Round table edge protector

stop rolling them. perhaps a cart or furniture dolly?

We do have carts, but the end up being rolled, regardless.

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stop rolling them. perhaps a cart or furniture dolly?

Sometimes, I miss the obvious. Plastic, they already have a bit of rubber edge, but that isn't helping much.

Sorry about the absence of detail.

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So. Now the question is WHAT are these tables made out of?

Wood, plastic, electrical wire spools or possibly granite...

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Is there already trim around the table perimeter? If so, can you pull some away and see if there's a groove cut into the perimeter wood?

If there is already a groove, then you can just pull out the old edging and replace it with new stuff. It's called "table edging"; it's usually sold by the roll. I'm thinking Lee Valley or Outwater. Maybe even HD or Lowe's. Google or phone around.

My late friend GB was a cabinet maker and he often routed a grove in certain wood tables, etc and used a rubber mallet to pound a vinyl T strip into the grove to protect the wood from bumps and bangs whenever loading or moving them. On a round table, it would be like a tire.

TDD

I was going to suggest rubber "t" moulding, but it will probably not work on plastic tops, but it would sure be worth trying on at least one. I fear that the tables are hollow if they are the ones I'm remembering. If you're just trying to get by, you may look into Roppe or similar rubber base strip glued on. I think there is a trim strip made at 1

I trust the replacement tables will be square...

Yes, there is already edging. But, the hollow plastic edges are banged up worse than new edging will handle. Need something to wrap around, or go over, or.....

Sorry, I neglected to say they were plastic.

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Is there already trim around the table perimeter? If so, can you pull some away and see if there's a groove cut into the perimeter wood?

If there is already a groove, then you can just pull out the old edging and replace it with new stuff. It's called "table edging"; it's usually sold by the roll. I'm thinking Lee Valley or Outwater. Maybe even HD or Lowe's. Google or phone around.

GB sounds like a remarkable man, and hope he's happy as can be, in his present condition.

The tables are plastic, and more banged up than a trim strip will handle.

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My late friend GB was a cabinet maker and he often routed a grove in certain wood tables, etc and used a rubber mallet to pound a vinyl T strip into the grove to protect the wood from bumps and bangs whenever loading or moving them. On a round table, it would be like a tire.

TDD

The tables already have "some kind of" edging, but that isn't doing the job.

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I was going to suggest rubber "t" moulding, but it will probably not work on plastic tops, but it would sure be worth trying on at least one. I fear that the tables are hollow if they are the ones I'm remembering. If you're just trying to get by, you may look into Roppe or similar rubber base strip glued on. I think there is a trim strip made at 1

I don't know, but possibly. So that they won't be rolled as often?

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I trust the replacement tables will be square...

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Nah. Too hard to roll.

Seriously though, I've watched banquet suppliers fill rooms with round tables, and rolling them on their edges is exactly what they do to position them. These tables usually have vinyl edging on their perimeters. Plus, the tables are always covered with tablecloths once positioned and erected. The tablecloths hide the damaged edges of the tables, and also hide the flaking laminate and numerous scars on the tables' surfaces.

Yea, he was a longtime friend and I got on his butt about smoking so he hid his cigarettes from me, his wife, his sisters, and his daughters. He had already survived lung cancer and with only one lung was still sucking on those evil nicotine delivery devices. We had plans to do all sorts of things but he got the cure for smoking a bit too soon. :-(

TDD

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Plastic tables with edging? That's a new one on me.

Can you get away with putting on tablecloths after the tables are in position?

Instead of putting something on can you take some of the surface off? Can you take the edge off with a jig saw then sand them down a bit. Or turn them down on a really big lathe!

I've heard (from those who know) that coffin nails are more addictive than heroin. Most smokers start between the age of 8 and 12, when they think they will live forever.

I have one sibling, my sister had her first at age 8, and hasn't been able to quit, 35 years later. I was lucky, I was allergic, and never had even one.

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Yea, he was a longtime friend and I got on his butt about smoking so he hid his cigarettes from me, his wife, his sisters, and his daughters. He had already survived lung cancer and with only one lung was still sucking on those evil nicotine delivery devices. We had plans to do all sorts of things but he got the cure for smoking a bit too soon. :-(

TDD

Vinyl strip stapled to the edge.

That plastidip stuff looks fun. Have to do the edging out in the parking lot, and put down painters tarps. 25 tables to do.....

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Edgemate edging is what you need, but it isn't super cheap. Master Mark Plastics sells a bunch of edging products but none as narrow as 1.5", but you could cut them.

Your best bet is to buy , mask the top of the table, and apply it to the edges. It will be much cheaper than any of the plastic edging products, and of course it is much better than duct tape.

Yes, we already do that. Problem is, that the plastic is broken in a lot of places, and the sharp corners and edges are rough on peoples hands while rolling the tables.

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Plastic tables with edging? That's a new one on me.

Can you get away with putting on tablecloths after the tables are in position?