Wheels for Table??

[Jim Thompson]

To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from
4'x8'x3/4" oak plywood, and finished the edges with some solid oak
trim.

This sits on top of a standard Costco 30"x72" folding table (alignment
cleats on the bottom of the plywood to prevent slip-sliding around).

Only trouble is that it is one heavy dude. I have bad knees (from
polio as a kid plus some arthritis starting to kick in) and my wife is
only 5'1", so it's a pain (literally) to move to and from the garage
storage area.

I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
either temporary slip-on or fold-away.

I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

 

[maxfoo]

To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from
4'x8'x3/4" oak plywood, and finished the edges with some solid oak
trim.

This sits on top of a standard Costco 30"x72" folding table (alignment
cleats on the bottom of the plywood to prevent slip-sliding around).

Only trouble is that it is one heavy dude. I have bad knees (from
polio as a kid plus some arthritis starting to kick in) and my wife is
only 5'1", so it's a pain (literally) to move to and from the garage
storage area.

I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
either temporary slip-on or fold-away.

I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

Have the wife take up weight lifting.



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[Harry Dellamano]

To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from
4'x8'x3/4" oak plywood, and finished the edges with some solid oak
trim.

This sits on top of a standard Costco 30"x72" folding table (alignment
cleats on the bottom of the plywood to prevent slip-sliding around).

Only trouble is that it is one heavy dude. I have bad knees (from
polio as a kid plus some arthritis starting to kick in) and my wife is
only 5'1", so it's a pain (literally) to move to and from the garage
storage area.

I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
either temporary slip-on or fold-away.

I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson
--

Jim, you really don't want to store that puppy all winter, might play havoc
with the automatic auto parker you have in the grange. How about a bon-fire
after dinner. Always save one raw hot dog to show the Fire Department when
they arrive. Fires for meals are allowed.
OBTW, were you able to fit that 7 lbs turkey on your BBQ?

love
harry

 

[John Larkin]

To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from
4'x8'x3/4" oak plywood, and finished the edges with some solid oak
trim.

This sits on top of a standard Costco 30"x72" folding table (alignment
cleats on the bottom of the plywood to prevent slip-sliding around).

Only trouble is that it is one heavy dude. I have bad knees (from
polio as a kid plus some arthritis starting to kick in) and my wife is
only 5'1", so it's a pain (literally) to move to and from the garage
storage area.

I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
either temporary slip-on or fold-away.

I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

Just google 'electrostatic anti-gravity.'

John

 

[Joe Legris]

To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from
4'x8'x3/4" oak plywood, and finished the edges with some solid oak
trim.

This sits on top of a standard Costco 30"x72" folding table (alignment
cleats on the bottom of the plywood to prevent slip-sliding around).

Only trouble is that it is one heavy dude. I have bad knees (from
polio as a kid plus some arthritis starting to kick in) and my wife is
only 5'1", so it's a pain (literally) to move to and from the garage
storage area.

I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
either temporary slip-on or fold-away.

I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

In Chinatown they make their table tops round and roll them around like
wagon wheels. Too late for that. Cut it into a pair of 4x4 foot panels
and install hinges with removable pins onto the upper surface.

 

[Jim Thompson]

To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from [snip]
I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
either temporary slip-on or fold-away.

I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson
--

Jim, you really don't want to store that puppy all winter, might play havoc
with the automatic auto parker you have in the grange. How about a bon-fire
after dinner. Always save one raw hot dog to show the Fire Department when
they arrive. Fires for meals are allowed.
OBTW, were you able to fit that 7 lbs turkey on your BBQ?

love
harry

What's "winter" ?

Did an 18-pounder in the indoor oven, in the style of Alton Brown
("Good Eats" on the Food Network), brined over-night... marvelously
moist!

...Jim Thompson

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 13:21:36 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson

I'm open to suggestions.

Inline skate mechanism?

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

 

[Harry Dellamano]

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:32:47 GMT, "Harry Dellamano"


What's "winter" ?

Did an 18-pounder in the indoor oven, in the style of Alton Brown
("Good Eats" on the Food Network), brined over-night... marvelously
moist!

...Jim Thompson

Hey Jim, you need some help here, always figure a lbs/person minimum, so
you need at least >20 lbs turkey. Try stuffing it with chorizo, unions and
peppers. The oil from the chorizo permeates the bird...marvelously moist.
Not known to the Food Network. Better than stuffing with a hole duck.
Indoor oven? Too hot outside??

cheers
harry

 

[Charles W. Johnson Jr.]

To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from
4'x8'x3/4" oak plywood, and finished the edges with some solid oak
trim.

This sits on top of a standard Costco 30"x72" folding table (alignment
cleats on the bottom of the plywood to prevent slip-sliding around).

Only trouble is that it is one heavy dude. I have bad knees (from
polio as a kid plus some arthritis starting to kick in) and my wife is
only 5'1", so it's a pain (literally) to move to and from the garage
storage area.

I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
either temporary slip-on or fold-away.

I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

2 2"X4"X12" 4 swivel wheels on each place edge guides along the legnth
whells on each corner place one setup at each corner of table top.

Charles

 

[Harry Dellamano]

In Chinatown they make their table tops round and roll them around like
wagon wheels. Too late for that. Cut it into a pair of 4x4 foot panels
and install hinges with removable pins onto the upper surface.

