I'm thinking..... PVC and Paracord......

He just very obviously is not a practiced woodworker. I got the feeling that he is an engineer or maybe a wood turner that got the idea for this table, went out and bought some cheap power tools, and set to work. If you want to better understand what I mean, check out Blacktail Studios, Jay Bates, The Wood Whisperer, etc on KZfaq. Blacktail makes some amazing tables, and you would definitely be able to notice the difference in skill levels. Jay Bates and the others are great too.

Imagine what he would do with actual wood working tools for the job....

Appreciate it man, at the time I was just started with woodworking indeed, now I have many more tools and look forward to making more, much crazier stuff :)

also I wouldn't advise holding the workpiece to your chest and then routing...

It would be with pleasure ! :) Thanks !

It's simple, the chain from both center ends are the one who carries the weight of the table top and the chain in the four corners are only there for support in order for the table not to flip. As you can see the corner chains does not have tension at all.

@@benmarkmendizabal599 he understands it. It's just his brain doesn't like it, maybe bcause it's look trippy or something.

@@sykrhd7093 oh shit, It was my eye who misread the word "can" lmao

Yeah it's like a illusion.

Whats the use of it?

Absolutely.....I also saw the thumbnail and I was like yes it's damn practicable.

It's not floating, its hanging.

@@nathanledgerwood4529 my bad! "The impossible hanging table, you can't you use" it ok now.😀

@@AMITRANA-il4sw you can't use

Come on do not discourage him, be good to him please, you can see that he has passion to create something good so do not hurt him, it is so very easy to comment BUT it is very hard to do something like this creation and take the trouble to put it on KZfaq for you to see.

The only way you can't use this is if the tension on the chains is off, but but then you got the long hooks but the butterfly nuts to adjust that

My thoughts exactly, I think he may be referring to you using a router to cut the shapes of the oval legs, it's probably why you blew the bearings out of that bit. Routers can be used for that, but not for long cuts and and thick wood. Jig Saw, Band Saw, Scroll Saw. But nevertheless, awesome table. Great job!

Anyone else get forest Whitaker eye when he put a wood sleeve in the router collett?

Lol

Instead of using/destroying the router to make the cuts and a file to finish them, he should have used a jigsaw to make them and the router to clean them up.

I’m not a big fan of the generic chain myself, but, I was thinking maybe some ships anchor chain would give it a bit of a nautical look. I’m not experienced in the nautical world and don’t know anything about anchor chain size, I’m just thinking it give it an interesting look. I also agree with other posters that some cross diagonal support along the length of the table would add substantial support! Unfortunately, the way the arches are fabricated, the additional weight of anchor chain might result in structural failure, specifically, the 2 arches coming up from the floor!😩 I don’t want to be overly critical of this project, visually, it’s really interesting, I just think it’s structurally under designed.

Anchor chains are HUGE

Aren't the eyelets required in order to add tension?

Daniel McKinney Yes, the monster chain we normally think of is huge, but I was thinking of something more along the size of a 2” link, see this link, www.diytrade.com/china/pd/10089205/Anchor_Chain.html. A co-worker of mine had anchor chain that he welded into a circular fire pit for his backyard. Welded up and looked nice with the fire backlighting the chain. I agree that the larger chain is huge, would need a forklift to move the table! Smaller chain would only need 3 men and a boy to move!

it's a " mind- fuck " bit of art-work. so glad it was shared. if I was to ask..I would happily pay for somebody to fit a motorised ( cheap engine ) I would supply and the old style cycle I have. I don't have the nouce to complete this project. but I pay for some one to do it. I make the tea and learn by watching. I really appreciate that. I in Canterbury U.K. well more Whitstable..if any one has the skill set to assist me. I don't expect anything ( for nothing ). I just would be so happy if someone could oblige. I am 56 and I care for my elderly father with my lady friend of 18 years. I have her blessing and my Dads but I am in no way mechanically minded..... helping me with my PX125 VESPA that requires a bit of t.l.c. around the gearing.... is another story . Are there any sympathetic souls out there in youtube land. That can make my dream come true . ...this is just a " shot in the dark ".. my cup is half full. Thank- you for even reading this. cheers

beautiful work? That's some of most sloppy woodwork I have ever seen

Além do mais não parece estável. Deve balançar.

Peça de escultura praticamente.

Vou tentar construir uma em miniatura

Well technically the shape is original but the true origins are unknown.(ether that or I just dont know)

Ok, creative think, what is the use.... In what way is better than normal table????

Dont do it this way. The wood structure isn’t chosen smart. The curved parts asks for the wood to have a different way of cutting. The grain is cut, while it should follow the curve.

Like and too much . You understand about two superlatives in one sentance? Its against the law of nature. Like off the coast. Not off of. I suppose you diddnt invent the language so its ok to f¥#k with convention?

Using a router as a saw= exploding bearings

Exactly. Never heard of a jigsaw??? The science is impressive, but your carpentry knowledge is subpar.

I will move, the chain is going to rock from side to side ,nice to look at but not functional

Yeah, that's called getting it done with what you have

A 1/2” router but no jigsaw.

