Love this video! I was actually going to build something like it for my YT channel, but you beat me to it. Tensegrity tables are the new epoxy river tables and you guys perfected it on the crest of the wave. Congrats.

the one tensegrity furniture that makes sense to me in strength and looks! it looks amazing and its strong as an ox! it surpasses all the derpy wood with rope structures!

Nice build. I love how you keep us up to date on what you are working on. The majority of these types of videos is just someone cutting and working with pieces that you have no clue what they are for until maybe at the end.

This is about the fifth “Tensegrity” video I’ve seen and I feel it’s one of the best. Thanks, so much for your time and effort. So far, I’m limited to wood but, I still learned a lot from this video. The variable tension screw was just what the doctor ordered! Awesome!

@JamesTalvy

3 ай бұрын

I agree the screw is genius

This table has been on my to-do list since the first time I watched the video. Thank you for posting the plans. I will try to make you proud.

@devadattamohapatra9077

Ай бұрын

we also👍

That is one mean creative table, a definite statement piece, Im amazed at your talent creating so many different things in your workshop and the talent of StClaude Woodworks in your previous video. But then if you can do up a fire station and outfit your home like you and your friends did Im convinced you can do anything. Thanks for the share, awesome. :)

Very nice! Easy enough to make a complete set... Taller, wider, longer... This is an impressive piece, in my opinion. Thank you for sharing it, and your plans!

I really appreciate that you took the time to post the blue prints in the description! This is the best design that I’ve seen of these!!!

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@elirangarajan9708

3 жыл бұрын

@@Chemical14 Its also great that they are free! almost all other creators make you pay

@diego-vas8626

Жыл бұрын

With all the money I make on video, at least the blueprints he he

Best Tensegrity structure table so far. It looks great and even functional; not just a sculpture. Buckminster Fuller and Kenneth Snelson would be proud of it. Watching how you made it was very interesting. Thanks for sharing such great work.

That was the best Windex commercial I’ve ever seen!

this is something i didnt ask to see but pleasantly suprised with my recommended. this needs to blow up!

@DuncanAitken

3 жыл бұрын

I'd rather it stayed in one piece, considering the effort involved. :P

@IanSmithKSP

3 жыл бұрын

These are gonna be the new river table yuck. Once it falls and breaks someone’s toe, I’m sure it’ll have no effect on this gimmicky trend.

@nialltracey2599

3 жыл бұрын

@@IanSmithKSP They fall over when they break. This happens with traditional tables too, and they've been successful all the same.

@saidabbasi1004

3 жыл бұрын

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@Roman-kk1ic

3 жыл бұрын

@@DuncanAitken by "Blow up" he probably means "To go viral" :)

Outstanding sir. I’m going to have to work this into some of my projects.

This has got to be the coolest build video and table I've ever seen before. Made it look so easy too.

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I appreciate it!

I've watched a lot of these Tensegrity Table Builds, this is by far the best

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@eyadgamingroblox4965

3 жыл бұрын

Good work

Spectacular. Real art. Thanks for sharing.

I loved this video, not only because it shows the talented craftman, but also because it shows every step in the making : taking measures, marking the steel, clearing after soldering... And it helps me a lot, as a beginner in soldering and work with steel... There's at least as much talent in steel crafting than in video making ! Good job, again, I loved it !

Awesome build & video mate! - ...and, very kind of you to share the plans! - Much respect from Australia !

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wow, ... I had to study this for a few moments to figure out how it even worked. What a creative project! If you ever sell it I hope you get a lot of money for such a unique piece of function art! Great job!

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate it!

@i3l4ckskillzz79

3 жыл бұрын

I had to study it for a year 😂

@linkinarmory

3 жыл бұрын

Help me...I still don’t know haha

@Dougy-lw2dg

3 жыл бұрын

@@linkinarmory the chain in the middle supports all the weight, and since he has all the chains on the corners, it prevents it from tipping :) makes sense? Corners =balancers, middle= weight

This is absolutely gorgeous!

