

| Subject: | Re: Westy table |
| From: | neil |
| Date: | Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:25:44 -0800 |
I like these table ideas listers! I never use the table behind D seat. No real need for it ..... yet. Arm and table has been stowed. Now I can see a better way to "stow" it. Thanks! Neil. On 2/11/07, Sam Walters <sam.cooks@verizon.net> wrote: > I put a Westy table arm bracket on the passenger side and a swivel base > under that seat in my 85 Weekender. With the seat reversed, this made > a have a nice place to set up the laptop. My son and I have used the > Weekender to camp at remote astronomy gatherings and use astronomy > software to plan what we are going to try to see at night and to record > our observations. So the laptop often gets a good bit of use during the > day and at night (with a red plastic film over it to avoid ruining you > night vision.) > > I put some of the adhesive backed rubber material that can be put on > steps to make them less of a slip hazard on the table surface to > minimize slippage of items on the table top when driving. It doesn't > look great - its gray on a beige table, but it works. > > I keep meaning to build a table top that has a lip around it and perhaps > cut a couple of large holes to serve as cup holders, but haven't gotten > around to finalizing a plan. I was going to make the table narrower so > that you could still use the arm rests. > > I have also thought about making a shorter table arm so that the narrow > table would sit lower and also maybe mounting the table so that it > extended a few inches closer to the shift lever making it easier to > access things on the table. > > So, these are still just roughly conceived thoughts. > > Sam > > -- > Sam Walters > > Baltimore, MD > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
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