Lol he used all the saws. A band saw, a circular saw even a damn hand saw, what video were you watching?

The one where his band saw broke!

They stop the table from tipping due to any imbalance.

@@phonicmonkey8213 not sure on that one. i would like to understand the design engineering, if applicable...

If the corner chains weren't there the whole table top would roll onto one side, unless it was perfectly placed to balance in the middle somehow and never ever disturbed.

My stomach did a little flip watching some of the drilling

@@NuncNuncNuncNunc that's all it takes?? Ur weak AF ...

Rick Frazier Yeah, I was thinking the same thing too. I wonder how much it swings.

For me it looks pretty stable. The wobbly is present because its hanging. Use regular, fiirm and quality kind of wood. 100% it will not be wobbly. Does that makes sense?

Me too 😜

you see it wobble at 12:25

Raynhardx thanks. this thing is pretty wobbly.

exactly.... it won't last long....

@@newzztube of course not,. It's just for show 🤷

@@newzztube It could if you tension the chains enough. Make them tight and the table wont move much at all.

Me

Tag weld the chains and now u have a table.

I think it is not meant to be for it... Sure, it sway so much.

I do both building and recording, thanks so much :)

if the tension is there, it actually shouldn't wobble very much at all, it's all that physics lark :D

Unnecessary.

Perfect I was hunting for something like this in the comments, but looks like I don't need to bother with the facts, you nailed it for me.

It would be possible to make a stable tensegrity table, but it would need far more than the four corner chains. Maybe have those and add around eight angled lengths of high strength fishing line around the edge to prevent wobble.

@@peterjf7723 worth a shot. I´ll be making one myself. they do look great

To be stable it would need angled tension lines between top and base. They would though get in the way if you wanted to sit at the table.

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It's a bit of a mind fuck this table, but once you can figure what is supporting what, you realise it 100% could support a meal and easily support a laptop.

@@MuttleyVonErich00 with this being claimed to be a dining table, this design appears to be absolutely horrible for sitting anyone at the ends of the table because the wooden supports are pretty much the width of the table and right at the very end: where do you put your legs if you sit at the end? My Dad built a table 3.5’ by 7’ in the 80’s I inherited, made of oak, walnut plywood and maple, using sort of trestle style feet at both ends, with a narrow concave rounded octagon motif (no rounding for tabletop shape) where the sturdy 2 legs with huge feet are far enough from the ends anyone can sit comfortably at either end, and are deep enough in anyone can sit anywhere along the length. In addition to sitting concerns, since the table wasn’t really meant to be disassembled (I doubt it’d be as sturdy after that, if reassembled) it also, curiously enough, greatly impacts being able to move it through doorways into and out of houses and apartments, stairways, etc. that don’t have a lot of space. The geometry works out rather well for practical daily use as well as the mobile life it has acquired once I became an apartment nomad after the house I had. It doesn’t appear that this tensegrity table is intended to be disassembled. As much as my dining room table is no flyweight, 2 people are able to move it horizontally in and out of a room without tilting (assumes an archway wide enough between rooms) for cleaning, even kids, and 2 non-wimpy people to move it tilted sideways into/out of buildings: as much as it’s made of oak, walnut and maple, MDF is heavier, while also not being as strong, so if this table as I see it can’t be readily disassembled and reassembled, it’ll be problematic to move, though looking at the video again, it appears it uses wing nuts for the screws for the end support bolts, which should make disassembly/reassembly easy enough, but yet another thing to make it less than ideal for humans to be exposed to during use too near the ends.

@@MuttleyVonErich00 play around with a tensegrity sculpture and see how precariously the forces are balanced, then talk to me. Kyle Hill covered them a while back, maybe on Because Science. Food and electronics are big on stability. Now I feel like being a jerk. This dude has lousy craftsmanship skills and wasn't even set up for this project. The finished product looks like a high school student made it and if he wants more than a fiver for it he's crazy.

It would work. The entire table is hanging from the two center chains. All of the chains are in tension so it is a very stable table. What you can’t see in a video is that all the chains are in tension.

The weakest part in supporting a heavy load is the arm holding up the "U". I would estimate that would withstand the weight of a large man, it would just be wobbly until a center of mass was stablized. Replace the wood with metal (and the chain with cable) and you could probably set a car on it.

nazhammerheart wasting material will always happen when using curves. But without them he will be just another “plywood worker”

Steam bending would be the least waste, and strongest, with edge grain throughout. This eliminates the end grain weakness. Very cool table.

My thought too. Kept asking why he was using the tools he chose. Was it one of those challenges where his choices are limited?

That's exactly what I was thinking. He seems pretty novice cutting the plywood too.

without corner chains it would flop over

уже не так круто будет. потому что очевидно, что в качестве стола эта конструкция совершенно непрактична. только в качестве элемента интерьера для тех, кому жил.площадь позволяет обзаводиться бесполезными предметами мебели.

А потому что нижняя подвеска не выдержит. Там самый край доски-отломается. И вообще-конструкция очень нежная. Нужно было некоторые элементы из металла делать а вместо доски фанеру. Но вес.....

Wrong. The tension keeps it stable.