useful for the initial cleaning of the surface from accumulated grease and machine oil.
- Cleaning agent. Will be needed to process and dissolve contaminants. Any solvent can be used. It is best to use a spray bottle, as it allows you to evenly distribute the liquid over a large area.
- Grinder without nozzle. The tool is powerful enough to remove old layer paints.
- Matte paint for a cast iron bed from a sewing machine. It is most convenient to use an aerosol can, but regular can paint will work.
- Decorative impregnation for wood. Applied to the countertop for better preservation and additional protection.
- Screwdriver. Designed for quick tightening of self-tapping screws. You can get by with a screwdriver, but an electric tool will significantly speed up the process.
- Self-tapping screws 4.2 x 19 millimeters. You can choose a gold-plated version and use it as decoration.
- Wide brush. Paint brush with soft bristles will help to evenly distribute the impregnation over the surface of the countertop.
Necessary materials
- To make a coffee table from a Zinger machine, you only need a cast iron frame and a table top.
- The size of the lid is chosen arbitrarily; in our instructions it will be 1000 by 600 millimeters and 22 millimeters thick.
Assembly
- Separate top panel from the legs of the sewing machine table. Usually it is attached to four bolts; to disconnect it, simply unscrew them.
- After this, we begin primary processing. Apply cleaner to the beds. Carefully saturate the folds and corners; dust and machine oil most often accumulate in them. The main task of this procedure is to degrease the surface and get rid of persistent pollution. We will carefully go over it with a brush with metal bristles and, if necessary, apply another layer of solvent.
- Having finished with preliminary cleaning, we will deal with the old paint. You need to get rid of it using a grinder with a special attachment. Let's go through all the curls and corners of the legs, ideally old paint there shouldn't be any left at all.
- Degrease the cleaned metal and apply a new coat of paint. Distribute the layer evenly over the entire surface; it is most convenient to use an aerosol can for this. In some cases, re-application may be necessary, make sure the paint adheres well and move on to the countertop.
- After production, we cover the tabletop with decorative impregnation. Usually a wide brush is used for this. Impregnation protects wood from rotting and external damage. Saturate the surface thoroughly, applying two to four coats.
- After drying the wood, we proceed to fixing it on the frames.
Place the lid on the floor and place cast iron legs on top. We find the mounting holes; they are located in the corners of the frames. Using a screwdriver and self-tapping screws, we connect the cover to the frames. This completes the main assembly process.
Labor and cost
Processing the beds takes the most time. You may be required to work hard for several hours. Everything will depend on their initial condition.
It took me about two hours to clean the surface of oil, old paint, degrease again and apply a new layer. If the cast iron is heavily rusted, it may take much longer.
Assembling the tabletop and securing it will take about an hour. You will have to wait the longest for it to dry. decorative impregnation, this usually takes up to twelve hours.
A bottle of solvent will cost about 100 rubles per 500 ml. Paint – 600 rubles and more, depending on the manufacturer. Tabletop from 300 rubles. The total cost will not exceed 1500 rubles.
Conclusion
This is how, thanks to simple instructions, you can assemble an elegant coffee table from old typewriter DIY Singer. It won’t cost you much, but it will please the eye and do its job correctly for many years.
Always pay attention to old, seemingly unnecessary things. At the right approach and with proper skill they can be turned into something amazing.
I remember when I was a child, my grandmother had a special table in her house - a Singer sewing machine. It was wooden on top, and a sewing machine was folded upside down under the tabletop, plus two openwork legs made of cast iron, a wheel on the side and a wide pedal at the bottom... I first learned to sew on just such a machine. It was later that electric units appeared - more compact and modern, and, alas, no one needed such tables.
However, do not rush to throw such a rarity into the trash. A little time and imagination - and old table from under a sewing machine can be transformed into quite unusual interior items. Here are some interesting ideas for inspiration.
1. The simplest thing that can come out of the cast iron base of an old sewing machine is an excellent dinner table. The heavy ornate frame will support even a fairly wide tabletop. It's great to gather the whole family at one table and remember what happened before...
2. A modern table for a computer or laptop is also a completely worthy metamorphosis for such a table. The so-called eclecticism. If you use a glass tabletop, then such a table will fit even into a high-tech interior.
3. Just a few touches - and it turned out quite well desk for creative people.
4. Perhaps the most elegant idea is a dressing table. The hinged lid can accommodate a mirror, and drawers store cosmetics and small items.
5. A washbasin made from an old sewing machine in the bathroom or in the country house? Incredible idea! But it is very original.
6. Replacing the countertop instantly changes the shape of an old heirloom. This coffee table It’s simply unrecognizable in the living room!
7. Look how good these openwork legs from a Singer machine look in vintage or shabby chic interiors. I would love to turn my grandmother's old table into a console for a vase of flowers. You just need to replace the countertop and repaint the cast iron legs.
