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1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Speedytech7, May 31, 2018.

  1. Aug 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
    Kwikvette

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    Dang, is that one of the nuts?

    I've been holding off on that part, but really all I have to do is grind the nut down to weld it inside the tube.

    After which I just need to weld the other nut to the stool mount along with the ACME screw and she's done

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    Yup… kinda makes me wish I’d done a 1.75” tube instead of 1.5”… oh well, it’s done now. Wanted all of my components accounted for and test fit before I really started doing much.
     
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    Why do you have to shave it down like that
     
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    Makes sense

    Once you start welding, it'll fly by

    What's held me back is spending only some 10min on it at a time and really just fucking off in the garage :rofl:
     
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    4 run, 2 don't
    "Everything reminds me of her"
     
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    To fit it in the tube that all the legs attach to so it can be threaded, providing height adjustment via acme rod. I stuck the nut in one end and a sleeve in the rest so everything is supported nice and tight from every direction.

    As you know, I am going to be asking a lot of this stool…

    edit: I can’t grammar today
     
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    So that nut is the one the acme rod threads into? And its gonna get welded into the central tube, with a sleeve welded in to back it up
     
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    Exactly
     
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    That's what I was thinking. Definitely something smaller.
     
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    too bad it wasn’t a dollar or more, I’d be buying up everything in there
     
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    This nut gets rounded to fit in the tube.

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    He's adding additional support within the tube, and wants to use the center tube to provide more strength in the rod itself.

    Way I did mine is I use a handle as a locknut up top.

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    In the case for this new one I'm making, it'll just use a plain nut.

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    I didn't go with adding any extra support because ACME rod is strong as hell, and the height of the rod is kept to a minimum.
     
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    Although it's only as wide as the welder itself.

    Really I could do with just a Miller 215MP or at most a 220MP.

    It'll be smaller than my current setup and I won't lose much headroom.
     
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    IDK how big you are starting from but I have these plans I can send you (for the express purpose of reviewing to see if you would like to purchase it yourself). Easy enough to wing something but I like structure.

    It turned out really nice and @Kwikvette has the cut files for all the little odds and ends.

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    Why not weld the nuts top and bottom? Still would adjust the height by spinning the seat
     
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    To be fair, I’d guess I am approximately 1.8 kwikvettes in magnitude
     
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    I have so many files, I forgot you sent them to me when you needed some more parts

    Then I forgot again until now that you mentioned it :rofl:
     
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    I think you're about 1.8 kwikvettes in height too
     
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    If you want your stool to sit at a fixed position, sure
     
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    Cuz that’s ugly and I’m tryina get laid
     
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