Wheels for Table??

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To handle our family of 20 for Thanksgiving I made an extra table from4'x8'x3/4" oak plywood, and finished the edges with some solid oaktrim.This sits on top of a standard Costco 30"x72" folding table (alignmentcleats on the bottom of the plywood to prevent slip-sliding around).Only trouble is that it is one heavy dude.  I have bad knees (frompolio as a kid plus some arthritis starting to kick in) and my wife isonly 5'1", so it's a pain (literally) to move to and from the garagestorage 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  ||                  |    1962     |             I love to cook with wine.      Sometimes I even put it in the food.

maxfoo · Accepted Answer

Have the wife take up weight lifting.Remove "HeadFromButt", before replying by email.

Harry Dellamano · Answer

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

John Larkin · Answer

Just google 'electrostatic anti-gravity.'John

Joe Legris · Answer

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.

Jim Thompson · Answer

[snip]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... marvelouslymoist!                                        ...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  ||                  |    1962     |             I love to cook with wine.      Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Spehro Pefhany · Answer

Inline skate mechanism?

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Harry Dellamano · Answer

havocbon-firewhen  Hey Jim, you need some help here, always figure a lbs/person minimum, soyou need at least >20 lbs turkey. Try stuffing it with chorizo, unions andpeppers. 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

Charles W. Johnson Jr. · Answer

2 2"X4"X12" 4 swivel wheels on each place edge guides along the legnthwhells on each corner place one setup at each corner of table top.Charles

Harry Dellamano · Answer

Hey Joe, I think you got it. Round is optimum shape in dinning tables forgroups >six and easily moved.  I love my 6.5' dia. round table, seats 12.JT's 2:1 aspect ratio not bad. harry

Mike Cukr · Answer

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

Spehro Pefhany · Answer

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"             Info for manufacturers:  software/hardware/analog  Info for designers:

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