Amazing expanding round table

It is complex, without a doubt. I imagine it would take a few months to years to design and work out all the kinks, but if'n I had the desire to replicate such a thing, I think I could do it.

Describing, in words, exactly how it works from watching a video is all but impossible, and I would also imagine that the designer would tell you the same thing.

If you had design drawings in front of you and videos of how each part works independently, what actuates them, etc., you'd still have a helluva time with it.

I can't tell you how that particular table works, but I found the patent that they used to start with. Here is a link to it, it looks like it uses a spiral looking mechanism to expand and contract, although it doesn't have the leaves incorporated into it.

Those tables are so cool! =) The patent that frankd20 found has eight wedges that slide out and eight extention boards that pop up to fill in the gaps. In the videos, they have six wedges, six shorter extention boards that pop up between the wedges and a twelve point star-shaped center peice. Obviously the bottom of the table remains stationary while to top rotates exactly 120 degrees counter-clockwise to expand and 120 degrees clockwise to contract. Hmm... trig. You'd have to be very careful not to get your figers pinched off. Man, that would really hurt.

I did not find a price on the DBFletcher website - what is the guide price for these yacht tables?

At the top on his website there is pricing.. Between $49,700 and $69,600

Thanks!

For that price a customer could buy TWO complete boats from us!

This is clearly a case of as your bank balance contracts their balance expands in direct proportion. I bet a very hansom profit is had. Icould down load the video but it would not play back inspite of my having quick time installed.

If you send me an e-mail adress I can forward a windows movie (tm) file...of the table Size is 0.98mb.

...it would not play back inspite of my having...

You can download both MP4 and MOV versions.

Nice but don't think its complicate. Should be able to make one myself.

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I happen to have a wood plant for furniture, I will start to assemble one for myself. hopefuly it will violating patent in China .

generally speaking, it is not so complicated, but how to keep those table leaves vertical synchronically movement and ensure the table leaves horizontally perfect maybe critical.

I will input all kinks during my manufactuer and assemble.

the vidio is not the interpretation for the patented expanding table.

there are kind piece in vidios. for the drawing in patent, there are neither kind piece drawing nor explanation for the king piece work.

I noticed if the king piece is mounted on the pedestal, the expandable table should be short than un-expandable.

another point is how the second lay(rectanglar or oval leaves)move ? from the video it is synchronized with top sections, is it mean there are another guide plate mounted on pedestal ? not possible! but how it work ? anyone knows?

We westerners, were just amused by the table's movement.

Here, at last, someone, put their mind into gear.

How refreshing, fshongtai!

...is it mean there are another guide plate mounted on pedestal ? not possible!

Why do you say it is not possible? I think it works with two guide plates and very expensive ridged guides and rollers/runners system. If you designed the table in a closed position with all the links attached to the leaves, then in an opened position, same mounts and arms extended... Then all you have to do is work out a path for each one.They start stacked in 3 layers. Star on the bottom, middle layer is the smaller leaves and full sized leaves on top. Then in opened fully extended position all 3 layers is on the same level. You only will have to make two arms and then when it works you can make the other 10. Thing that fascinates me though is the outer rim. As soon as you start to turn the table it drops down.. I think what makes these tables so expensive is the good quality of everything. Precision engineered mechanism, quality hand crafted solid exotic wood.(each table is individually made) and the fact that there is people with deep pockets that would want one for their yacht, conference room or dinning area. It will be a show (off) piece.

Here is some advice. You would save yourself a lot of trouble by buying one of those tables. Take it apart and copy the parts. Make one for yourself and an extra one.On the website they said it took them YEARS to develop. You will not do it in a few months and time is money...And when you are finished, you can sell two of the tables to cover your costs. (you keep the best one for yourself of course) Good luck!

Dear oomsarel,

...It will be a show (off) piece...

It already is. Everyone I showed these two videos, was impressed by this clean movement. Putting on in the MOMA museum is just a matter of technicalities.

...You would save yourself a lot of trouble by buying one of those tables...

Come on, ooms, the man is from Beijing. They reverse-engineer for breakfast, just to jog the mind for a new workday.

Cheers, Yuval

P.S: I was a resident of "Igoly" (Transvaal) for a while. Yours is most beautiful piece of land.

I think this one will be more like a marathon than a jog, but maybe you are right. I think it will be interesting to see these tables coming from the east... they might be even better with remote controls automated mechanisms with 5 different configurations..

Ooms,

I have worked out the function theory for top layer and middle layer commmanded by same guide plate.It does work by using ONLY ONE guide plate.

the kinks:

1>.how the outer rim work? how it goes up and down?
2>.3 layers are not on exactly same level when table leaves are actuated to fully opened position.

Any advice for above matters? thanks.

...1>.how the outer rim work? how it goes up and down?...

When opening the table, the rim lowers on a separate movement, (in the video) with the guide probably on the inside of the rim, against a fixed protrusion of the table's base pillar.

...2>.3 layers are not on exactly same level when table leaves are actuated to fully opened position...

When table fully opened, the top of the leaves are plane, on the same level, but their bottom is not.

fshongtai: if there is any chance that you leave your email here( or email me on majainmiha74 at gmail), i have an interesting photo of hte table and the mechanism that may be interested to you.

Hi everyone!

I did this on the table!The table can do three things!

1. Small,

2. Large,

3. Card table

Three in one

The video can be found on YOUTUBE!