For you folks that don't leave your table up, what do you do with it and where does it "live"? (2 Viewers)

[Taghkanic]

Here’s my makeshift solution… I don’t think this will be permanent. But at least it gets the table off the floor and out of the way.

I used boat hooks, two strong carabiner clips, some heavy-duty rafter screws, short rubber straps, and a spandex banquet table cover.

Getting it up off the ground required two upside-down 5-gallon buckets spanned by a board, which were removed once the table legs’ crossbar was hooked to the straps.

It’ll do for now. Long term I may just build a narrow ledge/cabinet behind the chairs which the table can slide into horizontally, lined on the bottom with some foam to soften the weight on the rail edge.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Here’s my makeshift solution… I don’t think this will be permanent. But at least it gets the table off the floor and out of the way.

I used boat hooks, two carabeiner clips, some heavy-duty rafter screws, short rubber straps, and a spandex banquet table cover.

Getting it up off the ground required two upside-down 5-gallon buckets spanned by a board, which were removed once the table legs’ crossbar was hooked to the straps.

It’ll do for now. Long term I may just build a narrow ledge/cabinet behind the chairs which the table can slide into horizontally, lined on the bottom with some foam to soften the weight on the rail edge.

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Bonus points for making it look like minimalist art!

 

[Taghkanic]

(The wall is going to get pretty scratched up with this method, but I have plenty of spackle and paint on hand in my shop so it’s not such a big issue.)

 

[Poker Zombie]

(The wall is going to get pretty scratched up with this method, but I have plenty of sparkle and paint on hand in my shop so it’s not such a big issue.)

I saw the scratches from the hooks - Nothing that couldn't be solved with a little brute-force to bend the small end of the hook back into itself.

 

[Pinesol13]

Here’s my makeshift solution… I don’t think this will be permanent. But at least it gets the table off the floor and out of the way.

I used boat hooks, two strong carabiner clips, some heavy-duty rafter screws, short rubber straps, and a spandex banquet table cover.

Getting it up off the ground required two upside-down 5-gallon buckets spanned by a board, which were removed once the table legs’ crossbar was hooked to the straps.

It’ll do for now. Long term I may just build a narrow ledge/cabinet behind the chairs which the table can slide into horizontally, lined on the bottom with some foam to soften the weight on the rail edge.

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you should mount it on the ceiling.

 

[allforcharity]

Here’s my makeshift solution… I don’t think this will be permanent. But at least it gets the table off the floor and out of the way.

I used boat hooks, two strong carabiner clips, some heavy-duty rafter screws, short rubber straps, and a spandex banquet table cover.

Getting it up off the ground required two upside-down 5-gallon buckets spanned by a board, which were removed once the table legs’ crossbar was hooked to the straps.

It’ll do for now. Long term I may just build a narrow ledge/cabinet behind the chairs which the table can slide into horizontally, lined on the bottom with some foam to soften the weight on the rail edge.

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That's a really nice display table for your tools! (heh)

 

[Taghkanic]

That's a really nice display table for your tools! (heh)

Not to mention my customized Versa case full of 1,100 PCRs...

 

[Boother36]

I saw the scratches from the hooks - Nothing that couldn't be solved with a little brute-force to bend the small end of the hook back into itself.

Can you remove the hook completely and slip the rubber strap/bungee cord over/around the carabiner clip...you might need some lube to make it happen....that's what she said!!!!!

 

[Taghkanic]

The carabiner is a bit big for the hole, but it might be possible to squeeze it in there with a little effort... also what she said

 

[Poker Zombie]

You could also unscrew the hooks in the wall, put a piece of teflon plastic (or other padding) that extends a few inches below the loops, and then reattach. The S-Hooks would then just rub on something built to absorb the scratches.

 

[Taghkanic]

Browsed the hardware store and picked out these to use as ad hoc bumpers to protect the wall against
scrapes. Again, a bit kludgey but for now it’ll do.

 

[Taghkanic]

(That ugly spot is spackle I haven’t sanded yet.)