EDC wedge/shim for wobbly tables
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24×120 mm wedge for everyday carry, to fix wobbly tables in the wild or any other purpose where you just need a wedge.
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- Printables
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How often do you sit down at a public table only to find that wobbles? So you dig out a wad of napkins to prop up the short leg, only to find someone else’s previous wad of napkins that didn’t work either? Frequently, right?
What you need instead is this every-day carry wedge. It’s 24mm tall, which is enough for all but the most grotesquely damaged tables, and the wedge face is curved to provide greater precision on the typical case of more subtle leg-length errors. It has a cute handle for easy insertion/removal and is 120mm long.
Instructions for use:
Tilt the table to maximum deflection on the wobbly axis. Choose the direction where the surface is more level (if you can’t tell, it doesn’t matter).
One of the legs will be off the ground. Raise this leg slightly a little further.
Insert the wedge under the floating leg and put the table back down.
If the table is now stable in both directions, you are done.
If the table still wobbles in the original direction, insert the wedge a little further.
If the table now wobbles in the opposite direction, back the wedge out a little.
Go back to Step 4.
I recommend a bright color so you are less likely to forget it and leave it behind. You probably also want a material that is less stiff (I used PCTG).
Remixes may prefer the OnShape source document.