Cap'n Coldeye
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The last trip out in the wilderness I brought a flimsy 4-legged plastic table. The result was pretty sloppy groups. In effort to tighten things up, a real bench was the plan for some of the improvement.
I found some stuff online, it was expensive and I think I can improve on the design. So here goes. The plan is to loss a leg and go 3 legged, make the legs adjustable. This should provide level on uneven ground (without adding a brick or block). This would also make it more comfortable for tall and short folks. The rest is just adding mass I am hoping that it will weigh 80-ish pounds, 1.5” of ply for the top.
I considered some type of screw apparatus to adjust the legs. This seemed complicated. The next thought was something with pins like a pull pin on a trailer jack. This would get me close, but it seemed like there was a better idea. I decided that a cam clamp with square tube would work best to keep it quick and portable.
Cheers
I found some stuff online, it was expensive and I think I can improve on the design. So here goes. The plan is to loss a leg and go 3 legged, make the legs adjustable. This should provide level on uneven ground (without adding a brick or block). This would also make it more comfortable for tall and short folks. The rest is just adding mass I am hoping that it will weigh 80-ish pounds, 1.5” of ply for the top.
I considered some type of screw apparatus to adjust the legs. This seemed complicated. The next thought was something with pins like a pull pin on a trailer jack. This would get me close, but it seemed like there was a better idea. I decided that a cam clamp with square tube would work best to keep it quick and portable.
Cheers
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