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Subject:Re: Westy rear table mods: here's another one
From:Florian Speier
Date:Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:27:51 -0700

I still cant quite picture it. so its like a two feet long dowel inside the
table leg?more like a cut off broom handle? and why does it rise magically?
springs added? compressed air?

florian

On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 12:28 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Doug.
>
> Found this in my gmail. Maybe this is it?
>
> Neil.
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Susmay<susmay@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I just did this rear table mod with a wooden dowel I had.
> > Filed the dowel so it fit all the way into the plastic base, then took a
> large washer, maybe 1" or wider and used a drywall screw to hold the dowel
> tight in the plastic base. Bolted the base and top supports back into place
> with the dowel reaching almost to the curve of the metal table bracket.
> > Went camping with it this weekend, the table rises up like magic.
> >
> > T Hawkins
> > 88 Westy
> >
>
>
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> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Doug Alcock<doug.alcock@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi Jim -- can you link me to the original post -- I can't seem to find
> > it.......I could spare 5 minutes to raise the rear table as you describe.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Doug
> >
>