Table on the rear door
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The Marc Olivares table. A DiscoWeb original. Often imitated but seldom achieved. That Front Runner table is nowhere close. Maybe someone has pics of a Marc table.
I would always prefer to buy one from a small guy instead of a huge outfitter but this is the only one i have found that is commercially available and at a price I don't feel to be crazy inflated.
With that said has anyone grafted it to a Disco?
With that said has anyone grafted it to a Disco?
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clearly you have not seen me try to cut something. I barely got out of Kindergarten and that was using those little blunt scissors... i would much rather work over at the job and earn the money then to make something that my OCD would pick at me for not doing well.
I might still try however, but I do like to support the little guys when possible.
It is not a cave, It is an old train tunnel. with that said i don't think my lack of ability to cut things straight would be effected..
true. Just get some plywood and have fun! I am sure you could fab up something functional. It is always cool to be able to make your own stuff and it actually work!
and hey...if it doesn't work like you want it to just throw it in the trasharoo!
You see, the magic of "custom cut" means you don't have to cut shit. You just bolt it on (or screw it on in this case). I'll send you a few photos and some notes. Don't buy that soulless shit.
Here are pics of Ben's table. Based on conversations with him, doing it right requires more patience, time, and talent than most folks can spare.
Two things I'd do differently were I to replicate Ben's table -
- use magnets instead of knob screws to retain the table in the upright position, and
- make it match the shape of the rear door (wider on the right side, following the window line).
- use magnets instead of knob screws to retain the table in the upright position, and
- make it match the shape of the rear door (wider on the right side, following the window line).
I had the same thoughts when I made my rear tables. Then I realized that fastening or embedding magnets in the stainless steel rear door panel was overly complicated. And a hump on the inner side of the table to match the door shape is the exact opposite of what I wanted - the hump would be in the way as you try to access the right side of the cargo area by the cargo door hinge and also the right side cubby. I would prefer to have the table angle inward towards the cargo door hinge to provide better access to the cargo area.
Bill - a hardware store in Ely, Nevada, had an assortment of magnets that did not to be embedded in the rear door panel. I picked two sets, one proved too weak, another... is a whole different story.
The shape, I guess, is a personal preference - but I have never seen a table that was too large
The shape, I guess, is a personal preference - but I have never seen a table that was too large
I toyed with gluing little round magnets to the rear door panel and then embedding matching round magnets in my HPDE table surface but I figured that the glue wouldn't hold the magnets to the stainless door panel or the glue wouldn't hold the magnets countersunk into the HPDE . The magnets I played with all seemed to be too strong for the application.
Regarding the shape of the table, mine is really just a light work surface, whatever you take that to mean. I use my truck for work so it's a convenient place to set some field instruments, soil samples, notepad, etc. For camping I just wanted a place to set a small pot, small jetboil stove, silverware, lantern, beer, utensils, shades, gun, etc.
I'll posts some pics but for some reason my external hard drive isn't communicating with my laptop's docking station right now. Need to restart but have too many actual work tasks going on the computer right now. Damn work, always getting in the way....
Regarding the shape of the table, mine is really just a light work surface, whatever you take that to mean. I use my truck for work so it's a convenient place to set some field instruments, soil samples, notepad, etc. For camping I just wanted a place to set a small pot, small jetboil stove, silverware, lantern, beer, utensils, shades, gun, etc.
I'll posts some pics but for some reason my external hard drive isn't communicating with my laptop's docking station right now. Need to restart but have too many actual work tasks going on the computer right now. Damn work, always getting in the way....
My original question was if someone in this group had first had experience with a particular item. I did search but did not find a review of the specific table I asked about.
I appreciate the other answers but was looking for advise on that specific table.
Front Runner products are top shelf. No complaints with any I've owned. Almost purchased that table, but then realized I'm not camp chic enough to pull it off. I'll have to decide on a Partner or Snow Peak stove first. Anyone have any first hand experience?
Marc and Ben's tables are the Rover way to do this. The table in the o.p. is the Jeep way to do this.