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I usually call them staple tables.


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Now I know they are called drafting tables! Still got two in the old office of my parents.

You mean, like little Bobby Tables? http://xkcd.com/327/

I love the table in the hardware section.

Tables + frames!

love those little bobby tables

Yeah, that's what I meant. Somehow the word "bench" just pops into my head when I think of those long tables. I'm not sure why.

That just sounds like a table but with extra steps?

Or just plain tables. Look under the HN hood.

Same. But when I don't use all the plates, I put them on the top. Who cares if my $1 IKEA plate set doesn't wear evenly?

They're not so bad if you supply your own table-top.

They're called workbenches and have been around for years.

Ironically, the Lack tables are actually insanely sturdy for their price and weight.

That's a good idea - the Marius table that I use is a bit precarious with its round top.

For your next lot of tables, you might want to consider rounding the table tops slightly too. That way they don't dig into your wrists quite so much - plus they'll match the legs.

Cool, and great idea. The tables look a lot like LACK from IKEA. I might try this, too.

Little Bobby Tables would love that to pieces.

Agreed. Those little Lack tables are sturdy enough that they're often used as a cheap rack mounts by guitarists. Iirc they're almost perfectly a 1U width and depth, for anyone looking into a home lab. Add a couple of corner brackets and a layer of sealer and they'll take an outrageous beating.

That said, a benefit to the lack(heh) of quality is how light everything is. I do a lot of projects that require using my entire living space. If it wasn't so easy to just shove the furniture out of the way, I'd have that much more inertia between me and doing what I want.


The ones that fold up to stack against the walls when the cafeteria needs to be used as the theater? The ones with the built in round, blue plastic seats? If not, you're thinking too nice.

i was going to say the same thing.. esp those $40 tables. I was actually going to buy one this weekend to put in my living room for when friends come over to cowork
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