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Wall-attached Collapsible Wooden Table with Bamboo Legs

Completion Date: May 4, 2019 (Original version)



Having a working table in my room is on my top list.  Actually, to be correct, I already have one working table in my room, however, I couldn't access to it after I bought my electric piano.  It's too much trouble to move my electric piano away and back.  I need to buy another table.  I searched and searched on Taobao.  However, I couldn't place an order because none of them resemble to a good fit in my room.  I need to have the option to move the table away (or collapse).

The existing working table is a wall-attach fold-downward type of table, which I asked my father to install around 3 years ago.  Then one day, suddenly it occurred to me that leveraging the existing table was possible.  I couldn't drill into a wall because I don't have the skill; but I can ride on my existing table which is already attached to the wall!!

Materials
White wooden board (width 38cm): my father gave me long ago
3 x Omega-shape 1.14 inch pipe holder: HK$3/each
10 feet long Bamboo stick: HK$22
3 x L-shape support: HK$2-3/each
Leg holders: HK$12 for 2 sets

Steps:
1. Measured the wooden board to cut out the table top of dimension 50 x 38cm.  I used my right-angled ruler.



2. Put the Omega-shaped pipe holder to one end of the board (the short side).  The measurements are 12cm from the edge.




3. Cut 65cm of bamboo.  Thread it to through the Omega-shaped holders.


4. Took the bamboo-threaded board and noted the height in respective to the existing table.  Put an Omega-shaped pipe holder against the existing table and mark the drill spot.  Drilled two holes for the Omega-shaped pipe holder.


5. Installed the Omega-shaped pipe holder.



6. Cut another bamboo stick (cut a little bit longer) for it to support table.  This was the right leg at the back.  I used a spirit level tool to ensure the table is flat.  Then I cut the bamboo (right leg at the back) shorter until the spirit level is good.


7. On the horizontal bamboo, drill two holes for installing L-shape support.  (Bad example here.  Next time: Drill the first hole, then with the L-shape support installed, drill the second hole.  This ensures the drilled holes are straight and aligned)



8. Took the remaining bamboo to measure for the front legs.  I didn't measure with a ruler; just mark on the bamboo stick directly with the table leveled.

9. I copied the length of the first front leg to the second front leg.  (Note: I am skeptical if I did this right...because the second front leg ended up shorter than the first.  Maybe I should have done it just by marking it?)


10. Checked the leveling.



11. Took the table top out and turned it over.  Marked the two leg holders for drilling and installed them.


12. Inserted the legs to the leg holders.



13. The table is basically done but it was wobbly. Cut a small piece of bamboo for it to go against the wall (installed with more L-shaped supports).




14. Table is done.  It is folded downwards for storage, and the 2 front legs would be put along at the side.






Completion Date: May 11, 2019 (Version 2)

Fixed the problem of front legs falling out when the table top is lifted up accidentally.  This is achieved with a snap-to-hole mechanism.





Materials:
Plastic badge card

The steps:
1.  This was a leftover plastic badge.  The plastic was strict and yet flexible enough to allow snap-to action.  Cut two 1.5cm wide stripes.




2. Measured the screw head size. 6mm.


3. Took a stripe and marked where the big hole to be.



4. Punched hole with 8mm puncher.  This hole was for fitting the 6mm screw head.


5. Punched 2.5mm hole.


6. Fitted the stripe to the 6mm screw head and made a mark on the bamboo leg where the 2.5mm hole was.  Drilled a 2.5mm hole on bamboo leg.


7. Put the screw through the 2.5mm holes and done.



Completion Date: July 7, 2019 (Version 3)


For easy access to the tools while working, I have added loopholes to accommodate for a hanging tool container.  The hanging container can be installed on 2 sides of the table, depending on which side I would be sitting.

Materials:
Toolbox container $15 (@ Family House)
Adjustable pole $12 (@ Jusco Living Plaza)
Three key rings
Mirror screw set $10 (@ Tak Lei)

Steps:
1.  Install 3 key rings on the toolbox container.
2.  Loop the pole through the rings.


3. Try it out on two sides of the table.



4.  Cut 4 strips of 2x11cm of leather and punch 3 holes.


5.  Install rivets.






6.  Install the mirror screw set.






7. Install all four leather loopholes to the table.


Completion date: July 20, 2019 (Version 4)






Light in my room is not enough, and my shadow does cast on the table.  I need a table lamp. Here are the requirements: 

1) The light source has to be able to swivel 90 degrees to cater for two sides of the table.
2) The table lamp is collapsible.
3) The table lamp stand can serve as a mobile phone bird-view stand to take photos/videos.  Therefore the height of the stand and the angling should be adjustable.
4) To accommodate flexibility in the photo or video taking, allowing it to run on a track would be nice.

So, I found this bird-view photo taking stand on Taobao again.  It actually came with a sturdy stand and a selfie-photo lamp.

Materials:
- Bird-view mobile phone stand + clip-on lamp + phone clip: RMB$42.9.  (@ Taobao)
(If without the lamp, it is RMB$22.9.  However, a clip-on lamp would mean a lot to me, because I can see that the circular lamp is more distributed lighting effect)
- 10 x Popsicle sticks: HK$10/pack.  (@ Local stationery store)
- 2 x Straight metal mounts: HK$3/each (@ Tak Lei hardware store)

Steps:

1. Clip popsicles together.  2 at the top, 1 in the middle, 2 at the bottom.


2. Tape them together.



3.  Drill holes in the Popsicle sticks and mount them on two pieces of metal mounts.  I use a small size Popsicle stick to set the space in between.



4. Here is the whole pack of items.  The base stand is not used.  (Sorry, the phone clip is not showing in the picture)


5. Install the bird-view mobile phone stand on the track.  


6.  Turn the table over.  A pencil mark indicated where I should install this track.


7.  Track installed.


8.  Install the table.


9.  With the phone-clip installed and the clip-on lamp is clamped onto the phone clip.



Other shots:

Mobile phone on phone clip.  For bird-view photos and videos.  (Unfortunately, Popsicle sticks are not strong enough to hold the phone if the stand is too slanted and at full height.  Before I can find better materials, I would have to use the base stand that came with the product.)


Lam at full-height


Lamp at half-height


Collapsed position


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