How not to make table legs

[@SunGem]

I just have to compliment your amazing, dry sense of humor. I love it! The copper dragging stuff with it across the floor as you cut it, ending with tipping those “randomly placed” bricks in a domino effect, and every tiny detail you add in your other videos as well. I get weird looks from my husband when I suddenly burst out in laughter when watching your videos on my iPad with earbuds. 😂

[@spideybrent]

Hello from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Thanks for sharing your great video’s please keep them coming.

[@jaswats9645]

You are definitely a very talented dude.

[@Psychlist1972]

lol at the tube pulling at everything in the shop. The last one was extra :D

[@Caracal-lm6es]

Nicely done! A 3-4 cm copper (or brass) collar at the bottom of each leg would really look good.

[@twobob]

top job. Wibbly wobbly maybe... but they spin you right round... ;)

[@SouthernGospelGreats]

What you should do is do what instrument makers do. WATER! It's cheap and easy doesn't add weight at the end which keeps it light. This is how they get those crisp bends in say, Trombone slides. Complete all the steps up to silver soldering them to the plate. Use a rubber cap or a "Hot Glue" plug on one end. ( i would cap the end NOT soldered to the plate. Fill the tubes with water and freeze the assembly. Quckly, twist your pipes together. The water CANNOT compress and will allow the pipe to keep their shape. Once formed to your liking, let the water melt. Then continue finishing the Legs. I hope this helps.

[@ashleychambers7602]

The table top is fabulous and what a colour. I wouldn’t be surprised if your inundated with orders for the circuit board table tops, very ingenious.

[@dub-ya243]

I realize I’m about a year too late with my comment; I just found your videos and subscribed. Why not add a solid tube in the center, then twist the copper around it. Or, shape the copper tubes, fill them with some solidifying material to give them sturdiness and stability.

[@irmahernandez6016]

You and me both, in being a late commenter and about the tube in the middle. LOL

[@ianvicedomini2648]

Pure genius at work. Never seizes to amaze me. Perfick video mate

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Do you mean *ceases and *perfect? 🤨

[@jagdishprasadkhaitan4815]

Lovely Nice table legs.

[@stun9771]

Interesting work, thank you for sharing...👍🏻

[@JGV_IX]

Very impressive! I do a lot of work with copper - its my favorite look. Could you have poured something like epoxy in die tubes after twisting them to add rigidity? Thanks for the great videos!

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

You were having way too much fun there in the beginning, LOL! I read through the description to find out the reason for the title (it wasn't at all apparent!), and may have a few suggestions. Mind you, I didn't see the video on the table these went on, so there may be information I missed. Often, wires (which I am assuming you are trying to have this look like) would have a shrink-wrap connector, or "wire" this long would have its insulation start being visible probably about halfway down. That would give you a good excuse to have a tube of resin poured around the base of the legs, in colors like white, black, blue, and red, common wiring colors, one for each leg. It would stabilize the bottom ⅔ or so, but that may not be where your biggest issue is. If it's up higher, I'd suggest a clear resin pour around it as an "invisible" stabilizer. Or, since this design is supposed to be wires connected to pins (I assume), how about one color for each pin, and from halfway between the pins and where the wires separate, paint on 'insulation' in separate colors for each 'wire,' down all the way, following the wraps, to near the bottom. Red, green, brown, blue, purple, yellow, orange, white, all in a spiral coming out of the outer insulation! Then, if you have more 'wires,' go with a green with a yellow stripe along its length, or vice-versa, for example. Or, yellow with a red stripe, or yellow with a blue stripe along it, or vice-versa... lots of color patterns used in wiring! All of this you would seal in a clear resin pour. Then, at the bottom ⅓, to finish up the wiring look, you have a thicker, fatter piece jut out all the way around the 'wires' as the 'wiring's' outer insulation. This is normally black, in almost any and all wiring. And say, with that size 'wires,' you'll want to make that fatter spot jump out another centimeter, minimum, all the way around. Anyway, if you use my idea and sell it for a chunk of money, I want my cut, LOL!

[@tjacksonwoodworker3726]

very artistic

[@steveyv963]

Another explanation for the improved performance of the legs as they are twisted together more tightly is that there is more composite action among the members as the twisting progresses.

