I have a hardwood folding garden table. Where it stands is often a bit wet,
which means the wood at the end of the legs is likely to start rotting.

What would be the best way of fixing something to the end of the legs to
protect them from the wet or the best way to seal them. thanks.

In message , torge conrad maguar
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I have a hardwood folding garden table. Where it stands is often a bit wet,
which means the wood at the end of the legs is likely to start rotting.

What would be the best way of fixing something to the end of the legs to
protect them from the wet or the best way to seal them. thanks.


Someone will probably have a better solution, but we had a tin of
waterproofing (I forget which) and we stood each leg in the tin in turn
for a day to make sure the wood was really saturated. This can be
repeated yearly.
--
Klara, Gatwick basin

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In message , torge conrad
maguar
writes
I have a hardwood folding garden table. Where it stands is often a
bit wet,
which means the wood at the end of the legs is likely to start
rotting.

What would be the best way of fixing something to the end of the
legs to
protect them from the wet or the best way to seal them. thanks.


Someone will probably have a better solution, but we had a tin of
waterproofing (I forget which) and we stood each leg in the tin in
turn
for a day to make sure the wood was really saturated. This can be
repeated yearly.
--
Klara, Gatwick basin

And once treated, fix a metal stand off to the bottom of each leg to
hold it up 1/2" - they used to be called 'domes of silence' but
haven't seen them recently. A thick pressed dome with four small
spikes to fix into the wood.

AWEM

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In message , torge conrad
maguar
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I have a hardwood folding garden table. Where it stands is often
a
bit wet,
which means the wood at the end of the legs is likely to start
rotting.

What would be the best way of fixing something to the end of the
legs to
protect them from the wet or the best way to seal them.
thanks.


Someone will probably have a better solution, but we had a tin of
waterproofing (I forget which) and we stood each leg in the tin in
turn
for a day to make sure the wood was really saturated. This can be
repeated yearly.
--
Klara, Gatwick basin

And once treated, fix a metal stand off to the bottom of each leg to
hold it up 1/2" - they used to be called 'domes of silence' but
haven't seen them recently. A thick pressed dome with four small
spikes to fix into the wood.

AWEM



Here you go:

http://www.fisco-fasteners.co.uk/UphGlides.htm

The nylon ones are probably best for outside

AWEM

On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:19:41 GMT, "torge conrad maguar"
wrote:

I have a hardwood folding garden table. Where it stands is often a bit wet,
which means the wood at the end of the legs is likely to start rotting.

What would be the best way of fixing something to the end of the legs to
protect them from the wet or the best way to seal them. thanks.


Small wellies .2 pairs should do .

lol

Stuart B wrote:
On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:19:41 GMT, "torge conrad maguar"
wrote:

I have a hardwood folding garden table. Where it stands is often a bit wet,
which means the wood at the end of the legs is likely to start rotting.

What would be the best way of fixing something to the end of the legs to
protect them from the wet or the best way to seal them. thanks.


Small wellies .2 pairs should do .

lol


Rub candle wax into the bottom of the legs (on a dry day)

Owain wrote:
Stuart B wrote:
"torge conrad maguar" wrote:
I have a hardwood folding garden table. Where it stands is often a
bit wet, which means the wood at the end of the legs is likely to
start rotting. What would be the best way of fixing something to
the end of the legs to protect them from the wet or the best way to
seal them. thanks.
Small wellies .2 pairs should do .

And VAT free if you buy the children's sizes. You would need the
tie-top ones to stop the rain running down the legs.

Otherwise dip the legs in Plastidip, a tough dippable or brushable
plastic, search for it on www.frost.co.uk (you want the coating not
the spray).

Owain

Very handy site that
--
ßôyþëtë
London, UK

"torge conrad maguar" wrote in message
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I have a hardwood folding garden table. Where it stands is often a bit
wet,
which means the wood at the end of the legs is likely to start rotting.

What would be the best way of fixing something to the end of the legs to
protect them from the wet or the best way to seal them. thanks.


Stand them in plastic pint glasses (from the beer stand at your local farm
show, or whatever) if it's only a temporary situation.

s.

someone wrote:
"torge conrad maguar" wrote in message
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I have a hardwood folding garden table. Where it stands is often a
bit wet, which means the wood at the end of the legs is likely to
start rotting.

What would be the best way of fixing something to the end of the
legs to protect them from the wet or the best way to seal them.
thanks.


Stand them in plastic pint glasses (from the beer stand at your local
farm show, or whatever) if it's only a temporary situation.

s.

And when they fill up with water...

Um?

torge conrad maguar wrote:
I have a hardwood folding garden table. Where it stands is often a
bit wet, which means the wood at the end of the legs is likely to
start rotting.
What would be the best way of fixing something to the end of the legs
to protect them from the wet or the best way to seal them. thanks.

Not sure how deep the water is that the table has to stand in, but if it's
just a few mm, after Klara's suggestion, pilot & screw 3 brass screws in the
bottom of each leg but don't sink them in all the way.

The wood will be treated, the legs will be off the floor.

Vj

In article , Someone wrote:
Stand them in plastic pint glasses (from the beer stand at your local farm
show, or whatever) if it's only a temporary situation.


Hit the plastic pint glasses with a hot-air stripper gun to make a more
permanent solution?

--
Aidan
Aberdeen, Scotland
Written at Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:14 +0100, but posted later.