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Table base design

1/26/22

Hi
I have an interior designer who would like me to build the table in the renderings attached. I suggested adding a base to make it more stable and to lock the cylindrical legs in but she would like it as rendered. My thought is to make the legs out of glued up staves and then turn on a lathe. I am planning on having some 1/4" plate steel plasma cut/lasered to connect the table top (solid wood glue up) and the legs. Everything would be slotted to allow for expansion/contraction. Knowing that this wouldn't be a strong enough connection for the legs to resist shear my plan is to run threaded rod through the center of each leg to the bottom where there will be a base plate (wood/steel) and then tighten with nuts/washer. The threaded rod would also be connected to the steel plate at the top. Sorry if this doesn't make complete sense. I can try to render the plate/threaded rod connection if that would help. Would this mechanical fastening method be adequate or would anyone suggest a different connection method? Thanks.

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1/27/22 #2: Table base design ...

Pete

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What is the diameter of the legs?

I would turn the legs out of solid stock. Make a rectangular wood frame, maybe 1 1/2" thick, that the legs are tenoned into. This frame can have the ends extend out to help keep the table flat. Attach your top to this frame allowing for expansion.

Dont over complicate it with the metal and dont let an interior designer tell you how to build it.

1/28/22 #3: Table base design ...

RichC

Personally I would ask for a box around the top of the legs to get more structure. I did a conference table decades ago with a cluster of 2x2s to have a similar look. I had an 8/4 base plate and 8/4 top plate. No one ever sees the top plate unless they lay on the floor.

1/28/22 #4: Table base design ...

Pete

I think Rich and I are saying the same thing. I think that can be made with no base plate on the floor. Just have the top plate or frame. A stout tenon is better than metal rod in my opinion.

1/28/22 #5: Table base design ...

David

Rich and Pete. Thanks. I like that solution. I will pitch that to the interior designer. Appreciate the input as always.

1/28/22 #6: Table base design ...

Thomas Gardiner

I think your original idea of staved construction is the right way to go. Glue in a substantial centre plug with a captured nut in each leg. The steel plate mount for the underside of the table can have countersunk holes to locate the legs with maybe a 5/16" or 3/8" machine screws. Steel is cheap,effective and low profile for purposes like this.
Site assembly would be a breeze. I would have no worries about the strength of the table.

1/30/22 #7: Table base design ...

Pete

For me, the metal just seems like it would take more time for not that much more gain.

4/30/22 #10: Table base design ...

Max Velin

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where I saw a lot of massage chairs and would like to design one for my room. Of course the market is pretty much a lot of proposals but I would like to have something of his ie the individual.

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