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Workshop Legs on our Dining Room Table

9/9/2020

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This table has a history. It was custom crafted by a local maker many years ago who seemed to have a good reputation regarding his craftsmanship. Unfortunately, it was clear when the table was delivered, his "craftsmanship" left much to be desired. The tabletop was a beauty, but the legs and the way they were attached, left the table feeling wobbly and difficult to move.

Steph lived with it for a while, but finally got fed up. That's when we added metal sawhorse legs. Although that solution looked really good, those legs also proved to be a problem as well.

Finally, we had a "duh" moment and came up with this solution!

Product:

Husky 46 in. Adjustable Height Work Table (Home Depot)
M8 Class 8.8 Hex Bolt

Farmhouse table as it looked before adding the Husky work table legs.

It's so much fun to see this picture. This space looks so different now as we've added so many new DIY projects over the past five years. Many dog related! These are the sawhorse legs we added--not the perfect solution we were looking for, but they stayed.

Husky work table legs attached to dining room table.

The beauty of using the base from a Husky work table is it now makes this dining room table adjustable. It goes from standing to sitting and everything in between and it moves for easy cleaning underneath. It can even be moved closer to the kitchen for temporary kitchen prep space.

The three Husky work tables in the garage.

We've had lots of experience with these Husky work tables. When we remodeled the garage, we got three of them. Personally I thought Steph was crazy for getting so many, BUT, after using ALL of them at the same time, I've told her on many occasions, that her instincts were correct. Three was not too many.

Husky work table can make crafting so much easier on your back.

These tables come in black and white, different sizes, and optional built-in drawers. Steph uses this one in the Lego room and I recently bought one for my sewing/craft room. Using a table to cut patterns was proving to be too fatiguing for my lower back so having an adjustable table to do crafts has been a back saver!

With the table overhang, the Husky crank to adjust the table could not be used.

To use the Husky table legs, we removed the existing table top and screwed the legs into the dinning room table. Easy! But, we did have one problem to solve. How to make the table move up and down now that there was no room to use the hand crank.

The right size bolt makes it easy to raise and lower the table.

This was the very simple and powered solution! We bought a long hex bolt to fit the crank opening. The bolt is fitted into a drill and works as a powered "key."

Using a DeWalt drill to lower the Husky work table.

We simply insert the bolt into a drill and turn it on to raise and lower the table. Caution, stop the drill before the table reaches it's highest or lowest position. The drill will catch and abruptly twist out of your hand.

These Husky work tables have locking wheels. We can lock them down if we don't want the table to move.

These legs are in keeping with the rustic/industrial look of Steph's decor. Finally, a table leg solution that is permanent!

It's surprising to both Steph and I that it took so long to discover this solution that was basically right in front of us! We love being able to move this table and the functionality of being able to raise or lower it.

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FYI: We are not professionals, and we don't claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first!

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