question need to raise table for shows

I'd just build a narrow rectangular box out of some 2x4 and 1/4" plywood. After the show, you can turn the box upside down and use it to store things.

PVC pipe makes great leg extenders. Your table leg slips in to the point where the bend begins. The remaining amount of pipe is the height that your table will raise.

Beki

Hi Roxan, We do this for quilting all the time. (to have a good cutting height table). Go to a home improvement store and buy a length of PVC pipe. (the diameter of the hole needs to be large enough to slip the legs of your table into the pipe.)Have them cut it into four equal parts. 12 inces long should do the trick for you. Take the plugs off of your table legs and slip the PVC pipes onto them. It's very stable and won't 'rock' on you. This will make your table about waist high.

When I did this for my cutting tables at home, I did spring for the more expesnive gray PVC pipe (used for sewers, I've been told) as it is thicker, and I felt it was worth the slight price difference over the regular off white colored pipe. Still, it's prolly under $15 to do this project.

Back to lurking...

What a fabulous idea! ::prepares for a dash to the hardware store::

Arondelle

Roxan, a photo of your table leg might help us advise you better.

Or you may want to make this box more in an H shape, so that the the horizontal part on the bottom doesn't scoot off. Maybe just put edging on the sides.

Tina

So, you mean an actual U? Not an upside down U? If so, the only other suggestion would be to raise them up on a box. I would use straps to secure them to the box.

Beki

Roxan, I use the bed risers which you can buy at Bed,Bath and Beyond. These are plastic, cost about $10.00, very lightweight. They fit all the tables I've encountered, raise the table about 6 inches, come in their own box, available in white or black. Patti

Hi Roxan, I'm not offering a solution to your dilemma, but I just thought I'd throw this in the mix as something else to consider regarding display tables. Although I'm sure it has come up before. :)

One of the things that I found really frustrating at the last bead show my mom and I went to was the fact that out of every 10 or so tables, 9.5 of them (or so it seemed) were way too high for a person in a wheelchair. And if the person is short to begin with, like my mom...

Anyway, I guess I'm just venting in a general sense. While I do realize that people on their feet outnumber people in wheelchairs, I just think it would be really nice if vendors could find a happy medium when it comes to their displays. Perhaps even *one* table labeled "Wheelchair Accessible!"... at least it would show that they care, and may encourage wheelchair folks to stay and shop just because an effort to accommodate was made.

Ooh, did this turn into a rant?! Wasn't meant to! Thanks for "listening" :)

That's a good point. Personally, I've been dealing with this by using some boxes at the back of my table to make a multi-level display. This also adds visual interest to the booth.

Celine

Just a thought, This year I have a pupil in a wheelchair and she has her own table which can be adjusted to a slope. I had never seen a table like this but other pupils had used them in a Technolgy room so they are out there. If there was some way of sloping a table top and retaining sale goods every one would benefit. No items hidden from view at the back, clear display and if the table was made with narrow shelfing goods would be retained. Cheers, Jan

When someone in a chair comes approaches my table, I always go around and offer to help them or ask them if they would like to see anything closer. There were some blind people at my last craft fair, I let them feel the texturized dichroic pendants I sell. Patti

Beautiful!! :)