I've posted here before but am still needing some
advice
I will become and adult college student at age 48. as
such I've gotten rid of EVERYTHING furniture wise that
was big and bulky and impossible to move by myself.
I'm now trying to gather furnishings that are
"portable" in the sense that they can be folded up or
disassembled into pieces that will easily fit into a
compact car.
All I really need is one general purpose table that
will be used to study off of and even eat off. It must
be light strong sturdy and like I said above break down
for easy transport in a car by one person
I've come across this company and the trestle table
looks like it might work but its a UK company only and
they cant ship out of the UK right now
http://tinyurl.com/qnd9s
So any suggestions on furnishings that meet my
parameters?
[email protected] wrote:
> I've come across this company and the trestle table
> looks like it might work but its a UK company only and
> they cant ship out of the UK right now
> So any suggestions on furnishings that meet my
> parameters?
Have you considered Ikea? It's often flimsy but they do have some solid
wood pieces. Check out the "table tops & legs" section of their website.
Chris
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 3:58pm (EDT-1) [email protected] doth lament:
I've posted here before but am still needing some advice
I will become and adult college student at age 48. <snip I'm now trying
to gather furnishings that are "portable" in the sense that they can be
folded up or disassembled into pieces that will easily fit into a
compact car. <snip>
Sheesh, 48 and wanting someone to think for you. This is a
woodworking newsgroup. Make your own. It'll be a Hell of a lot cheaper
than buying, and probably sturdier. It ain't rocket science. There's
plenty of free plans for stuff like that on the web, especially on some
of the SACA sites, and even the Boy Scout sites. You can also check the
archives, I've posted plenty of 'em in the past.
If you're willing to make your own, thes free plans'll get you
started::
You wants a trestle table.
http://www.greydragon.org/furniture/foldingtable.html
You wants a table probably better suited to what you want.
http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/about/download/camptable.pdf
But if you're still set on buying, buy a folding card table, and
some folding chairs. You can eat on it, study on it, and play cards on
it.
You want something different, then google.
JOAT
Justice was invented by the innocent.
Mercy and lawyers were invented by the guilty.
On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:58:16 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>I've posted here before but am still needing some
>advice
>
>I will become and adult college student at age 48. as
>such I've gotten rid of EVERYTHING furniture wise that
>was big and bulky and impossible to move by myself.
>
>I'm now trying to gather furnishings that are
>"portable" in the sense that they can be folded up or
>disassembled into pieces that will easily fit into a
>compact car.
Target had a line of stuff a while back that came in thin boxes that
would easily fit into a car- there were tables and chairs that were
made of sheets of plywood that fit together with slots and tabs, and
looked like they'd take less than ten minutes to put together or take
apart without tools, and they were even kind of interesting to look
at. I don't remember the name of the product (though I do recall it
having a Scandinavian name), but I do recall the concepts involved
fairly clearly- if you have a valid e-mail address to post to the
group, I'd be willing to help you make up some plans or manufacture
and ship them for you. If you want to keep your e-mail off the group,
you can contact me at [email protected]. I fiugre I could make and
ship them in the US for a similar or lower price than the link you
posted, depending on your specs.
>All I really need is one general purpose table that
>will be used to study off of and even eat off. It must
>be light strong sturdy and like I said above break down
>for easy transport in a car by one person
>
>I've come across this company and the trestle table
>looks like it might work but its a UK company only and
>they cant ship out of the UK right now
>
>http://tinyurl.com/qnd9s
>
>So any suggestions on furnishings that meet my
>parameters?
[email protected] (in [email protected]) said:
| I'm now trying to gather furnishings that are
| "portable" in the sense that they can be folded up or
| disassembled into pieces that will easily fit into a
| compact car.
|
| All I really need is one general purpose table that
| will be used to study off of and even eat off. It must
| be light strong sturdy and like I said above break down
| for easy transport in a car by one person
On my last consulting stint I built dining, coffee, and end tables
using essentially the same design using "I-beam" trestles (2x4 top and
bottom, 2x6 center upright) with a single longitudinal stringer using
bed-rail hooks to attach the stringer to the trestles. An inexpensive
(undrilled) door worked for the tops. I have one of the trestles in
the shop and will try to remember to take a photo today.
