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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 17:58:41 GMT
I've got aluminium tape 50mm wide somewhere. Its good stuff thanks for that suggestion  |
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Post by smileypete on Mar 4, 2017 18:03:06 GMT
Also a strip of coke can metal might do, once 'formed' it could be tacked into the socket or onto the leg with a few stripes of glue.
ETA: Ah OK, try the ally tape first, should do nicely.
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Post by lollygagger on Mar 5, 2017 9:06:32 GMT
These things are inherently wobbly. The socket is too shallow meaning there is too much leverage at the table end. A great idea that despite barely working has sold thousands. I've never seen one that doesn't wobble. The trouble is there isn't a flush alternative.
I have an L shaped leg fixed on the side of my seat base. The leg doesn't wobble but the table top slips round instead. You can't win.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 9:15:57 GMT
I did wonder if it was normal. It can be made more secure by pushing it down harder. Perhaps a block of wood over the top of the pole and a whack with a hammer. Tap the side to loosen afterwards.
I've got a bigger table which I use if 4 of us are eating but that can move quite badly tipping stuff off.
Annoying. As you say its a basically crap design but there appear to be no sensible alternatives. Perhaps a hole right through to the baseplate with a guide tube and a bit magnet to hold it to the bottom of the boat. Maybe too complicated.
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Post by lollygagger on Mar 5, 2017 9:37:45 GMT
Even twice depth might sort it as long as it was tight at top and bottom of the hole. I had a quick search and didn't find a deeper one, but they may be out there because this annoys a lot of people.
Perhaps there's an opportunity there...boats, campers, caravans...
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Post by JohnV on Mar 5, 2017 11:45:10 GMT
Since reading this thread I had been wondering what someone could do about it .... sensibly  Would a disc of metal with a hole in the centre (the size of the upright), welded to the pole like a skirt, so that the disc sits flat on the floor when the pole is located in the socket ? presumably it would make storage of the pole harder but it might make it a lot more stable. Just a thought |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2017 12:27:50 GMT
Since reading this thread I had been wondering what someone could do about it .... sensibly Would a disc of metal with a hole in the centre (the size of the upright), welded to the pole like a skirt, so that the disc sits flat on the floor when the pole is located in the socket ? presumably it would make storage of the pole harder but it might make it a lot more stable. Just a thought Could a system of using rubber washers be the answer? Something similar to the plastic push-fit plumbing fixtures, would need to make the washers replaceable though. ETA - Was more thinking about the design than curing the OPs question. |
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