Thread: Table with a difference

Yes, i have seen that before, but still worth another look, absolutely amazing.
There was another one quite similar around somewhere, I think it may have been a series of arcs, cant remember now. Maybe u tube? Anyway thanks for posting. Cheers Steven

Saw something like that a while back, somebody posted a link to the guys blog which i'll paste here. .. pretty sure its the same one but been a while since i looked at it.

this blog

believe it or not the price tag was along the lines of "if you have to ask you cant afford it."

just watching the video in absolute awe.

then I noticed something - you really wouldn't want a hand or something getting caught in the gap when you shrink the table again.

If you look where the guy is standing when he closes the table, I reckon there'd be a reasonable chance of the 'something' getting caught

Cheers,
Dave

I agree. That's a fantastic table. I want to buy one. My father wants to buy one. (Yes I'm serious).

Where can we buy one? Anyone know the source of the video? Anyone know who built the table?

Send me an email or a PM.

Thanks,
Erik.

The concept has been around for a looong time. On the Antiques Roadshow a couple of the experts were drooling over this old, battered thing that had no appeal to me... until they opened it up.

Needless to say, the price tag they attached to it was more than many national deficits.

Pity they're not more popular; I imagine just the mechanisms would be ridiculou$ly expen$ive even if one did manage to track down a supplier.

Well, digging around in Google, I found this link / web site that would appear to be a supplier: http://www.dbfletcher.com/capstan/.

So I guess I answered my own question then.

Cheers,
Erik.

An ex-forum member Powertool man made one. Very impressive.

Here it is Its a great read

Originally Posted by Lignum

Here it is Its a great read

Thanks Lignum, you are right a truely inspiring read.

Seen it before but never cease to be amazed.

There is another table that actually walks when pushed. Don't know where I saw it, but I did, trust me.