I love the editing! Super satisfying watch

Love your clamping system. Subscribed to your channel. Keep doing great job

I think this might be my favourite of all the tensegrity tables I've seen. I get that people want to make them look like they are invisibly floating, but I think there's something a bit disappointing about seeing nearly-invisible monofilament that is the opposite of what I feel when I see chains standing up apparently all by themselves

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes that was my thought process exactly. It seemed like trying to hide the tension elements reads like a second, irrelevant “trick”. The interest in the tensegrity is that the materials don’t behave in the way you expect them to, not that they’re hidden. Thanks for watching!

@GLACIOUS13

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! I was thinking chains myself. I saw this and it solved the adjusting problem.

@joesgonefishin4789

3 жыл бұрын

Yo atomic shrimp! Great work on your latest video👌

@MrRABC1

3 жыл бұрын

@@GLACIOUS13 Yeah the fact you can adjust the tension was genus I thought..

@BenjaminGoose

Жыл бұрын

@@joesgonefishin4789 You can post that on his video, you know? ;)

absolutely love this table, great job!

Amazing work and design!

13:22. It’s nice to see a video where someone actually tests it out a bit. I really like this it’s awesome. Plus the glass top Just makes it look so much cleaner. Great job.

Damn fine craftsmanship, design and artistry brother!

Nice Job. I love the industrial look of it. Well done.

Simply amazing. Thank you so much for sharing!!

Отличная работа,интересный стол. Молодец!👌

Hola, un proyecto muy interesante, gracias por compartir sus conocimientos.

Nothing beats a pair of Adidas Sambas. Awesome build.

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

Truer words were never written.

best tensegrity table I've seen yet. Thanks

This is awesome. I was going to build an infinity cube table but now I’m really considering this instead. Better yet, why not both!?! You make it look so easy but I know I will spend countless hours figuring it out haha

@ManuZiux

3 жыл бұрын

hahaha yeah, but surely the result will be epic xD

@NeverlostatBSgaming

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like something I might do now, thank you for the idea

@nathandean1687

3 жыл бұрын

if you do try to do it use coat hangers to do the angles.

@tubeonline629

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathandean1687 Or maybe instead of coat hangers to do the angles you could use some simple geometry.

Thats some awesome work you did there, great craftmansship. I'm gonna make myself a little dining table and I wanted to see if such a design would be sturdy enough, and yours seems really good. Definitly looking at your future works ^^ I just wanted to mention, be careful with the angle grinder. As a welder myself, I know that the protection mostly sucks and is always in the way, but a coworker recently lost his eyesight on one eye, because the disk broke (we always worked without protection). We have a protective face shield, just like yours, and he wore it when it happened. One part smashed it away from his face, and a second disk part cut him straight over the face. So be safe bro, such skills shouldnt be wasted, because of a dumb mistake

@GLACIOUS13

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@LitoGeorge

3 жыл бұрын

Happened to me. Cut my leg right open, cutting a 45 gallon drum open for cattle drinking containers. Thin cutting disk broken and my leg bears a half inch wide thick and several inches long scar when the pieces went into it. I count myself lucky I didnt lose an eye. I use cutting disk protection now - whereas I always took them off before thinking they are not manly like me, before the incident.

@handlsarelame

2 жыл бұрын

I lost a coworker/friend to this type of accident. He was just doing some quick cuts at home. Disk broke and a small piece pierced his neck. He bled out and died right there in his shed. Simply using a guard would have saved his life. Not trying to be a downer, but it happens all the time.

I can give you enough respect for doing all of this and then putting up the plans for free, insanely generous of you, so thank you.

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

It was my pleasure, I hope you subscribe!

Best tensegrity table I have seen to date. Great work.

I guess you could say this project is an example of the old adage " each to his own taste ". It just so happens that over 60 years ago as a graduate engineer I did a " graduate apprenticeship " as it was called at a land-boiler manufacturer in Scotland for two years. Here I learned some basic skills including plating and gas and arc welding. Later on I worked for another company on the River Clyde which built destroyers for the Royal Navy. So I'm familiar with metal working especially on the " heavy " side of the spectrum. My former mates would have strongly approved of this sturdy design, one which we can be sure could well withstand a concerted attack from enemy aircraft. That said, I have since learned to associate " tensegrity structures " [ a term invented by Buckminster Fuller in the late 1940's who cooperated with others in building these [ usually ] light and airy structures ], which have the characteristics of being at first glance " impossible " because the tension members are often hard to see. They also deflect in response to external forces and are " compliant " or spongy. So I find this version rather remarkable in that has strayed so far into the domain of heavy engineering - with chains, admittedly hardly anchor chain, but getting on that way, and sturdy welded frames. SO - as I said " each to his own taste " - and devil take the hindmost !

