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  1. 13th December 2006, 06:15 PM #1
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    Default It is not just a table!!!

    This is a must visit site, truly inspirational!

    http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-...mer-220695.php


    enjoy!
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  3. 13th December 2006, 09:08 PM #2
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    That's one hell of a mechanism and wow table
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    thats the sorta stuff i aspire to build but in reality probably never will
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    I'd love to see the mechanism under that thing! Absolute genius.
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    Hi, Toothpick. For mechanism, see http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ad.php?t=41948

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    That has to be the most amazing piece of work I have seen yet, I would love to see the mechinism in action
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    They say $95K for one too. I suppose USD - if that makes any difference once it gets to that much.

    I do like the way it snugs back together once expanded or contracted to give a perfect finish.

    Some clever people developed that design.
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    This is my first post. I just wanted to add a link to the original design. It was designed by Robert Jupe around 1840. His design had inserts that had to be manually added. But different sized inserts could be used to make various sized tables.

    http://www.apter-fredericks.com/memo...pieces/372.htm
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    There was one on the antique road show the other day.
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    wow, that looks complicated but seriously cool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ptc View Post
    There was one on the antique road show the other day.
    I saw that too, German and circa 1900.
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    Absolutely amazing.

    I'd hazard a guess that there's been more than one pair of hands making that table. The first table could have been a made to order job for someone with more money than they'd know what to do with.
    There's at least five different skills that I can see employed there : -
    * A top notch engineer to design the mechanism.
    * A top notch computer expert to check that it will work before machining starts.
    * A top notch machinist to make sure that it works.
    * A top notch cabinet maker to do the timber work, and
    * A top notch painter to do the finishing.

    Kudos to Fletcher for an incredible product and design, and if he made the first one on his own in his backyard shed, then I'd be gob smacked.

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    This one from the show
    made in Germany.
    only valued at.
    1000.00 pounds !
    Last edited by ptc; 29th December 2006 at 10:45 AM. Reason: add details
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    If a table can be described as horny then that table is definitely HORNY!!!!

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    It was marvelous the way it all dropped in to place .
    the work that went into it .
    and only worth $2500.00.
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