4500 table mod

[dikman]

I originally fitted my 4500 to a "standard" table that came with my Pfaff 335. While it worked ok it just seemed clumsy and took up a bit of space, so I thought maybe I'd build a pedestal-type table for it. After much cogitating and considering all manner of construction - single square pedestal, round-tube pedestal, 4-tube table (like Constabulary built) and one or two other ideas it occurred to me that the simplest (sort of!) way might be to modify the existing table frame. So that's what I did. I found a piece of thick particle board in my stash that was exactly the right size and with some cutting and a bit of welding I now have a slightly more compact, and moveable, solution. The tricky part was getting the foot lift pedal to the left side, as I find it much more user-friendly having it on the left. 

First photo is the original setup, rest are the new one.

 

[RockyAussie]

Good job and way more practical in use. I do like the foot pedal set up that way myself as well.

[kgg]

7 hours ago, dikman said:

thought maybe I'd build a pedestal-type table for it.

Someone was busy. You did an outstanding job on the table particularly with the alignment of the legs directly under the weight of the machine and the foot pedal arrangement is excellent. Nice compact size and on wheels to boot for moving the machine around.

kgg

[dikman]

These machines aren't well-balanced, the weight is slightly to the left-of-centre so if it's not bolted down it tilts down! I moved it in slightly from the left edge to shift the (substantial) weight of it over the leg, however it still wanted to tip the whole thing over!!! The bottom rail, carrying the two pedals, has a heavy duty steel ball castor mounted underneath at the end to give it stability.

It hasn't fallen over - yet.