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Bed risers
Hi, all!
We're in the process of finishing our basement and I'm moving my quilting stuff down there (yay, me!). I have a kitchen table donated to me from my SIL that will be my cutting/pressing table, but it's about five inches too low. I've seen here that people use bed risers to raise their cutting tables. If you use them, do you like them? My biggest question is are they sturdy enough? Thanks for for any info! |
I have Bed Risers under our bed so I can store tubs but I'm not sure they wouldn't wobble under a table , the bed is heavy enough , they aren't that expensive if you decide to give them a try . The only issue for the bed was I paid a chunk for a longer bed skirt , but it was worth it . Bed risers ARE sturdy .
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Any chance you could just put on new table legs? Maybe use some 4 x 4's? My DH cannot do such things but my friend is fearless when it comes to altering things to her own needs.
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I live in a small apartment so no large table in the sewing room. I put bed risers under my kitchen table when I have a big cutting project. I've had no issues with wobble and enjoy the space it gives me.
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Yes, I love mine. They are solid wood, and if you need more than one set, they lock together.
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I used them in my sewing room with a banquet table and they were ok. Now, we took the legs off of a farm table that used to be in my kitchen and I bought 2 of those 9 cubbie organizer things and I put those back to back under the table top. That is now my cutting table and the cubbies all have bins in them to store projects in. I like it much better and it made the table the right height.
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I use the bed raisers for my cutting table. We always take them to guild to raise the tables for cutting and pinning too. At a retreat, the facility used sections of Plastic plumbing pipe to raise the banquet tables for us.
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Originally Posted by joysewer
(Post 6721804)
I used them in my sewing room with a banquet table and they were ok. Now, we took the legs off of a farm table that used to be in my kitchen and I bought 2 of those 9 cubbie organizer things and I put those back to back under the table top. That is now my cutting table and the cubbies all have bins in them to store projects in. I like it much better and it made the table the right height.
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yep, bed risers work great. i put them under my 6 ft folding table when i need to raise it. also use them at our quilting group. inexpensive and easily transportable. very sturdy.
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I also have them under my cutting table. I have one of those plastic picnic tables that you can pick up at Walmart cheaply. Then I used the risers to bring it up to a more desirable height. I've had it this way for @ 3 years & have never had a problem with it moving on me.
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I have them for my dining room wooden table and then I use a cutting board. Very steady-easy on the back. Cheap solution until I get my sewing studio(wish list) with a real cutting table!!
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I use the plastic ones from Walmart and they work great and are study, no wobbling.
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Back in the days of my high school theatre costuming "career," I used to use an eight-foot-long classroom table for cutting fabrics. My back really hurt after bending over to the standard table height. I got four cinder blocks and put one under each leg: perfect height. They worked so well that I got "fancy" and covered them with fabric so the janitors wouldn't complain about scratches on the floor. When I was finished with cutting, they stacked neatly out of the way in a corner, just waiting until the next time I needed them. These served the same function as bed risers, but that was back in the days before bed risers became so popular.
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Use them all the time - raised both ironing table and cutting table- they work fine
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Yup, I use them too! Under my cutting table and now under my new-soon-to-be ironing table. Very solid, very stable.
My only gripe is that I get the plastic kind and they slope outward a LOT, so instead of a 1-1/2 inch round foot now I have this honkin' 5 inch round foot at the end of each table leg. Gets in the way of cramming more storage under there, and keeps my cutting table from butting against the wall which is annoying. I need to find a better type and not these cheap plastic ones but I don't know where to find such a thing!
Originally Posted by Terri D.
(Post 6721735)
Yes, I love mine. They are solid wood, and if you need more than one set, they lock together.
I saw on a blog somewhere that some people screw wooden finials onto their table legs as risers. I like this idea but couldn't find anything that would work at the local home supply store. |
I have and am using bed risers that I got from Walmart and they are plenty sturdy. I have some of my fabric pieces in plastic containers with rollers on them under the bed. They are great, I think.
Dodee |
DH used PVC pipe to raise my misc tables in sewing cave...don't know how but legs fit in to a point then rest is pipe..so actually the legs are now PVC pipe......
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I am 5'2". I have a 6' banquet table that holds my pressing mat and cutting mat. My husband used PVC pipe on the ends of each leg to raise the table. He put PVC end caps at the end of each piece. I added felt pads to protect my wood floors. I have used this table for many years. I spent about $40 for this setup.
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the cubbies sound great, wheels will make your life easier but get wheels with locks on them. I have put wheels on lots of things in the house ,now I move them when I want,with easy.
