One-Man Ping-Pong

We have had so much fun with our one-man ping-pong that I had to share the build so you could have fun with your family as well.

First off I want to say that I am the reigning champion of mini ping-pong / one-man ping-pong. I only built our game last Monday, so I’m sure I’ll blow my record out of the water as I practice, but the family scores are currently:

Amazingly-Awesome wife and mother: 50
Apple that fell from her Mother’s tree: 24
Handsome Hubby with no skillz: 11
Other daughter that really didn’t want to play at first: 5

Scores are based on how many bounces, going back and forth between sides, you can get before the ball drops.

Here are the very difficult and labour-intensive building plans:

Mini Ping-Pong / One-Man Ping-Pong

2 pieces of scrap wood and a dowel – cut list below

I had some cut-offs of ½” plywood and a 1 1/8″ dowel in my scrap wood bin. I cut to the lengths above and gave the plywood a thorough sanding to remove as many of the grooves and grain as I could.

I painted the mini ping-pong board and the net with two coats of primer, sanding with 320 grit between coats. Draw lines around the perimeter at about ½” in. Tip: line your pencil up with your marking on a right-angle ruler and then slide the ruler (pencil tight to it) down your board.

Use painter’s tape to block off the sections of your one-man ping-pong that will remain white.

I mixed some leftover sample pots of paint to get a green that is somewhat indicative of a ping-pong table.

Find the centre point of your mini ping-pong board and pre-drill a hole. Drilling from the painted side down into your dowel, attach the base to the dowel with a 2″ wood screw.