tenbear wrote:
The only thing I would have done differently would be to build storage drawers into the seats.
That was my preference too....but DW overruled me on "design aesthetics". I put our most seldom-used stuff under there to make some other cabinets less crowded so I suppose it will work OK.
westend wrote:
Really nice work! I built a "U" dinettes, too, and am still struggling with the single pedestal. The single aluminum pedestal tends to allow the table to lean if someone puts weight on one side. I'm kind of married to the table size and weight since it becomes the platform for a bed. What type of pedestal mount did you use instead of the Marine one?
I am thinking I may have to build a telescoping pedestal to get the kind of rigidity I need and preliminary concepts have shown that to be difficult because of the two heights needed.
Westend, I bought the Heng's standard table bases and pedestals
here. I can say that it's sturdier than the Sequoia mount, but still has some wobble to it. If you lean hard on one side of the table it will tilt some, even though the Heng's parts fit together very snugly.
I may wind up adding another pedestal support behind the existing one and closer to the cushion, effectively cutting the U into two halves. I would still have the legroom on the sides, but you wouldn't be able to sit in the back without straddling the table support. I'm holding back on this as "plan B", as I really like the legroom and ease of movement you get with one pedestal leg. Everything is a tradeoff....
I spent a fair amount of time Googling pedestal table supports looking for the best one I could find...well, let me tell you I found some awesome ones! This
Garelick is fully adjustable and has 9" bases compared to the 6 1/2" of the Heng's, but it's also $150. Camping World has this
telescoping pedestal on sale for the bargain price of $400....so in the end I went with good ol' $30 Heng's....