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At our quilt Guild in Yuma AZ we use pieces of PVC pipe which we put on our legs of the folding banquet tables. They work excellently and you can have them any length. There is a cap on the ends of the pipe pieces. If your table does not have curved legs I have seen people put a long screw through their table legs to stop the PVC. These are lite weight and gives you what ever height you need and they are relatively cheap.
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Sewnoma: I found my bed risers at Bed Bath & Beyond. They are 4-3/8" square and are approximately 3-1/2" tall.
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I use my parents old kitchen table as my cutting table. I have used the plastic bed risers with much success!
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Originally Posted by Terri D.
(Post 6722897)
Sewnoma: I found my bed risers at Bed Bath & Beyond. They are 4-3/8" square and are approximately 3-1/2" tall.
PVC, though....that is a great idea! Both of the tables I have on risers have tapered legs, so PVC pipes just might do the trick! Genius!! Now I need to go find out how big around my table legs are and head on down to the home supply store... |
I have been to quilt shops where they use the plastic ones and I found wooden ones that I attached to a clearance dining room table. Both work well. That said, you can also use PVC pipe and make your own. I'm sure there is a thread here that tells how, or just look them up on the internet.
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I have them under my bed. Just bought some 8" ones to give me the height room for my storage tubes. I had 6" ones. I bought mine at BB&B.
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I teach a sewing class ay my house every Sat am. I use bed risers under a folding table to raise it for cutting and it works wonderfully. We do the same thing at retreats. The weight of the table keeps them in place, if concerned you could glue rubber matting to the bottom of the risers, but I have not done this and mine sit on ceramic tile with no problems at all. Go for it! Your back will thank you!
Michelle |
Originally Posted by Onetomatoplant
(Post 6721540)
Hi, all!
We're in the process of finishing our basement and I'm moving my quilting stuff down there (yay, me!). I have a kitchen table donated to me from my SIL that will be my cutting/pressing table, but it's about five inches too low. I've seen here that people use bed risers to raise their cutting tables. If you use them, do you like them? My biggest question is are they sturdy enough? Thanks for for any info! |
Originally Posted by Terri D.
(Post 6722897)
Sewnoma: I found my bed risers at Bed Bath & Beyond. They are 4-3/8" square and are approximately 3-1/2" tall.
If using the PVC pipe-put a piece of wood inside the pipe to stop the leg from going too deep. |
I also use them, I have a stool I keep close by and works out perfect
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Originally Posted by farmquilter
(Post 6724457)
A 4x4 post could work, drill a hole in the table leg and the center of post then glue a dowel to hold them together.
If using the PVC pipe-put a piece of wood inside the pipe to stop the leg from going too deep. I am thinking the PVC will work great - I'm thinking I can drill through the pipe and put a bolt through it for the leg to sit on. If I size things properly the nut won't stick out too far and I can put it facing inwards so it won't scrape me. If I get really creative I could drill holes at regular intervals and make the pipes adjustable height but I don't think I need to go that far. Put a cap on the bottom with some felt to protect my faux wood floors and I THINK I'll be all set! I think that's going to be a project for me to work on this weekend. :) |
I have used these bed risers for several years now and when we go to quilting bees, we have used them too. I have had absolutely not problem with them. Love them.
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My sister who is only 5'0 uses the risers on her table and find that they work great, she does have a heavy wood table not sure if that will make a difference. We also use them on the beds to have storage areas under the beds and work very well.
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I think they would work fine.
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I have seen people also use cans of food and then they can get the exact height that they want.
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Originally Posted by Sewnoma
(Post 6722597)
Yup, I use them too! Under my cutting table and now under my new-soon-to-be ironing table. Very solid, very stable.
My only gripe is that I get the plastic kind and they slope outward a LOT, so instead of a 1-1/2 inch round foot now I have this honkin' 5 inch round foot at the end of each table leg. Gets in the way of cramming more storage under there, and keeps my cutting table from butting against the wall which is annoying. I need to find a better type and not these cheap plastic ones but I don't know where to find such a thing! Terri - it sounds like you may have what I want! Can you tell me where you got yours, and how big the "footprint" of the ones you have are? I saw on a blog somewhere that some people screw wooden finials onto their table legs as risers. I like this idea but couldn't find anything that would work at the local home supply store. |
I use an old Formica kitchen table with the table leaf inserted. It’s heavy so no wobble on the plastic bed risers. It takes up a good part of my sewing room but I compensate the other things & get along fine.
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Once I set a plastic table up on cans from my pantry to use as a cutting table. I eventually managed to push the table off the cans which startled me and seems like a good way to get hurt with a rotary cutter! For the sake of safety, whatever you use needs to have a raised edge so the table can’t just slide off the top.
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