The Design

We are attempting to build the entire project for under £20. Therefore we will build a frame with PVC tubing as its cheap and easy to work with. The surface will be made of a laminated sheet of wood (type to be decided - but we're routing for MDF).

The lift will be provided by 2 small desk fans (the most powerful we can find) mounted one either end facing inwards. We will make an airtight box underneath the table spanning the entire surface.

It will be 65 inches long by 45 inches wide and 35 inches tall (roughly waist height).

The goals will be made out of wood. I would describe it to ya, but here's a pic:


Detailing

We're thinking about putting blue neons underneath the table to shine through the holes because it looks uberly epic.

Eventually we'd like to suspend a small projector (made from a PSone screen) from the top that will project an image of the scores onto the table. Maybe with some wibbly wobbly swirlyness added. We will design and create software with flash and use spare computer parts to assemble a basic system. To detect goal scoring we'll probably use a keyboard and extend a key to each goal with wire and then use that as input for the software.

We will probably just source our pucks and pushers from ebay for a decent playing feel.

That's all for now. All details of the build will be included when we commence.

TTFN