This “love story” began a long time ago, a couple of years ago. Once upon a time I had a job, thanks to which I visited almost all the restaurants in the center of Kyiv. In one very cozy establishment, I noticed that all the tables were made from old Singer sewing machines. I really remember this idea. And it lay in my head until the next meeting with a similar table, which took place in the city of Drogobich (Lviv region). Walking around the city, I went into a clothing store self made. It was very nice there. A lot of different very stylish and unusual things and again... a table made from a sewing machine... Then this idea was already firmly stuck in my head, and besides, I infected my husband Kostya with it.
The search for the machine began, which, fortunately, did not last long. My great-aunt invited us to pick up her old sewing machine, which had been lying in her dacha for a long time. A lot of time passed before we transported this “treasure” from Vinnitsa to Kyiv, then another six months until we were ready to implement this idea. And we made the table itself in just 5 days and just fell in love with it!
How did we make it?
Step 1
We dismantled the table, threw out the completely outdated tabletop and other parts from the machine. True, they left a box (we put it in it). All parts were washed in the shower stall and cleaned of century-old deposits with a metal brush.
Step 2
Painting the legs. Kostya took all the metal parts to the garage and painted them, hanging them on a wire.
We painted it with wear-resistant 4 in 1 paint. The result was a very beautiful matte finish.
Step 3
Bought pine furniture board. Dimensions: 100 x 60 x 1.8 cm.
For painting, we chose “Pinotex Interior” transparent paint and tinted it purple-burgundy. This color fits right in with the color palette we decided on for the room. In addition, it is dark enough so as not to distract or irritate your eyes while working.
We decided to cover the tree with a roller, since it applies the paint more evenly than a brush and does not leave streaks or grooves behind.
We painted the tabletop three times. We waited 2-3 hours between coats, although this paint dries almost instantly. The peculiarity of “Pinotex Interior” is that it does not leave a greasy layer, but is completely absorbed into the wood, since it is water based. That is, the effect is similar to stain, but this paint, in addition to tinting, also protects the wood.
This is the velvety effect obtained after a three-layer coating. But we decided to cover the tabletop with acrylic varnish for reliability, since this table made from a sewing machine will be a full-fledged one computer desk, with which we will sometimes drink tea or coffee :) We were not sure that “Pinotex” would react favorably to spilled coffee. And the varnish will definitely hold up.
Step 4
Varnishing. Why did we choose acrylic varnish? Firstly, because there is a child in the house, and even if you cover the countertop with oil varnish in the garage, you will have to wait some time until the unpleasant toxic smell disappears. Acrylic lacquer absolutely non-toxic. Secondly, it dries quickly and you can start attaching the tabletop on the same day. Thirdly, this varnish can be applied in a very thin, invisible layer, which was to our advantage, because we still wanted to preserve the velvety quality.
During painting, the varnish has a white tint, but then this effect disappears and the layer becomes completely transparent.
Step 5
Marking the table for fastenings. We did it using masking tape, so as not to stain the paint layer with a pencil (or something worse :)). Everything was measured and the location of the legs was determined.
We installed the tabletop in the right place.
Ksenia actively helped :)
We put marks in the holes on the legs through which the old tabletop was attached. They will be clearly visible on the tape. Drill holes for furniture nuts according to the marks.
After the holes are ready, you need to drive furniture nuts into them.
You can also play with the nuts: scatter them throughout the apartment, and then collect them together as a family. This activity is suitable for taking a little break from the hard work of creating a table from a sewing machine :)
We attach the tabletop to the legs and the table is ready! This is what Kostino looks like now workplace. True, now we have to fight for the opportunity to sit at a computer desk, because we only have one graphics tablet, but we really want to draw on it :)))
A ficus also joined this love story and, in my opinion, it was very successful.
Now a modest Soviet chair awaits modifications. He will become a laconic addition to the male workplace. But that is another story…
We had legs from a SINGER sewing machine, so far we have adapted them as a bed for a hand-held circular saw, but in the future we want to make a decorative table, and as an option, use glass as a tabletop. We have glass - it's Stalinite from some kind of truck (booth window).
Who cares about circular saw, you can read it. And we will go further and look at what options for tables you can make with your own hands and how they fit into the interior
This is what the sewing machine itself looks like. We had exactly this one, but I don’t remember where the machine itself went - maybe it’s lying somewhere
Here's a table with glass table top. Legs are painted White color, to match the interior color.
In the photo below the legs are not from a SINGER machine, but the principle is the same. They are painted bronze. Also with glass top
Option with wooden tabletop th in a modern interior
We have glass like this with rounded corners
And here both the table and the chair are made from Singer legs. In another photo there is a gold table.
Extended version of the table with a solid wooden top
Unusual use in the bathroom
Wooden tabletop in a "wooden" interior
And this is some kind of design solution with a thick tabletop with two pairs of machine legs
Table for a garden or gazebo. Agree, it’s always nice to sit on wooden furniture, at a table made with your own hands, and even on fresh air, enjoying a conversation and a cup of green tea, or something stronger.
