My most recent project, a fine-art print bin made of wild Oregon cherry, has a set of small leg levelers on the back legs to accommodate an uneven floor. The system uses a deeply imbedded 10-24 brass threaded insert and a long 10-24 allen-head cap screw tipped with a vinyl thread protector. If some stability is needed for an uneven floor it is a simple matter of turning the head of the cap screw. The vinyl tip protects the floor from scratches. Hope this provides some inspiration for a leg leveler of your own design!
Leg Leveler Detail – Top View
Leg Leveler Detail – Bottom View
Leg Leveler Detail – Layout Mock-Up for 2” Leg
Leg Leveler Detail – “The Parts”
Leg Leveler Detail – Mock-Up Top View
Leg Leveler Detail – Mock-Up Bottom View
David
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TopamaxSurvivor
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posted 268 days ago
So that’s what those are!! I was wonder what those were when you posted the art print rack. I though they looked like a small rubber stop of some kind and wondered why in the world a stop would be installed on the top of the base?? Great idea.
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Karson
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posted 268 days ago
David a great tip for an in-place leveler.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 268 days ago
Hi David;
Good to see you back in the shop, and coming up with this type of clever solutions.
Nice work.
Lee
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rtb
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posted 268 days ago
A great tip that I will have to file away…..now if I can just remember where I put….
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lew
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posted 268 days ago
Now that’s Cool!
Blake
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posted 268 days ago
Yea, good idea. Thanks.
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MyOldGarage
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posted 268 days ago
Very slick – I really like that one. Hmm—now what so I need leveled? :-)
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John Gray
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posted 268 days ago
Nice idea, thanks.
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