Jeff: No need for a hole, just file a flat spot on the leg. It works great. David (dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM> wrote. >I was thinking of adding about another half inch or so of metal to >the end of the knob and then drilling a same sized hole in the table >leg so that when you tightened the knob it would act as a pin instead >of just trying to hold the table leg from rotating by friction/brute >strength alone. You'd only need the one hole in the leg to keep the >table from swinging in its resting position. Seems like no matter how >hard I tighten that knob, the motion of the van works it loose. I >tried a new spring washer---worked a little better. |
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