I Built This Tensegrity Table For Fun

[@lauramarshall6376]

What an incredible video! I'm new to this hobby, but this is my next project. Thank you for the great explanation.

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Good luck on your journey. Try something new with each project.

[@z98133]

The best explanation and execution of this project I have seen.

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for the comment. It was a fun build.

[@jay70328]

Putting the tensioners on the underside is a genius move. I was trying to figure out how to do the tensioning on the bottom, but didn't want to have tall feet. This is the move! Thanks.

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for watching Jay.

[@signmeupruss]

Thanks so much for posting such a clear explanation of the tensegrity table build. I want to make some outdoor plant stands with a similar design. I appreciate your work.

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you. It was a lot of fun.

[@michaelgnaedinger5915]

Thank you for sharing Ron. Great project. Really like your clamped square idea. 😊

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for watching. Yes, it is very handy for many projects.

[@siriuscowking]

Very simple example but very well explained, I like that you showed the system underneath to adjust the tension, its giving me ideas

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for watching. I love it when I can inspire somone.

[@danfuttle7204]

I love the video, you gave me a few ideas like with the pins in the bottom that act like bumpers. It's also much simpler and easier to tension than some examples I've seen. My only problem is that I'm a hand tool guy who can't make nice dovetails yet, so I'll probably stick the legs in with a wedged mortise and tenon unless I figure something else out.

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for watching Dan. The weakest point is the dovetails so make sure that connection is very strong.

[@MrsGump]

I really enjoyed this so have subbed 😃 Only thing I was thinking was would you put a small channel from the bottom corners (where the wee pins are, fab idea btw) to where you countersunk the tension thingee-majig? And what about maybe small feet on the bottom - so the wires etc aren't directly on the floor, as it didn't look like it was sitting dead flat on the ground. Prob stupid questions lol but I figured it didn't hurt to ask 🙂👍

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for subscribing. Those are excellent questions and they defently would work.

[@thoribio5846]

Nice table, sir. Looks very very stable

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you. I was surprised how strong it is.

[@jwilson2536]

Awesome video Ron. I love the table.

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you Jon.

[@HeyLookWhatICanDo]

Really cool engineering and ingenuity 👏🏼 I’d love to reinforce this concept for a chair.

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thanks for watching. The wood connection joinery will need to be extremely strong.

[@trishg3058]

Thank you for the great video Ron. Now, for me, off to the shop to replicate your table! 😊

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you Trish. I’m glad I was able to help and inspire you in someway.

[@KennyRamsayMedic48]

Awesome job. Interesting project. I watched it twice.

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you. It was a lot of fun.

[@collinputnam3715]

awesome video! The table came out beautiful. I'm going to be trying something similar to a project i'm working on! Live edge pine corner table! wish me luck.

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

That sounds like a good challenge. Good luck.

[@000CEASAR000]

First time ive seen the tensioning set up on the underside to adjust the cables, thats very clever. Ive also wanted to use steel wire but am worried that it might end up requiring rework as a result of the expansion and contraction of the cable as the temperature changes over the year. Thinking particularly as it gets into winter and the steel shrinks it might put too much pressure on the uprights and snap them. Has your table had any issue's?

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

I have never had a problem with the cables. I would advise making the "legs" a little wider so the Dovetails can be longer.

[@minecraftandfortnite1908]

Great video, and I am trying to make one myself about this size could you tell me what size the bottom square was and also the arms in the middle?

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for watching. The top and bottem are 14" square and the arms are 18" long. Good luck.

[@minecraftandfortnite1908]

@@RonMulletWoodwork Thanks but I forgot three questions in the original comment. those were what did you use to make the dovetails and what angle were the arms at? And what is the name of the tool that you used in the bottom to make the hole for the tensioners

[@jeffstanley4593]

I had never heard of such a thing, it is amazing. I had to really think about it and look at it to see how it worked.

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thanks for your comment Jeff. It took me a while to wrap my head around it also.

[@drats1279]

Jeff, did you attend government public schools? I have not seen the table before but the concepts of tension and compression were explained to me in the fourth grade by Irish Sacred Heart nuns at the Catholic school I attended. Very simple and easy to understand.

[@jeffstanley4593]

@@drats1279 Yes I did. That is why I had to look at more than once to realize what was supporting what. Figured it out with no help, just observed.

[@levialexander323]

मया एतत् कृतम् अहं च मम मातुलपुत्रस्य शिरसि पातितवान् सा च मृता हाहा 😊

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

May she rest in peace.

