Miniature Picnic Table

My First attempt at a real Project! 

See Video for story and process.

This is an (almost) Scale replica of the picnic table that I had my first date with my partner. It was near the end of Covid lock downs when you could only meet up outside. It's a special place to me so I thought I'd try replicate it! 

The parts can all be printed individually and are designed to friction fit together - other than the legs which print flat in 2 Parts and can be glued together.

Please post a make if you print it!

I'm new to modelling - any feed back appreciated!

My Print Settings:

• PLA
• 0.2 Layer Height
• 20% Infill
• Optional supports for chair cross beam end (or the full legs if you're brave)

Required:

• Some Patience and and maybe some glue 

Optional:

• The below finishing options
• Super Gluing your fingers together

Parts to Print:

• Table
  • 9 x Main Plank 
  • 2 x Table End Plank
  • 1 x Table Cross Beam (Metal)
  • 4 x Table Leg Half
     
• Bench Seat
  • 4 x Main Plank
  • 2 x Chair End Plank 
  • 1 x Chair Cross Beam (Wood)
  • 4 x Chair Leg Half
     

Finishing: (How I did it - You do you)

• Wood Parts:
  • I used Idea Maker to add texture to the tops of the straight planks (print on side) and to part of the outside of the curved planks. See this Playlist for how to do that.
  • Printed them using a wood composite PLA.
  • Gave them all a light coat of dark wood stain and let them dry (Do Not dry in direct sunlight - see video for why)
  • Sanded the wood stain of the top of the textured surface. This exposed the actual wood particles in the filament in the high Points whilst leaving the stain in the low points - giving it an aged, worn wood look.
  • Aligned the planks in the order they would be on the table/seat and sanded a bit more to tie them together a bit.
     
• Metal Parts:
  • Printed with Protopasta Stainless Steel Composite PLA
  • Texture would have been too fine to add with Idea Maker so I sanded off the layer lines as best I could and poked at it with a soldering iron just to add some sort of texture.
  • Dry and Wet sanded it with finer and finer sand paper to try and get it to look more metalic
  • Gave it a black wash (Black acrylic paint, dish soap and water) to darken the recesses.
  • Then sanded it with the finest sand paper I had to bring back the “shine” to the high spots - I also went over it with steel wool cos I'd seen that recommended.

Assembly:
(Pretty much the same for Table and Bench Seats)

• Glue the leg halves together - Be careful to align them perfectly.
• Connect the main plank middle holes to the cross beam nubs (glue optional)
• Connect the main plank end holes to the leg nubs (and glue)
• Connect the End planks to the sides of the legs and cross beam (and more glue for luck)

Note: In the video I struggle to get these to fit (for obvious reasons) but the nice versions I printed fit together perfectly.

Included:

• Main Plank (wood) - The main middle planks on both the Table and Bench Seats 
• Table End Plank (wood) -  Plank that caps the ends of the Table 
• Chair End Plank  (wood) -  Curved plank that caps the ends of the bench seats 
• Chair Cross Beam (wood) -  Connects the planks together in the middle, yes this is a bit thick, that's because that is how it is on the real thing. 
• Table Cross Mean (metal) - Conects the Table planks together in the middle 
• Chair and Table Leg Halves (metal) - Print 2 and stick them together to make a leg.
  • OG Legs:
    These are the parts I used for the pictures and Video. The have some pretty fragile detail if you print at 100% and I damaged them a bunch when finishing them. 
  • Easy Print Legs:
    These are a bit more simple to print, less fiddly and still look good.
• Chair and Table Full Legs: In case your printing with supports skills are better than mine
   

 — Onshape Document — 

Warning: this document is the work of a complete novice and will probably frustrate you.