And here is a combination of a log house made of rounded logs and a mini table with one leg)
And finally - computer talk. If you also put a generator on the paw, you can generate electricity and train muscles - this is for those who sit for a long time at the computer and move little)))
This is just a small part of what is possible
The metal patterned legs of the machine can be processed ideally - sandblaster, sandpaper or special solutions (if there is rust), then paint in desired color or varnish
Hello, dear readers! Probably everyone remembers the old foot-operated sewing machines around the world. famous brand“Singer”, at that time, such a machine was particularly popular with seamstresses, thanks to its bed with a footrest, which made it possible to significantly save on electricity, and was also famous for its ability to flawlessly stitch even the thickest materials. But time does not stand still, and years later the old foot-operated machine was replaced with a modern electric one. Some simply disposed of the foot-operated machines, others dismantled them and stored them in the attic, and still others, the most resourceful, used them in everyday life. Well, what can be made from an old sewing machine will be discussed in this review.
1. Kitchen cooking tables and dining tables made from a Singer sewing machine.
An excellent solution for the home is a kitchen dining table with a chic wrought-iron base. The tabletop can be made of solid wood, as well as transparent or frosted glass. As for the base itself, you can simultaneously use two beds from identical sewing machines or separate one forged base, move the resulting parts closer to the edges of the tabletop, and between them fasten a crossbar made of strong reinforcement, which will also serve as a footrest.
2. Dressing tables from an old sewing machine.
For dressing table you can leave the entire base, i.e. Not only metal part, as well as a wooden tabletop with side drawers and a hinged lid. To make the table look neater, all parts of the frame must be sanded and repainted. suitable color. And in the compartment with the hinged lid (where the sewing machine used to be hidden) place a fabric-lined plywood box, and attach a mirror to the lid itself from the inside.
3. Desk.
In order not to spend too much money on buying a new desktop, you just need to make a tabletop from wood and attach it to the base from an old typewriter. The result is a chic workplace with an excellent forged base; at such a table you will want to work twice as hard.
4. Table in the gazebo.
Great idea for garden area rest, such a table will significantly transform the entire gazebo as a whole, and if you also make a similar bench for it, as well as a barbecue, it will be difficult to take your eyes off. The table looks expensive and solid at the same time.
5. Table for small items.
In some houses, there are tables in the hallway or hallway for small items (keys, cell phones, flower pots, photo frames), so why not replace the boring, monotonous table with a more elegant one with an interesting metal base. Moreover, its implementation does not require special costs provided you have an old foot machine. It is necessary to decide on the tabletop (wood or glass), clean and paint the base, and then connect the base to the tabletop.
6. Brazier from the base of a foot-operated machine.
A great idea for those who like to barbecue, and most importantly - the gorgeous base is already ready, all that remains is to order from a carpenter the cutting of iron for the top frying drawer, then weld all the parts welding machine, sand and paint, wait for the paint to dry and go barbecue.
7. A bench made from sewing machine legs.
Perfect solution– creating a base from old sewing feet garden bench or armchairs. The planks can be ordered from a carpenter, then all the parts are connected, and also painted or varnished.
8. Flowerbed from an old sewing machine.
Such a flowerbed is easy to care for; you don’t need to bend over to thin out the plants or remove all the weeds, and it’s convenient to water.
9. Washbasin made from a sewing machine frame.
Another fresh solution– washbasin on the bed of a sewing machine. A bowl-shaped sink mounted on a wooden countertop looks especially beautiful. The result is a set with modern overtones and a vintage twist; such contrasting items are now very popular.
10. Jewelry cabinet.
A ready-made cabinet with various compartments and mirrors on the doors is attached to the base.
11. Stand for bedspreads.
At night, the bedspreads removed from the bed can be carefully hung on a special rack; such a thing will be especially relevant in a children's room with several beds, so the kids will be accustomed to order. On the base of the machine, a box with screwed beams is installed, on which laundry or bedspreads are subsequently hung.
How to make a table from the base of a foot-operated machine.
First you need to prepare the countertop; you can order it from a carpenter or, if you have the skill, prepare it yourself. By the way, you can also order a tabletop from furniture manufacturing companies; you name the dimensions, choose a shade, and they will make you a wonderful tabletop.
Next, if necessary, you should sand the legs and paint them in the desired color; after the paint has dried, you can begin assembling all the parts, namely the base and tabletop. Screw it on metal legs to a wooden tabletop with screws. That's it, the great table is ready!
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As you can see, it turns out that there are a lot of ideas of what can be made from a foot-operated sewing machine, you just need to present the idea correctly, and then the result will be beyond praise. Friends, maybe you have your own interesting ideas regarding what can be made from an old sewing machine, write your reviews in the comments.
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