Hey Joe, I think you got it. Round is optimum shape in dinning tables for
groups >six and easily moved. I love my 6.5' dia. round table, seats 12.
JT's 2:1 aspect ratio not bad.

harry

 

[Mike Cukr]

To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from
4'x8'x3/4" oak plywood, and finished the edges with some solid oak
trim.

This sits on top of a standard Costco 30"x72" folding table (alignment
cleats on the bottom of the plywood to prevent slip-sliding around).

Only trouble is that it is one heavy dude. I have bad knees (from
polio as a kid plus some arthritis starting to kick in) and my wife is
only 5'1", so it's a pain (literally) to move to and from the garage
storage area.

I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
either temporary slip-on or fold-away.

I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

Now for a serious reply. How about a couple of 12" square platforms
with two casters apiece connected with a 3-4' 1x2" strapping. Sort of
like a long narrow movers dolley. Install a set of suitably padded and
spaced cleats on each platform, bung it on the edge of the 'table top',
tip and slide to the floor, then wheel it off to the garage.

Mike

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

Hey Joe, I think you got it. Round is optimum shape in dinning tables for
groups >six and easily moved. I love my 6.5' dia. round table, seats 12.

Harry? Easily moved? I think that thing must weigh more than my car...

;-)


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

 

[Harry Dellamano]

Harry? Easily moved? I think that thing must weigh more than my car...

;-)


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--

Hi Spehro, this is "Pick on J.T. week".

Happy Holidays
harry

 

[Oppie]

| To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from
| 4'x8'x3/4" oak plywood, and finished the edges with some solid oak
| trim.
|
| This sits on top of a standard Costco 30"x72" folding table (alignment
| cleats on the bottom of the plywood to prevent slip-sliding around).
|
| Only trouble is that it is one heavy dude. I have bad knees (from
| polio as a kid plus some arthritis starting to kick in) and my wife is
| only 5'1", so it's a pain (literally) to move to and from the garage
| storage area.
|
| I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
| either temporary slip-on or fold-away.
|
| I'm open to suggestions.
|
| Thanks!
|
| ...Jim Thompson


Sort of after the fact Jim, but the round tables that most caterers use are
made of really cheap plywood and meant to be moved from place to place just
by rolling them on their edge. Crude but effective and a nice tablecloth
hides a multitude of sins. I helped out with a caterer this past summer and
found out a bunch of other things better left unsaid.

Oppie

 

[Joe Legris]

In Chinatown they make their table tops round and roll them around like
wagon wheels. Too late for that. Cut it into a pair of 4x4 foot panels
and install hinges with removable pins onto the upper surface.

Dammit, I forgot to add the punchline:

Your wife can carry them 1 at a time.

 

[Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott]

To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from
4'x8'x3/4" oak plywood, and finished the edges with some solid oak
trim.

This sits on top of a standard Costco 30"x72" folding table (alignment
cleats on the bottom of the plywood to prevent slip-sliding around).

Only trouble is that it is one heavy dude. I have bad knees (from
polio as a kid plus some arthritis starting to kick in) and my wife is
only 5'1", so it's a pain (literally) to move to and from the garage
storage area.

I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
either temporary slip-on or fold-away.

But can it be SPICE'd?

 

[Leon Heller]

To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from
4'x8'x3/4" oak plywood, and finished the edges with some solid oak
trim.

This sits on top of a standard Costco 30"x72" folding table (alignment
cleats on the bottom of the plywood to prevent slip-sliding around).

Only trouble is that it is one heavy dude. I have bad knees (from
polio as a kid plus some arthritis starting to kick in) and my wife is
only 5'1", so it's a pain (literally) to move to and from the garage
storage area.

I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
either temporary slip-on or fold-away.

I'm open to suggestions.

I think I've seen removal companies using a dolley to move things like
this (a small platform with casters). They turn the table through 90
degrees, lift it onto the dolley and then wheel it away.

Leon

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

Hi Spehro, this is "Pick on J.T. week".

Damn, I didn't get the memo.

Happy Holidays
harry

Likewise to you and yours.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

 

[Ross Mac]

To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from [snip]
I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
either temporary slip-on or fold-away.

I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson
--

Jim, you really don't want to store that puppy all winter, might play havoc
with the automatic auto parker you have in the grange. How about a bon-fire
after dinner. Always save one raw hot dog to show the Fire Department when
they arrive. Fires for meals are allowed.
OBTW, were you able to fit that 7 lbs turkey on your BBQ?

love
harry

What's "winter" ?

Did an 18-pounder in the indoor oven, in the style of Alton Brown
("Good Eats" on the Food Network), brined over-night... marvelously
moist!

...Jim Thompson

What's winter?....I hate you guys this time of year!!!!
Ross

 

[Ross Mac]

To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from
4'x8'x3/4" oak plywood, and finished the edges with some solid oak
trim.

This sits on top of a standard Costco 30"x72" folding table (alignment
cleats on the bottom of the plywood to prevent slip-sliding around).

Only trouble is that it is one heavy dude. I have bad knees (from
polio as a kid plus some arthritis starting to kick in) and my wife is
only 5'1", so it's a pain (literally) to move to and from the garage
storage area.

I'm contemplating adding some kind of wheel structure on one edge,
either temporary slip-on or fold-away.

I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks!

...Jim Thompson

Hi Jim,

Too late now, but 2 tables would have been the solution....did you here it's
pick on JT week!!....it's in the thread...have a great holiday....Ross