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

is that a posh way of saying friction?

[@steveyv963]

@@NewYorkshireWorkshop In this case, friction and the changing geometry if the rods locking together create the composite action. Composite action means the rods work together as a team instead of as individual rods. Old laced up steel bridge structural members use composite action, but the members are riveted together instead of squeezed together continuously. In your case, the rods continuously brace each other through the whole length. In the laced up old steel bridge, the members brace each other at much shorter distances than their entire length.

[@steveyv963]

Another example of composite action is plywood. The layers are a lot stronger glued together than the each layer resting on each other not glued together.

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

thats interesting thanks.

[@jerrygaguru]

I like the idea, I have 3 different solutions that can make this work. 1. Pull a vacuum or two before you start working and pull a vacuum on the pipe and fill it full of Epoxy resin, This will make it a lot stiffer and make your spin twist even because they would not collapse. 2 use a solid core copper and then after you twist it together get a circular steel mold and Hammer the shape, Copper hardens as it is worked Becoming stiff and brittle, but can be Annealed to take the brittleness out and maintain the stiffness I think this will take 10 times the time the other one would take but also could be more effective. 3 Use bronze instead of copper and solid core it does not have to be worked as much as copper does to become stiff and can also can be annealed to keep it from being brittle.

[@arvidpaulius7816]

All the time, You can still amaze me... :)

[@johnd6487]

Hmm.. lacquer with a Royal Warrant.. have we discovered the secret ingredient the queen mixes with her Dubonnet? 😉

[@tikonc]

I was wondering if welding a black iron pipe in the middle of the circles and then twisting the copper pipes around the black pipe would stabilize the legs and the black pipe would practically be unseen

[@stevezytveld6585]

You have one of the more interesting mixes of skills sets I've come across in a while. Well. Done. One alternative for the legs - you could, quite literally, basket weave those thin copper pipes. I think. Maybe. It might work?? - Cathy (&, accidentally, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

Thanks! yes im sure some kind of diagonal twill weave could be done. would give an interesting effect, like braided wire.

[@Krushard]

Hey, it was three years ago after all, I forgive him for this "experiment".

[@davidmcneil9340]

Love the copper look of the legs.. but they look a bit flimsy... perhaps weld a metal pipe to the base... then wrap the pipe with the copper wire..... (but i allso see those legs as lighting on a ceiling with fibre optic on the ends)

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

I was thinking about different kind of light fixtures i could make with while i was working on these, that's definitely going to happen at some point! we have 10ft high ceilings in the old Victorian house so plenty of room for some big lights!

[@Dearmrmusselwhite.bsky.social]

You should have wrapped the copper around a solid centre like a steel plumbing pipe!

[@machobunny1]

Very cool. Gives me some interesting fab ideas, and it gave my girlfriend a few new ideas too.

[@RobMiami787]

nice work Though I don't know if I would recommend a drill press on metal parts that are not secured to the bed

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

me nether!

[@crackman5755]

what is the sport-car we can seen on the vidéo?

[@horatiohornblower868]

You should have inserted a rebar inside the twisted copper tubes. Because even a bunch of soft copper remains soft. Some iron inside would have made it really stiff.

[@wandakowalski7063]

Watched breathlessly to the end and then the video ended just as you were fitting the legs on one corner. Where is the rest of the video? I may faint if I can’t see the end result!

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

Lol. This was actually part two to the circuit board table build, i made the table top in the previous video- kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioS2ppydd9Z4iq8

[@xw6968]

😂👍🏻 i love a good domino.

[@Psychlist1972]

Ahh, I see. The footprints on the top of the table weren't rotary switches, they were these. Nice!

[@grom7826]

Fill the tubes with sand if you don't want them to be crushed while twisting ?

[@smallscalestuff]

Hi, I literally found your channel a couple if days ago. I'm slowly working through your videos and do far I love what you have been doing - some really nice work. May I ask, where in Yorkshire are you? Yorkshireman myself. 👍

[@PrinceWesterburg]

I occurred to me that you could twist them up then fill the pipes with epoxy to make them super rigid.

[@toolrestoration]

great work , as always !

[@allenzackery1639]

You think maybe rapping those tubes around a 1" copper "L" type pipe should stabilize and straighten the legs . And didn't catch the metal copper is in chemical contact with ( I know don't you just love the comments section) have a good 👍 one !!

