Thread: Leg levellers - where can i get em??

The leg UNlevelers are in the fridge.

Try one of the cabinet fitting suppliers.

If you were in or near Cairns I'd say Wood's Cabinet Hardware.

Lee Valley & Rockler both sell a variety of adjustable levellers over the 'Net - takes 1-2 weeks 'Air' or 2-3 months surface, delivered to your door/local P.O.

Originally Posted by old_picker

Sounds weird but i guess you know what I am after.
Haven't seen these in my travels in bunnies, mitre 10 etc. i am about to build a stand for a router table and as my shed floor is pretty crooked i need some levellers to make it sit still.

Oh and the legs are made of tree wood not metally weldy stuff.

I had the same problem with a work bench. My "shop" is designed for parking cars, and intentionally sloped for drainage. I toyed with the idea of sawing the legs different lengths or installing levellers. While I was thinking about it, I stuck a couple of tapered door shims* under the short leg. They have been there about 4 months, and the bench hasn't wobbled or scooted a bit. I might just leave them there.

*these are pieces of soft wood about 1 1/2" wide and tapering from about 3/16" down to about nothing. I put two under the short leg pointing in opposite directions and tapped lightly enough that I didn't make one of the other 3 legs short. And my legs are made out of doubled 2 x 4 pine.

R. K.

Originally Posted by old_picker

Sounds weird...........

Oh and the legs are made of tree wood not metally weldy stuff.

G'day O_P,

I do tend to use the "metally weldy stuff" and have had a large nut welded to the bottom of each leg and the adjuster goes up into the [hollow] leg.

In ancient times - when all was in black and white - I have used similar with wooden legs.

El - Cheapo but it works.

With a "largish" forstener bit, recess the bottom of the leg - approx 1.5 times the thickness of the nut, - drill the centre depression made by the bit to a depth slightly longer than the bolt you are using as the adjuster. Epoxy the nut into the recess in the bottom and taper the epoxy over the nut up to the edge of the the recess. Take care to ensure the epoxy does not get into the threads - I use the bolt inserted into the nut to position the adjuster.

Perhaps cheap and nasty but it does work if you can take the time.

Regards,
Bob

Try the feet off an old washing machine
Cheap and nasty but they work
BobT

Hafele have this sort of stuff. check out the Desks and Legs section of their catalogue

I have seen adjustable feet in Bunnings. You would need to use captive nuts to use them in wood.


http://www.hafele.com.au

Hi Old picker,you can find these at Bunnings,Miter10 and any hardware store.You should ask for 'levelling feet'.I've used them on my clocks.They are very easy to put on.

I have successfully used large T nuts with cuphead bolts into the timber legs of the bench.

You then simply use a spanner on the square shaft of the cuphead bolt to lengthen the bolt and level your bench.

lpg_falcon.