Portable Table

[joedw00]

Found this on Facebook, looks simple enough.

Portable Table

http://accessory.littlethings.com/porta ... =lifehacks

[reible]

Some thing like this would go great with my new plank chair. It would need a few modifications as I'd like to have it hold my ice tea glass or perhaps a can of diet mountain dew....

I'll have to think about this idea and perhaps make my own version.

Thanks for sharing!

Ed

[joedw00]

I'm like you, it would have to hold ice tea glass.

[Gene Howe]

Might need slightly larger holes for our glasses.

[JPG]

Did I somehow miss the bottom/support/ground spear details?????

[joedw00]

No I did not see how it was made either. I'm sure it would not be too hard to come up with somehow to stick it in the ground.

[joedw00]

I did a little more digging and found some more pictures.

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[reible]

So I had a scrap of wood laying around after my plank chair project so I figured I make something out of it. It told me it would like to be a table top so I said sure we can do that.

Drew a circle and used the bandsaw to cut it out. Then took to mounting it to the lathe where I tuned it true and gave it a rounded over edge.

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Then I started thinking about the process of making holes in it.... I have two typical glasses (plastic type to be used outdoors) and they are very different in size. If I make it to fit the larger then the smaller almost falls through, make it for the smaller and the larger doesn't fit....... So then I'm thinking doing a tapered cut or some other form of alteration to attempt to have a decent fit. I guess the other option would be a can of pop, not that it is going to fit either of the ideas so far. I'm starting to think it is a good thing I have options because other wise this would just be to easy.

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So for now I'm thinking what about making this a round flat top and just sit the glasses/cans on it? Makes it a lot simpler and it would work for most any size of bottle/can/glass. Of course a windy day might be a possible blow over/spill but who needs to have every contingency covered?

I'll ponder this over night and see how I feel in the morning. Then I'll start working on how I will make the leg(s) for it.

Ed

[jsburger]

Not sure why glass size is an issue. I certainly have two glasses the same size here.

[joedw00]

How about under the hole, put a piece attached with dowel or a chain so it would fold up? It would stop the glass from falling thru.