

| Subject: | Re: Post on rear table knob |
| From: | Dan N |
| Date: | Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:22:27 -0700 |
This is an archive list for swinging table... http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S2=vanagon&L=vanagon&q=&s=swinging+table&f=&a=&b= ***** 467473 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R1777> 14/06/15 19:39 22 Swinging table 467474 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R1800> 14/06/15 18:42 28 Re: Swinging table 467477 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R1945> 14/06/15 17:05 13 Re: Swinging table 467479 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R2033> 14/06/15 21:21 34 Re: Swinging table 467485 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R2326> 14/06/16 01:27 38 Re: Swinging table 467486 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R2365> 14/06/16 05:16 40 Re: Swinging table 467489 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R2568> 14/06/16 09:17 19 Re: Swinging table 467508 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R3485> 14/06/16 14:41 34 Re: Swinging table 467534 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R4827> 14/06/17 09:19 34 Re: Swinging table 467535 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R4862> 14/06/17 09:40 40 Re: Swinging table 467536 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R4903> 14/06/17 10:33 30 Re: Swinging table 467540 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R5004> 14/06/17 15:32 50 Re: Swinging table 467569 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R6530> 14/06/18 08:03 65 Re: Swinging table 467570 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R6596> 14/06/18 07:21 77 Re: Swinging table 467572 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R6738> 14/06/18 08:58 84 Re: Swinging table 467573 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R6823> 14/06/18 09:55 99 Re: Swinging table 467575 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R6945> 14/06/18 10:54 122 Re: Swinging table 467582 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R7237> 14/06/18 10:38 25 Re: Swinging table 467586 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R7357> 14/06/18 15:27 46 Re: Swinging table 467606 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R8405> 14/06/19 15:17 40 Re: Swinging table 467607 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R8446> 14/06/19 23:01 12 Re: Swinging table 467612 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R8587> 14/06/19 21:43 23 Re: Swinging table 467635 <http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1406C&L=vanagon&P=R9983> 14/06/20 10:23 39 Re: Swinging table On Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 7:29 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi Dave, > > I’m terrible with links, but if you go to VC and just search for table it > will come up. > > It is a very nicely made upgrade > > Eric Caron > > > > > > On Sep 27, 2024, at 8:31 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote: > > > > > > > > On Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 07:19:34 AM EDT, > ddbjorkman@verizon.net <ddbjorkman@verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Eric. > > That was useful. Do you have a link to the VC fix? I will check the > archives for swinging table and see what comes up. > > > > Dave B. > > > > On Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 08:43:37 AM EDT, Eric Caron < > ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Dave and others, > > > > I didn’t see the original post either, and didn’t find it in my junk. > > > > Swinging table has been an issue for a long time. > > > > I remember threads in the past. Maybe some of that info in the > archives would solve it. > > > > I think Dave has a later van with the late table, but the > shining out table is about the same. > > > > If you travel with the table in the lower position just over the > cabinet doors the simple solution might be to put a pillow or something at > the rear seat edge to keep it from coming out. The fungie cord would be > reaching way up to the handle. > > > > I travel with the table up high and that makes the handle and > bungie work a bit easier. > > > > The knob by itself never held my tables from swinging out. > > > > I used to use the broom handle extension in the table leg to > raise the table. I now have the fancy version from Van Cafe. This > includes a bottom section for the leg to be supported as it is raised > high. It also has a collar that replaces the old part where the handle > screws in and the pipe goes through the top of the cabinet. This is very > nice as it protects the cabinet and allows for smooth operation. It also > has a small V cut at the top edge and comes with a pin. You drill holes in > the table leg for the position you want your table to stay at and the V > shape and pin will hold the table hight steady, and should keep it from > swinging out. > > I personally am not sure the V dent is enough to keep it from > swinging out and I still use a short bungie. This works for me as I often > also have the bungie holding something on the the table so it serves a > double purpose. > > > > I think if you travel with the table down, the VC device would keep the > table from swinging out. But I have mine raised up and I think that makes > it a bit more likely to jump the V pin slot. > > > > I’ve read about magnets on the edge of the table but I tried that and it > was not a good solution for me. It just didn’t consistently work. > > > > I like the VC device, but it recently went up in price significantly. > So I’m glad I got mine earlier. Otherwise I’d still be using the broom > stick table leg trick, or trying to manufacture my own table improvement > devices. I have a friend that made his own color for the leg at the table > top and it is working great, but he has great skills and tools I don’t have. > > > > I hope some of this info helps. > > > > Eric Caron > > 85 and 84 Westfalias. > > > > > > > > > On Sep 24, 2024, at 11:01 AM, Steven Brower < > brower@BROWERPROPULSIONLAB.COM <mailto:brower@BROWERPROPULSIONLAB.COM>> > wrote: > > > > > > I did not see the original post either but see the replies. > > > Steven Brower > > > > > > > > > BPL R & D > > > Brooklyn Navy Yard > > > 63 Flushing Avenue > > > Building 280, Suite 521 > > > Brooklyn, NY 11205 > > > (347) 223-8877 > > > brower@browerpropulsionlab.com <mailto:brower@browerpropulsionlab.com> > > > browerproplab.com > > > > > >> On Sep 24, 2024, at 10:40 AM, Alistair Bell < > ragnarhairybreeks@icloud.com <mailto:ragnarhairybreeks@icloud.com>> wrote: > > >> > > >> I didn’t get the orig post. Send again dave? > > >> > > >> Alistair > > >> > > >>> On Sep 24, 2024, at 7:28 AM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com <mailto: > jrasite@eoni.com>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Saw the post. Don’t have an answer. > > >>> > > >>> Jim > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>> On Sep 23, 2024, at 6:07 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net <mailto: > ddbjorkman@verizon.net> <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET <mailto: > ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> I hope you all got my post on the rear table knob problem. > > >>>> I am a bit surprised that no one has replied or run into this > problem, nor come up with a fix. > > >>>> Any ideas?? It is kind of a PITA, and I could use some help. > > >>>> Dave B.the Boston one >
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