Stop A Wobbling Table

There are a few things more distracting during a nice meal than when your table starts to shimmy and shake. It is possible that my 50 plus years in the table base industry has made me more conscious than most but everyone has at one point experienced a meal that moved around as the table wobbled and shook. That annoyance is why I spent so long perfecting the pedestal table base that most restaurants use. I wanted to, and I still do, create tables and environments where the table base was so stable that no one even had to think about it. To do so I had to conquer three common problems, all of which contribute to a shaky table.

Problem #1: the Top Plate
Often times table bases try and use welded stamped steel top plates, but the stamped steel is not sturdy enough to keep the table from wobbling.

The Solution: Cast Iron

• Cast iron has a higher compressive strength and is therefore more able to bear the weight of any material table top without bending or flexing.
• The heavier cast iron actually increases the overall balance of the table by changing the center of gravity.
• Our cast iron top plates come in larger sizes than most in the industry – meaning we can provide top plates for any sized table.

Problem #2: The Base Plate
Base plates often fail to lie correctly on the floor. Either the floor is uneven or the base is, and in the worst situations both the floor and base plate are irregular.

The Solution

• Our base plates are tested on a flat surface plate for any warpage. Any base that doesn’t meet our quality standards is melted down again and recast.
• To combat irregular floors we include adjustable glides with all our bases. These glides allow the base to remain level on most floors.

Problem #3: Overall weight.
Table bases need to be heavy in order to counteract the table top. This is something we’ve gone into before.

These three reasons – and many more – are why you should visit jibases.com today to see what JI Bases can offer you in terms of the perfect foundation.