[@purdy9431]

I love your work and aesthetically the copper legs look amazing, but the table you did with the amazing PCB style laptop table had a wobble because of the copper legs, it came across as style over function. I personally think the legs are amazing but they should be used in art/low function pieces around a home.

[@purdy9431]

Oh, I just read your comment header addressing the wobble issue.

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

thanks. it is experimental and will develop over time, i love the way it looks which is one step toward a good design. before and during working on it i did think of adding a straight vertical 22mm copper in the middle which would have made it more rigid but wouldnt have looked as good, adding resin may or may not work but is worth a try. anyone saying it is impractical, its wobbly and ruined has missed the point of the video, they have learned one way of not making copper table legs and a potential way of making other low function pieces as you rightly say; lamps, low coffee table maybe etc etc.

[@JustMe-bu8pu]

@@NewYorkshireWorkshop You might also try heating the entire leg up to Cherry Red. Letting it cool gradually to "Work Harden" the copper. It would discolor it, but nothing a little Acid Wash wouldn't take care of. Just a thought. (Remember, Copper hardens the opposite of Steel. Cool it Fast=Gets softer. Cool it Slow=Gets Harder.)

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

@@JustMe-bu8pu no it would just soften it, copper anneals by heating and will soften regardless of it being cooled quickly or slowly

[@purdy9431]

@@NewYorkshireWorkshop I really think your channel will blow up. You should show even the most mundane tasks you personally think is boring in between the long art piece edit's, it's youtube fodder. The comment sections will blow up with keyboard experts so your engagement analytics will be amazing.

[@naraindarshan5600]

Was it possible to twist the wires and straighten them afterwards? Because here there are some waves like figures after the twist. Nevertheless, thanks for the video. Helps when learning D&T at school when teacher never explains.

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

it deforms the tube sectionally as well so would be very difficult and never go back exactly as it was, it would need to be annealed too as it would be hardened by the shaping.

[@naraindarshan5600]

@@NewYorkshireWorkshop thank you sir.

[@jimc4731]

For more stiffness you could make another set, twisting the tubes around a center arbor of solid or tubular steel. Keep the steel concealed inside the wrap of tubes. I think 3/4" or 1" steel pipe would be correct. Just sayin, if you are not happy with your result. JIM

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

i thought about something like that but didnt want a tube showing in the at the top where it is open, i think im going to try filling the pipe with resin like someone suggested.

[@harrybond007]

That copper pipe is pretty expensive from what I remember, not cheap legs

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

yes it isnt as cheap as it used to be!

[@serf78]

This is most adult soldering I have seen

[@intrepidus3378]

Great video. I saw the legs for this table in another video and wondered how you made them. I was so glad when I saw this video show up in my recommended feed. What kind of sprayer do you use?

[@Raul28153]

from a structural perspective it might have been better to have used steel and had it copper plated. Of course bending it would be a trip. You'd need rotary hydraulics or a lot of heat.

[@ahmeterturk6901]

Sonunu bağlamadı. Neden yaptı?

[@dmkpredator]

самые уродливые ножки для стола которые я когда либо видел

[@davideboi8555]

avresti dovuto mettere una piastra anche dall'altra parte dei tubi in rame e in torsione farli girare in maniera sincronizzata. Così come hai fatto si vedono i tubi che si sovrappongono e non è bello.

[@MrTORIS76]

Эпоксидку внутрь труб для жёсткости..

[@nosaltiesandrooshere7488]

👍

[@RobMiami787]

So, is the table solid??

[@stangiles2001]

Very wobbly legs, not good

[@8477willy]

ha ha ha

[@federicop74]

Very creative however not particularly pretty. Sorry mate. Next time. 👍🏻

[@corypride]

I love you other work but this idea seems quite ill founded in that anyone could do it and it would always look 'home made'.

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

so you are saying i made it look easy? thanks for the compliment! 😘

[@corypride]

@@NewYorkshireWorkshop HAHA. Touche!

[@espjason]

Not practical at all

[@NewYorkshireWorkshop]

thanks for letting me know.

[@Alex-yu3wg]

Wrapped /spiralled about a thick walled straight copper tube, stability would ave been end result.