NY Good Questions: Adjustable Table Legs?

12.12table.jpg Hello AT,

I currently have a John Boos commercial top, which I use as a counter and for bar-height seating.

I want to be able to lower the surface, so I can use it as a proper dining table and then raise it again for, say, kneading bread.

Do you know where I can find hand-crank height-adjustable table legs so I can make my surface do double duty as both table and counter?

(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first.)

They have legs at industrial suppliers, but the heights vary from too-tall to way too-tall.

I'm looking for something that goes from about 29" to 40".

Here's a pic of something that I'd like from McMaster-Carr, but the height is 33"-47".

Thanks! Kath

Dear Kath,

We don't know of anyone who does this except the folks at Hydra Table. They make hydraulic bases that work from coffee table up to dining height and from dining up to bar height. We don't think anyone makes one that can do the whole thing.

Their bases are mainly meant to be centered on smaller table tops, but they may have larger solutions. They are super pretty, but also not cheap.

Anyone else??

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Sorry for the long linksTry here:
http://closet-masters.com/Table_legs/FREE_standing_C_Height_adjustable_tables_L3.htm

http://closet-masters.com/Computer_desks/Computer_desks_height_adjustable_tables/height_adjustable_tables.htm
Or

http://www.flaghouse.com/completeDescription.asp?T1=36811

Good luck.

posted by Patrickinchicago on December 12th 2007 at 10:18am
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This isn't a cheapy but its very nice and beautiful if you're into industrial chic...

http://tinyurl.com/27abmp

Get Back (getbackinc.com) has some great stuff. A lot of it is VERY expensive but you can find some reasonable prices. In my experience the owner is willing to deal. It's definitely worth a trip to Connecticut. If make arrangements with Get Back and take the Metro North to Waterbury they'll pick you up and drop you off. ITs worth the trip just to look.

Here's an older AT post about them. They're great people. http://tinyurl.com/2y79rv

posted by southernwayfarer on December 12th 2007 at 10:29am
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WHAT the hell? I can't read the post from the "DO IT NOW" project sidebar or pop up.

posted by shari on December 12th 2007 at 12:01pm
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Check this table out. It seems interesting. I've been toying with the idea of buying one myself.

http://www.dickblick.com/zz516/17/

posted by sns on December 12th 2007 at 12:24pm
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I built my own table using hardware from Hafele:

http://www.hafele.com/us/external/catalog/Tables_Legs/1179-1194.pdf

Look at the last two pages in the above link.

I installed castors. My table rises from dining to almost bar height via a crank.

posted by artist on December 13th 2007 at 1:50pm
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P.S. to my above comment:

I have castors which add 4" to the above table.

With 3/4" thick tabletop, the lowest table height is 28 1/4". The highest is 39 1/4".

posted by artist on December 13th 2007 at 2:01pm
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Try http://www.valleydesign.biz/tubdualhand.html they have many adjustable bases that look like what you need.

posted by Jadell on September 23rd 2008 at 7:27am
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