Foldable Outdoor table

ellejay

Hi there

I'm looking for ideas on how to secure legs to a table top so I can fold it away in the winter.

I plan on using 4 x 4 for the legs and a hinge to fold the legs lengthways but how could I secure the legs when in place?

Would some kind of a bolt through the legs, into the frame of the tabletop work?

Or is there some kind of a click clack fitting I could get that the legs would slot into.

Any thoughts appreciated!

policarp

4 x 4 seems very chunky for a foldable table.

Do you have any dimensions for the table?

ellejay

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118859231#Comment_118859231

Thanks for replying policarp.

No I've no plans as such.

I was going to use 3 x 3 but local builders supplier only does 4 x 4.

I want an outdoor large dining table that will fit 8

So thought I'd just make a rectangle frame, screw boards (2 x 4?) across the top of the frame and attach the legs underneath.

Because it's so big, I need to be able to take it down to store it.

Lumen

Hinged legs splayed out, gravity will stabilize?

Mo Ghile Mear

https://www.homestoreandmore.ie/garden-furniture-sets/white-folding-table-1.8m/071989.html

I got one of these in Homestore and More, and it's ideal .... sturdy and neat and folds flat. It fits 8 easily.

(In case you decide to take an easy way out 😊.)

I got a nice oil-cloth tablecloth for it so it looks good too.

awec

If you're only going to take it down once a year then presumably just making it easy to take the legs off is also an option?

ellejay

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118863442#Comment_118863442

I thought of that, but how would I stabilise the legs?

A couple of metal brackets screwed in and just remove when taking down?

awec

I’d do something like that yea. Be easier to stabilise than hinges, unless you have a locking mechanism the table could collapse if bumped into which could be dangerous.

Tree

Or two smaller tables you hook together, like do you need the big table all the time or some of the time