Rolling Whiteboard Bed Table

I built a table frame that fits perfectly into my bed frame and has wheels on it to move, using a removable whiteboard as a tabletop.

I was working on another project in my office, and I noticed that it was cold, but my parents didn't turn on the heater. I thought maybe I could work in my bed, but I didn't have space to put my laptop and mouse. I was also participating in a game jam soon, so I decided to build this table so I could work on my projects in bed.

For a table this size to be able to have a removable top, I had to incorporate some sort of supports into the bottom. Fully 3d printing them would be time consuming and expensive, so I tested a few different methods to create these supports.

The one I found worked the best was by embedding holes in each of the table legs and putting crop sticks through them to form a stable frame which I could then put the surface and wheels on.

I designed the table leg in tinkercad, it was quite simple. The filled area and triangular brace accomodates a hole for a stick, as well as supporting the surface above. The whole for the sticks in the other direction is located further down. The wheel is mounted below the main section, and the leg extends further down to keep the wheel in place(this is rolling on "rails" on my bed)

I 3d printed these legs and glued the rods in place with hot glue. During the assembly phase, I noticed that the "aligners" on the top that I had designed were slightly too close together and the whiteboard didn't fit, so I snapped them off on one side with pliers.

This was the largest project I have ever attempted up to today, but I do plan on making even larger projects in the future.

3d Printer, Filament, Crop sticks, hot glue gun, hot glue, wheels

Use a 3d printer to print four legs using the attached STL. Remember to mirror the leg for two out of four of them. Legs can be printed out of any non-flexible material.

Each leg contains two holes in the structure in perpendicular directions. To glue the crop sticks,

1. Push the stick through to where it should fit
2. Mark both ends with a marker
3. Push the crop stick further than where it should fit, until both marks are visible on one side
4. Apply hot glue to the section between the marks
5. Pull the stick back to the desired location
6. It's OK if the sticks are too long, you can cut them off later.

If you have sticks that protrude out of the holes on either side, cut them off. This can be done by simply repeatedly bending them. If you want, you can leave sticks in some places to act as a handle.

This step is optional if you don't want your table to roll, but if you do, screw in the wheels using a hole near the bottom of the table leg. The leg should extend lower than the wheels in order to align them with the bed frame.

Now, simply place your whiteboard or surface of choice on top of the completed frame.