Got to design and build a table that is sturdy and stable, but can knock down flat, and with legs that are out of the way for the user.
Still have to stain and finish, but here are some pics:
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Damm..my clamps looked like that, 20 years ago..(sigh)
Nice work!
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Thanks,Last winter was my first serious shop season and I went out and bought a bunch of clamps (and a band saw, and spindle sander, etc.) Give me a few more years to rough 'em up.I'll post a pic after the stain and finish, next week.
Looks like a tipper to me.
I built one like that long ago, but it was designed to go in a space with one of its short sides butted to a wall. I made the table with a cleat under that one end that engaged a mating cleat attached to the wall, so with the one end fixed, it was not so apt to be unstable when bumped.
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I wondered about that at the design phase, but it turns out that it is quite stable... sturdy enough that I will use the design as the basis for a jobsite work table.
sturdy enough that I will use the design as the basis for a jobsite work table.
I used the same design for a knockdown table I took on out of town jobs years ago. I found you coud shorten the upper arms by about 1/4 and still have decent stability.
Nice work !
Looking forward to the finished pictures.
Thanks Dave,I am going to add adjustable screw leveling feet to the work table and the work table will be about a foot wider too.I have a pattern now and will use a pattern bit in my router to make copies.Here is a shot of the legs. Shorter upper arms would lower the center of gravity a skosh too...good tip.Later,Bass
Legs are stained and have one coat of poly. Tomorrow I will put another coat of poly on. Plan on delivering the table Tuesday and will take a pic in the showroom.
Like the table.
How are you attaching the top?
Glad you like it.The top has a set of cleats that receive the legs with a tight fit, but I may use a few screws too.
I thought that was how you were going to do it.
So when you screw it, are you going through the cleats
into the legs?
That's the plan.
Nice!!!!
I like the simple elagance on conteparary or modernistic designs.
Do you mind if I use your design for something for our home?
Dave,Help yourself. Glad you like the modern look... I think the customer will dig it too.This table is 60x24x30" (lxwxh). The legs on the long axis step back 6" from the table edge and step back 3" on the short axis. The feet are about 4" tall at the toe and taper up at 1"of rise per 5" of run. Blah, blah, blah.The long table "leg" looks similar to the Honda "H" turned on its' side (though more symmetrical). This is coincidental and occurred to me after the build.http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandman5/2563099768/Regards,Bass
Here is the finished product:
is that an mdf top with veneer on top?doubled up 3/4"?"there's enough for everyone"
Yep. Doubled MDF top with a "maple" plastic laminate. Legs are double 3/4" maple veneer stained to match the top.
Outstanding!
I did a rough sketch the other night to show DW. I'm looking at a low version with a boat top to use as an occasional table.
I would like to see that, sounds good.
It could be awhile.
DW has got my shop and her studio cluttered with mosaic glass stuff right now. I have got to finish installing the furnace in he studio this weekend and hope the duct work is ready by the following week end. Then it will take awhile to get the new stained glass storage rack built and a boat load of trips between the two building just to move all that stuff. Meanwhile I'm still trying to finish the garage siding, soffit and stone.
The list is endless...., but I'll get it done one day,... cause I like that table.
Dave,I have plans to make some copies, for jobsite use, etc. It may be a while for that too.I'm interested in your boat top, when you get around to it.Good luck with all your endeavors,Brian