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Topic: Can I install base mount for a table ? Posted: 14 May 2022 at 10:16am |
We built a new table using 2 pedestals. I tried one pedestal, but it was not as sturdy as we needed. I cut a piece of 3/4" plywood as a base. It fit tightly between the 2 hassocks and the wall. We used some of the non-slip rubber matting under the plywood. the pedestal bases were screwed into the plywood with #12 x 1" wood screws. It is very stable. the table top comes off and is stored on the seat and the 2 pedestals travel on the bed. Hope this helps travel safe Vann
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77 Sunset Strip
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 2022 at 2:34pm |
So the white piece attaches to the wood under the cushion ? And what looks like the end of the bar on the left side of the picture ?
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marwayne
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 May 2022 at 12:34pm |
That is to stabilize the table, so I don't have to use 2 stand pipes
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77 Sunset Strip
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2022 at 6:45pm |
marwayne -
Thanks for sharing - you should have been a furniture builder !! Couple of questions: What is the U-shaped white piece at the rear of the table and on the left side of the picture it looks like something attached to the outside of your slide piece at the front ??
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77 Sunset Strip
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2022 at 6:36pm |
Thanks John - so many creative ideas here.
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marwayne
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2022 at 2:16pm |
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john in idaho
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2022 at 7:49am |
I don't have a photo, and my 80 yr old brain may not be able to get it from a cell phone to this computer. But I got a pedestal and 2 floor socket mounts from a boat store - they use them to install pedestal seats. With two pieces of 3/4 ply it makes the table around 29" from the floor. top is about 2 ft square and bottom is about 18". Table is wiggly if you have to push down on it to stand up, so just use your thigh muscles. Works great. 3 or 4 can eat - think camping, not glamping. Make the top any size you want.I made ours rectangular not square, with rounded edges and melamine on top. Stores on the bed along with the folding chairs etc for travel.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2022 at 11:13pm |
John - do you have a picture of your setup you can share ?
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2022 at 10:19am |
I was going to say, well that's another way to skin a cat, but since you feed barn cats on your old table, maybe it might not be PC. Sounds like a good solution.
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john in idaho
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2022 at 8:28am |
I just screwed the base onto a piece of 3/4 a little smaller than the top. We can scoot that around or even take it outside, and it travels apart on the bed. I have the original table in the greenhouse and feed the barn cats on it.
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