Side table hardware revisited

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Side table hardware revisited

Postby ken and nettie » Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:53 pm

I know this has come up before (used the search function :) ). Some of the links are dead and some pictures are no longer active. I was hoping to come up with a easy way to attach my 3/4 inch thick ply side table to the side of my tear. I was hoping that someone may have an idea besides the extruded aluminum hardware made for this. I was hoping to run out to the local hardware store sometime tomorrow. Thanks in advance! Pictures of your creative mountings welcome!

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Postby madjack » Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:24 pm

...see if any of your local stores have "lift off" hinges...these split apart and can be used for mounting a side table...Camp-Inn sued to use something similar for there mounts...the down side is rigging a "lock" so they can't come apart while using...add an adjustable paint pole for the leg and you will be good to go.....
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Postby Mike Angeles » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:40 am

Ken, I borrowed this idea from a forum Member, Few more pictures in my Album.

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Postby 48Rob » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:06 am

Ken,

If the table can be "left on" the side of the trailer, a plain old piano hinge works well (stainless steel is best, for no rust).

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Postby ajricher » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:29 am

Funny you mention it - I just finished doing up the removable table for my TTT.

Here it is, in place inside the Overlander as it sits at present.


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To hold it in place inside or out I used the classic 2-part aluminium extrusion that classic campers used - one part on the table, one on both the outside of the camper and the inside for the enclosed dining area.

I don't have the seller's name handy, but if you do a search of the site for table mounts it should show up (I found it here).

One really neat extensible leg idea I saw here was a crutch - didn't like the aluminium look though. I did mine from an old bentwood maple crutch - a flea-market special at $3/pair.

Stripped the finish, re-stained it to match the interior wood, and fitted it with a pivot/locking mechanism that is no more than some doweling, metal bar and two blocks of hardwood.
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Postby Uncle Chan » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:37 am

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I've since added brackets to each side of the TD so I can put tables there. But, most likely, I will use them for a vertical gun rack, towel holder, etc.

This is where I got my brackets:
https://www.berrylandcampers.com/rv-par ... ge=30&js=n.
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