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Lounge table stability
I installed the table in the rear lounge of my mid-bath today and found it to be very unstable. Is there a trick to installation that makes it not wobble? I feel like I applied as much pressure as I could to push the base as deeply into the hole as possible, but I'm assuming it wasn't enough?

Edit: I thought this table configuration was the standard but I'm reading from previous posts that this is an optional 36" x 21" table with the metal pole that goes into a hole in the floor, for clarity.

Thanks in advance,
Cheryl
2006 Mid-Bath Newb.
2006 Mid-Bath newbie
Re: Lounge table stability
Reply #1 –
Hi Cheryl;  A 3" diameter pole in the middle of the table?  Standard for my taste would be the same as what my T/K has.  Steel hinges at the back corners, mounted to the back wall.  A 1" square single pole that is hinged at the table, that sits on the floor.  The whole table lifts up and latches to the underneath side of the overhead storage cabinet for night time use of the beds. I did this to a 2017 MidBath using the extension table that was still in the closet. If I had more time, I would have gotten a larger table like my T/K has, and kept the smaller extension table in the closet like it was originally set up.   RonB
RonB (Bostick) living in San Diego
Original owner of "Bluebelle" a '99 TKB
Re: Lounge table stability
Reply #2 –
Our '83 had a table like that. It did not wobble, but was not as 'positionally stable' as the hinged table. In our Front Lounge, it was the added table that Teed at right angles to the hinged one, which increased stability. I am surprised you do not have a hinged table at the end that mates with it? Anyway, our '04 FL uses instead an extension to the hinged table that latches to the hinged one. It has a fold-down leg at the other side.

Steve
2004 FL
2013 Honda Fit
Re: Lounge table stability
Reply #3 –
Hi Cheryl; Thanks for that edit. Some people that ordered MidBath floorplans were not offered the rear fold up table at the factory. I would have thought that was a standard thing.  You could always put in a hinges with a pull pin configuration to remove the table. A space to store the table, if it didn't fit in the closet, was behind the driver seat, up against the refrigerator.
    The one I added for my friends 2001 MB was very stable. Steve Newton made some deal about how the back wall wasn't configured for the weight of the table, so I used a piece of oak with many screws to spread the weight across the back wall. I was under time constraints to get the table mounted. If I were to take my time I could have cut the back wall open, inserted the oak beam with proper steel bracing, glued it back together and used a white panel of Formica (high pressure plastic laminate, now Wilsonart) to cover the hole, if needed, and provide a wider table like my T/K has. I would have had to move the cup holders to a wider spacing.
     The floor of your 'new to you rig' could have two suitable deep enough 3" holes (with plugs to fill the holes when the table is not in place) as Steve stated, to provide a very stable table for use. Such fittings are available aftermarket. Poles, bases to attach to the underside of the table, and inserts (& plugs) for the floor. As far as I know, there is nothing in the floor to obstruct a 'through' hole. Just don't hit a support beam, or go through the bottom of the floor. I find the raised table a protection for the back window, while the bed is made out to the (sort of King Size) gaucho) bed.  A very quick and easy configuration change. No poles to insert or change, no table to move around to store, (and bang against other furniture).      I include a picture of the rear oak support.   RonB
RonB (Bostick) living in San Diego
Original owner of "Bluebelle" a '99 TKB
Re: Lounge table stability
Reply #4 –
Thanks for the insight! The previous owner must have removed it as they made some other updates in the rear lounge. I've seen the table on a hinge on a 23.5' TK so assumed a different design on mine. @Steve , I bet you're right - this was to be connected to the hinged table to extend it; I had it positioned vertically in the couch aisle but it was actually awkward as you had to sit on the edge of the couch for it to be useful. Having it positioned horizontally seems to make more sense.
2006 Mid-Bath newbie
 
Re: Lounge table stability
Reply #5 –
Cheryl, if you post a want ad in the "Classified" on this site for the fold-up table, you might get lucky?

Steve
2004 FL
2013 Honda Fit