question need to raise table for shows

Does anyone have a good idea of how I can make a riser for under the legs of
my portable tables so people don't have to bend down to see my things. My
tables have a U shaped leg on each end of the table and I need it to raise
the table at least a foot, so I can't just put something under each leg. It
needs to be cheap and light to carry. Any help would be appreciated.
Roxan

I'd just build a narrow rectangular box out of some 2x4 and 1/4" plywood.
After the show, you can turn the box upside down and use it to store things.

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"roxan" wrote in message
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Does anyone have a good idea of how I can make a riser for under the legs
of
my portable tables so people don't have to bend down to see my things. My
tables have a U shaped leg on each end of the table and I need it to raise
the table at least a foot, so I can't just put something under each leg.
It
needs to be cheap and light to carry. Any help would be appreciated.
Roxan

PVC pipe makes great leg extenders.
Your table leg slips in to the point where the bend begins. The remaining
amount of pipe is the height that your table will raise.

Beki
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Hi Roxan,
We do this for quilting all the time. (to have a good cutting height table).
Go to a home improvement store and buy a length of PVC pipe. (the diameter
of the hole needs to be large enough to slip the legs of your table into the
pipe.)Have them cut it into four equal parts. 12 inces long should do the
trick for you. Take the plugs off of your table legs and slip the PVC pipes
onto them. It's very stable and won't 'rock' on you. This will make your
table about waist high.

When I did this for my cutting tables at home, I did spring for the more
expesnive gray PVC pipe (used for sewers, I've been told) as it is thicker,
and I felt it was worth the slight price difference over the regular off
white colored pipe. Still, it's prolly under $15 to do this project.

Back to lurking...

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"roxan" wrote in message
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Does anyone have a good idea of how I can make a riser for under the legs
of
my portable tables so people don't have to bend down to see my things. My
tables have a U shaped leg on each end of the table and I need it to raise
the table at least a foot, so I can't just put something under each leg.
It
needs to be cheap and light to carry. Any help would be appreciated.
Roxan

DreamBeadr wrote:

PVC pipe makes great leg extenders.
Your table leg slips in to the point where the bend begins. The remaining
amount of pipe is the height that your table will raise.


What a fabulous idea! :repares for a dash to the hardware sto:

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PVC pipe makes great leg extenders.
Your table leg slips in to the point where the bend begins. The remaining
amount of pipe is the height that your table will raise.

This is what most vendors do.
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I am having trouble visualizing this. There is no single leg to my tables.
They have a U shaped leg, so how do you get the U shaped leg in the pipe?
Roxan
"DreamBeadr" wrote in message
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PVC pipe makes great leg extenders.
Your table leg slips in to the point where the bend begins. The remaining
amount of pipe is the height that your table will raise.

Beki
http://www.whimbeads.com

Roxan, a photo of your table leg might help us advise you better.
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"roxan" wrote in message
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I am having trouble visualizing this. There is no single leg to my tables.
They have a U shaped leg, so how do you get the U shaped leg in the pipe?
Roxan
"DreamBeadr" wrote in message
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PVC pipe makes great leg extenders.
Your table leg slips in to the point where the bend begins. The remaining
amount of pipe is the height that your table will raise.

Beki
http://www.whimbeads.com

Or you may want to make this box more in an H shape, so that the the
horizontal part on the bottom doesn't scoot off. Maybe just put edging on
the sides.

Tina


"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message
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I'd just build a narrow rectangular box out of some 2x4 and 1/4" plywood.
After the show, you can turn the box upside down and use it to store
things.

--

Barbara
www.penguintrax.com

eBay: pnguintrax
Justbeadsenguintrax

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"roxan" wrote in message
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Does anyone have a good idea of how I can make a riser for under the
legs
of
my portable tables so people don't have to bend down to see my things.
My
tables have a U shaped leg on each end of the table and I need it to
raise
the table at least a foot, so I can't just put something under each leg.
It
needs to be cheap and light to carry. Any help would be appreciated.
Roxan

They have a U shaped leg

So, you mean an actual U?
Not an upside down U?
If so, the only other suggestion would be to raise them up on a box. I would
use straps to secure them to the box.

Beki
http://www.whimbeads.com