Here is a video showing the parts I started with and some of my initial ideas. The surface area of the table is some sort of heavy duty pallet compliments of Crate & Barrel. The steel wheels and bracket were acquired at a flea market. I initially planned to drill a hold through the metal wheels and fashion a pin (shown in this video). As you will see in the later videos Al decided we would be better to drill and tap a hole, allowing us to use a set screw.
The steel wheels and brackets came from Sir Richard (yes that is his name) and Monalbano Furniture in Northlake, IL. I met him at the Randolph Street Flea Market where he was selling some of his wares.
Here are the brackets he had. Originally i planned to use the screw shown as a pin to hold the stem of the steel wheels in place.
Sorting through various drill bits.
These are the nuts and bolts that Sir Richard gave me with the brackets. Bill and I came up with a better solution, so we did not use Sir Richard's bolts.
Drilling the bracket and preparing for the tap.
Metal filings, so manly.
Gratuitous shot of Dewalt drill used to drill holes in table top.
Marking and drilling holes for the brackets on the surface of the coffee table.
Digging through Bill's garage we found these bolts, which are usually used in a concrete foundation. We decided to use a grinder and cut them to our specifications and attached a nut both on the surface and underneath the coffee table to secure the brackets.
Cutting Bill's bolts to use...
Sanding off the metal "tits" left over from the grinder.
Socket set to attach our newly made brackets and bolts.
On my way around the greater Chicago area looking for parts I stopped at Zimmer Hardware in Palatine, IL. It is one of the few family run hardware stores remaining. I believe it has been open for 127 years. I bought some bolts that I ended up not using.
