How would you make this?
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I recently did this model of an expandable dining table. The top seems precariously balanced on a short, round shaft. Whem the two leaves are unfolded, as shown here, the top measures 100cm wide and 200 cm long. Quite a balancing act, no doubt.
My source for the model gave no clue about the table's construction, so here's the challenge. How would you construct it so the darn thing doesn't tip over and spill soup in your lap as soon as you lean on it?
Here's my thought. Fill the base with concrete, sink a thick metal rod into the concrete, and weld a thick, wide metal plate onto the rod. Bolt the tabletop to the plate.
Any other suggestions?
Enjoy.
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If you made the base very heavy or even attached it to the floor, then made a shaft and that whole lower plate of solid steel--I bet it would still bounce.
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Nice model of a very strange design David. Without knowing all the details of the design , top thickness , materials , solid wood , veneer etc. Would probably try a large plate with rectangular tube on the bottom of table top and a tube with flange that the top would socket into. And yes agree with everyone this crazy thing will have a bunch of deflection in the top and will need a whole lot of cement in the base ! Great example of design without much thought to function.
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Good thoughts all around. FYI, the piece is made of rosewood (or maybe rosewood veneer), and the top sections are 3/4 in. thick. So, to paraphrase tuna1957, all form and no function.
Thanks, all.
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@davidheim1 said:
sink a thick metal rod into the concrete,
I did it that way.
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=183&t=65491
Robert
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Good to know, Robert. Is the table stable?
Best,
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"sink a thick metal rod into the concrete"
Not a bad idea until you have to move it. You would have to be sure that lifting the table top with about 200kg of concrete hanging of it is OK. Not sure I would do that.
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