Attaching your table legs

For our table legs, we just went with the basic replacement legs that we bought from Lowes.  I think they were about $19.99 for a set.

The box said you would need 16 3/4" screws, so we purchased those separately.  Of course when we opened the box, they were included.

For our tables, we just measured equal distance from each side, and verified our markings.

Attaching the legs were simple enough.  Each set of legs were screwed in by 8 separate spots.  Measuring out your proper alignment took more time than actually drilling in your screws.

Also, you might want to give your base a quick sanding around the outer edges.  You don't want anyone getting snagged.

Here's a side view of our base with our legs attached.

Cory feeling proud of himself and his accomplishment.

One word of advice.  The legs fold out in a particular direction, just make sure that your support and locking mechanism is facing the right way.  Otherwise when you unfold your legs, it won't lock properly.

You'll find yourself unscrewing a set of legs just to flip it over and re-screw.

Here's a pic of the base now with attached table legs.

You want your measurements to be as close to perfect as possible, but don't worry if they don't match 100% on all sides.  There may be some variance due to the wood shape itself, or any cuts or sanding you've done. 

The legs should be pretty close to touching when folded up.

Both bases for both tables, now with table legs attached.

Junell said he cut a few inches off the table legs, but we were pleased with the height, and didn't want to mess with cutting any metal.

Oh wait a minute! 

After attaching the legs, and then laying our race track on top, we found out we had attached our legs on the wrong side of our base.  The cup holder cut outs weren't aligning like they should with the race rack. 

We turned the base over, and sure enough, we had screwed into the incorrect side.  So we had to unscrew our legs, turn the base over, and do the process over again.  We made this mistake on both tables.

Also, another tip.  The screws that are included with your table legs are pretty wimpy.  We popped the top off of two of them, and weren't trying too hard.  There was also a screw that didn't have the grooves cut out.

It's not a bad idea to have a few 3/4 inch screws laying around in case you run into the same problem. 

Cory shows the table how pleased he is at the moment.