If you're cramped for space in your student digs, a door across the
tops of a pair of 27"-high bookcases makes a spacious desk with some
convient stowage space - and it's fairly easy to build KD bookcases
using 1x12 boards, a 1/4" ply back, and dowel nuts.
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto
[email protected] (in [email protected]) said:
| "Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote:
|
|| If you're cramped for space in your student digs, a door across the
|| tops of a pair of 27"-high bookcases makes a spacious desk
|
| yeah but then I have to haul the file cabinets....so
| that doesn't work well for me either
No - _not_ file cabinets. Short knock-down bookcases. Sheesh!
I just posted trestle photos to news:alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking
(I didn't forget.)
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto
[email protected] wrote:
| "Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote:
|
|| On my last consulting stint I built dining, coffee, and end tables
|| using essentially the same design using "I-beam" trestles (2x4 top
|| and bottom, 2x6 center upright) with a single longitudinal
|| stringer using bed-rail hooks to attach the stringer to the
|| trestles. An inexpensive (undrilled) door worked for the tops. I
|| have one of the trestles in the shop and will try to remember to
|| take a photo today.
|
| Have link to a picture of this?
Nope; but have re-posted a photo to
news:alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking. If you don't have access to
binaries, send me an e-mail address and I'll send a copy by return
mail.
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto
[email protected] wrote:
| Are you willing to build it? This guy made a nice desk and dresser
| that come apart:
| http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/built/practical.html
Sure - but the whole point of telling the story and posting the photo
was to show anyone who liked the approach how to do it for themselves.
My homemate needed a light table for one of her quilting projects and
I used that same basic design to knock out a transformable end table
(which was to be thrown out when no longer needed; but somehow
wasn't) - I'll grab a shot of that, since it's handy, and post that to
abpw. The light table will probably require a Sawzall to disassemble.
:-)
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto
couldn't resist, sorry, but look at www.fedexfurniture.com
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've posted here before but am still needing some
> advice
>
> I will become and adult college student at age 48. as
> such I've gotten rid of EVERYTHING furniture wise that
> was big and bulky and impossible to move by myself.
>
> I'm now trying to gather furnishings that are
> "portable" in the sense that they can be folded up or
> disassembled into pieces that will easily fit into a
> compact car.
>
> All I really need is one general purpose table that
> will be used to study off of and even eat off. It must
> be light strong sturdy and like I said above break down
> for easy transport in a car by one person
>
> I've come across this company and the trestle table
> looks like it might work but its a UK company only and
> they cant ship out of the UK right now
>
> http://tinyurl.com/qnd9s
>
> So any suggestions on furnishings that meet my
> parameters?
"Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote:
>If you're cramped for space in your student digs, a door across the
>tops of a pair of 27"-high bookcases makes a spacious desk
yeah but then I have to haul the file cabinets....so
that doesn't work well for me either
Chris Friesen <[email protected]> wrote:
>Have you considered Ikea? It's often flimsy but they do have some solid
>wood pieces. Check out the "table tops & legs" section of their website.
yeah
but I need something that can really pack up well.....
you know?
maybe fold up. maybe disassemble into some parts that
are easily carried
"Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Nope; but have re-posted a photo to
>news:alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking. If you don't have access to
>binaries, send me an e-mail address and I'll send a copy by return
>mail.
Sorry no binary access
send to:
john63401 atatatatat yahoo yahoo dot dot com com
"Morris Dovey" <[email protected]> wrote:
>On my last consulting stint I built dining, coffee, and end tables
>using essentially the same design using "I-beam" trestles (2x4 top and
>bottom, 2x6 center upright) with a single longitudinal stringer using
>bed-rail hooks to attach the stringer to the trestles. An inexpensive
>(undrilled) door worked for the tops. I have one of the trestles in
>the shop and will try to remember to take a photo today.
Have link to a picture of this?