Folding counter extension hinge fail

[Ron in BC]

Originally Posted by felix2

Here’s what I did to fix the loose press-fit hinge pin - I noticed that it wasn’t staying together (the inner pin has grooves on the shaft that should grip the inside of the outer pin), so I took a short piece of aluminum wire (aluminum being malleable), and placed it in the outer half, then used channelocks to squeeze the two halves together into place. It hasn’t come undone yet!

You can likely find these pins at any good Ace Hardware or such.

Always nice to see a creative solution.

Ron

[Ron in BC]

Originally Posted by Fender

So what happens here? The shelf flops around while traveling?

It gradually syncs with the table sliding back and forth and then they do the dosey doe.

Seriously, I don't think that it does much at all. Neither does my unlocked table.

Probably a few more rough roads than average and no indication at all of there being any problem.

Ron