Date:         Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:07:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Jun 2007 - Special issue (#2007-659)
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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.

Jeff
On Jun 28, 2007, at 5:43 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:25:36 -0700
> From:    Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Re: Table mod pic
>
> Mike,
> If you are speaking of the knob in the rear cabinet
> that tightens against the table leg to prevent motion,
> there's no need.  That knob threads through the upper
> metal sleeve (positioned above the PVC) and tightens
> against the leg already, and the additional friction
> of the PVC sleeve with plastic liner reduces the need
> to romp down hard on the knob to hold the table
> immobile.  The new sleeve does half the work.
>
> When you loosen that knob to raise the table the
> sleeve prevents unwanted motion and retightening does
> not require as much force to hold the table in the
> position you want.
>
> The only slight drawback is that the PVC is a little
> fatter and intrudes a bit on the already cramped space
> of the bottom cubbyhole (which is why the wooden dowel
> idea is better, though probably more work).  That and
> the fact that if you don't paint the PVC you get
> reminded of how tacky it looks every time you go
> digging around in there for your flip-flops, or
> whatever.
>
> Good idea with the CD.
>
> Stephen
>
> --- Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
>
>> Could you possibly put the tightening device in the
>> tube so that the
>> knob would still be functionable?
>>
>> I keep my table ('85 and newer) from being wobbly by
>> sandwiching a junk
>> CD between the table arm and the table.  The screw
>> on the knob goes up
>> through the center of the CD.  Works great for that.
>>
>> Mike