[@GoGetFletch]

Hi Ron - congratulations. This is one of the best Tensegrity Table builds I have seen. Do you take commissions?

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for watching. I normally just do it for the fun.

[@GoGetFletch]

@@RonMulletWoodwork Ah c’mon. It WILL be great fun 😄. I have a pair of very elegant, white, classic, Bang & Olufsen Beoplay S3 pentagonal speakers that will look fantastic on top of a taller (18”) version of your tensegrity table with a smaller pentagon instead of square top and base in white. I will design it and send it to you for your consideration. 👍

[@SteveSpring-vo8rj]

I really like your method of tightening the cables. Is there a specific name for the "tensioners" you used?

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Eye bolts and corner brackets I bought at Home Depot.

[@onehandedmaker]

Beautiful and very interesting piece of furniture and great video. Worthy of a sub and will watch more of your content soon. Regards James One Handed Maker - Australia

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you James for subscribing.

[@prudenciobilbaojl6669]

Beautiful work. You are an artist!

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you very much.

[@minecraftandfortnite1908]

Hi thanks for the measurements, but I have one more question, and that is what angle are the arms at?

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

57 degrees

[@albertoortiz3574]

Great! Simply Great! 👍👍👍 Thanks!

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you Alberto.

[@MrAndrewrobo]

Hi Ron, great vid, any chance you can share any info on the tension screw that you used pls?

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for watching. It is a 2 inch eye bolt ran through a small angle brace with a nut to adjust the tension.

[@billnicoski7158]

Super vid with great explanation !

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you Bill.

[@thejazzcaptain]

2:17 nice lol, joking aside the table looks great im gonna try this sometime

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

HaHa. I never noticed that. It was a fun build, you should try it. It was very satisfying.

[@alanparkhurst2835]

Fascinating subject, great project!

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thanks Alan

[@bryantuttle8]

Hi Ron, Great video!. My son and I have roughed out a round version of this table for a Boy Scouts project (sans glass top). I do have a question. I'm struggling with the dovetail jig. Any hints or steps to make that Jig ? I'm coming up too loose/small.

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for watching. I would instead suggest using a dado on the round top and bottem and screw and glue it to the legs. Use a router with 2 boards clamped in place as a guide.

[@tunecoverske]

Really creative ♥️from Kenya...

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you Megahana. I am humbled that people in other parts of the world watch my videos.

[@leucin2490]

Excellent!

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for watching.

[@jro9954]

Great video brother

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for watching.

[@nocturno1689]

So beautiful.

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you. It was a lot of fun.

[@giucas6629]

Great video

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you Giu.

[@tigerseye73]

😃 Very nice!

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you and thanks for watching.

[@KrazyFerKolorz]

You're very right about this being cool 😎

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you.

[@fabriziofabrizi5524]

Molto bello. Bravo. Quali sono le misure? Plis🎉🎉🎉Fabrizio 🇮🇹

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you fabrizio.

[@giuseppepozzo4968]

Complimenti 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for watching.

[@TheLucidscreamz]

hi , where do you get the tensioners form

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

I bought all of the hardeware at Home Depot. Thank you for watching.

[@l135admd3]

Мне очень понравилась ваша подсветка на фрезере!

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for the reply. I'm sorry that I can't read your language.

[@l135admd3]

@@RonMulletWoodwork I really liked your lighting on the router!

[@l135admd3]

@@RonMulletWoodwork Google translate is magic. 😀

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

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[@RonMulletWoodwork]

@@l135admd3 Thank you. It is a simple flexable pen light tha is tie wrapped to the router.

[@muhammadafzal237]

Sir do you sell it?

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

No. This was just one of my fun projects. Have a great day.

[@richardlamparter5605]

You really didn’t 10:18 explain in full the cable tensioning. imo

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thanks for watching Richard. The nuts on the eye bolts on the bottem of the table are used to pull the cables tight.

[@saidsari...]

Teşekkürler

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

İzlediğiniz için teşekkürler.

[@danhobbs7847]

Awesome

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you Dan.

[@ffc99]

Nice

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for watching.

[@jimlemaster1389]

Very cool

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you Jim.

[@lioneldegrace4369]

Does anyone else ever wonder why they tell you their videos are how to build something but never give you the dimensions of anything they cut , or even the ratios used to design it?

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Thank you for your comment Lionel. I didn't add the dimensions because this technique will work on any size table.

[@giovannidepascalis4109]

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[@giovannidepascalis4109]

😅

[@lioneldegrace4369]

Thank you for the reply I will try and make one

[@RonMulletWoodwork]

Good Luck,