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?
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.
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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
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WHAT the hell? I can't read the post from the "DO IT NOW" project sidebar or pop up.
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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/
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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.
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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".
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