How To Make Lap Trays
If it s too tight open up the hole a bit.
How to make lap trays. Pull the pillow away taking the velcro along with it. After the glue dried i attached the aprons to form a tray. They serve as a portable desk or table. Again i used biscuit joints but pocket hole joinery would work well here too.
A laptop lap tray step 1. How to make a lap tray. You can easily make a lap tray out of everyday materials in the home. This type of laptop tray has been on the market for quite some time but why would you want to buy one of these.
I rounded the legs at the top and cut the bottoms at a 15ยบ angle then attached the stretcher with pocket hole screws. This is the pocket hole jig i own. Peel off top paper of velcro and position centered on the pillow. These are good for having dinners in front of the tv as the tray will not slide around.
Cutting out the shape. The type in bed laptop tray. Sew the velcro in place through the hole in the bottom of your pillow. Remove the paper and stick the rough side to the bottom of your cookie sheet.
Cut out a piece of sticky backed plastic a couple. Rather than try to make one big template i made template sections. Then i constructed the legs. Bean bag lap trays are designed to actually rest on the lap rather than be supported above the lap.
Your situation will dictate which tray you choose to make. Eating writing drawing or typing on a laptop comfortably are all possible with a lap tray. With legs that can fold it can easily be changed from a serving tray to a lap desk and it can be easily stored away as well. Lap trays are multifunctional in design.
The bean bag base is detachable for washing.