Wheels for Table??

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Jim Thompson

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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
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 13:21:36 -0700, Jim Thompson <invalid@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

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
Click to expand...
Have the wife take up weight lifting.



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"Jim Thompson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:cqvhsv07pv1a6cmr4tvdu8mtr9h3sium2p@4ax.com...
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
--
Click to expand...
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
 
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 13:21:36 -0700, Jim Thompson
<invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

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
Click to expand...
Just google 'electrostatic anti-gravity.'

John
 
Jim Thompson wrote:
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
Click to expand...
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.

--
Joe Legris
 
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:32:47 GMT, "Harry Dellamano"
<harryd@tdsystems.org> wrote:

"Jim Thompson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:cqvhsv07pv1a6cmr4tvdu8mtr9h3sium2p@4ax.com...
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
Click to expand...
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
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 13:21:36 -0700, the renowned Jim Thompson
<invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:

<snip>

I'm open to suggestions.
Click to expand...
Inline skate mechanism?

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
 
"Jim Thompson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:32:47 GMT, "Harry Dellamano"
harryd@tdsystems.org> wrote:


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
Click to expand...
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
 
"Jim Thompson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:cqvhsv07pv1a6cmr4tvdu8mtr9h3sium2p@4ax.com...
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
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
Click to expand...

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
 
"Joe Legris" <jalegris@xympatico.ca> wrote in message
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Jim Thompson wrote:
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.

--
Joe Legris
Click to expand...
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

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"Jim Thompson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:cqvhsv07pv1a6cmr4tvdu8mtr9h3sium2p@4ax.com...
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
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
Click to expand...
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
 
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:30:49 GMT, the renowned "Harry Dellamano"
<harryd@tdsystems.org> wrote:


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

;-)


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
 
"Spehro Pefhany" <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:30:49 GMT, the renowned "Harry Dellamano"
harryd@tdsystems.org> wrote:


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
--
Click to expand...
Hi Spehro, this is "Pick on J.T. week".

Happy Holidays
harry
 
"Jim Thompson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:cqvhsv07pv1a6cmr4tvdu8mtr9h3sium2p@4ax.com...
| 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 wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:

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.
Click to expand...
Dammit, I forgot to add the punchline:

Your wife can carry them 1 at a time.

--
Joe Legris
 
Jim Thompson wrote:

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.
Click to expand...
But can it be SPICE'd?

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
 
Jim Thompson wrote:

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.
Click to expand...
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
 
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 22:18:17 GMT, the renowned "Harry Dellamano"
<harryd@tdsystems.org> wrote:

Hi Spehro, this is "Pick on J.T. week".
Click to expand...
Damn, I didn't get the memo.

Happy Holidays
harry
Click to expand...
Likewise to you and yours.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
 
"Jim Thompson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:32:47 GMT, "Harry Dellamano"
harryd@tdsystems.org> wrote:


"Jim Thompson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:cqvhsv07pv1a6cmr4tvdu8mtr9h3sium2p@4ax.com...
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
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
Click to expand...
What's winter?....I hate you guys this time of year!!!!
Ross
 
"Jim Thompson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:cqvhsv07pv1a6cmr4tvdu8mtr9h3sium2p@4ax.com...
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
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
Click to expand...
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
 
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