El diseño de tu mesa tipo industrial es genial, supiste equilibrar a la perfección la tensegridad con un buen diseño. Gracias por compartirlo. Ese detalle de los orificios de donde van sujetas las cadenas me encantó.

Excellent demonstration!

You got skills! Awesome job! Much respect!

Project Farm did a great comparison on cutting oils. You'd be interested to see where your 3in1 oil ranks.

@jovanivaldez924

3 жыл бұрын

Where can one get a bottle of 3 in 1 that big

@thatGMguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@jovanivaldez924 home depot, lowes, ace, most of your local major home and hardware stores

I ran a metal fab shop for 43 years. I could never get my guys to work that fast......no mater how much I paid them. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@xl000

3 жыл бұрын

the video last 15 minutes, but that doesn't mean it only took them 15 minutes to make. Just FYI.

@julianreverse

3 жыл бұрын

​@@xl000 You must be fun at parties ...

@jamier4251

3 жыл бұрын

Did you try giving them speed?

@lightning1402

3 жыл бұрын

@@julianreverse its the fact that the guy did it in 1 day by himself

@stevej6824

3 жыл бұрын

lightning1402 it took him about 40 hours to complete the project. Not sure where you came up with one day.

Love it. Great work and thanks for sharing!

Woodworking is cool but there's something about metalworking that just speaks to my soul.

The outside chains are not under tension unless the top plate is not horizontal. In general, there is little force on the four corner chains, unless you put something heavy away from the center of the plate.

@jeroenvandend

3 жыл бұрын

that's why imho a cable would look better, since its to easy to weld the chain too :) and create a fake tensegrity :)

Looks fierce! A clear favorite among the tensegrity table bills I’ve seen. My one suggestion is due to a pet peeve of mine: I think the glass top should match the dimensions the table. The extra lip provides a mean corner to klutz against. Also, it erases the symmetry of the upper and lower halves of your structure.

@nwicconsultants6640

Жыл бұрын

Anika: All in the eyes of the beholder....personally the additional 2" extension adds to the overall symmetry and is a pretty common overlap on tables that are not "used" on a daily bases (eg: kitchen table). More than 2 to 3 inches and the klutz factor kicks in big time which I have solved by going to a heavier and thicker (ie 1/2") glass. The glass is more noticeable and less likely to be accidentally bumped into....but that and having it tempered for safety reasons puts the price extremely high.

Awesome metal work!

Truly amazing talent !! Thanks for the inspiration!

Look pretty straightforward to me. I think I'm going to buy a Mig welder or something and replicate this too.

Great build! Was totally into until I saw that VW Bug there, then got distracted...love it all👍🏻

Great work. Nice quality table. Very inspiring.

I’m intrigued! Thank You

This was a random recommended video. Don't know why. Good break from Forensic Files and Conspiracy Theories.

@cheeweihon9745

3 жыл бұрын

Tensegrity is witchcraft. So technically you are still in the weird part of youtube.

this will be a fine addition to my Lord's dungeon

Awsome project. Beautiful table

This is really cool! I’ve always loved fabrication.

It always odd seeing your home town in a youtube intro

The best, most functional table of this kind I've seen. I'm just not much of a fan of the finish.

Amazing Idea, great job!

I just hope that one day I can afford to have a garage and all the right tools to put in it. Truly have a passion for building and creating....

Welding in shorts & a tee shirt? You're braver than I am. :)

@betawolf6979

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if I'd call that bravery

😘😍😍😍😍😍

Proper job guys! I want one!

I've seen many floating tables making.. but urs is the best

Who's here cause they saw a stupid facebook post.

@Richa816

3 жыл бұрын

I did not slap you I high fived your face

@rexxrj4526

3 жыл бұрын

I gave u the 69th like my guy

@propagandatov1748

Жыл бұрын

Me the fucker 🎉

@nrg_dallas9750

Жыл бұрын

😂😂 me!

@anonymousanonymous5732

8 ай бұрын

You got me

342 people still cannot figure out how the table is suspended.

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@Crewsy

3 жыл бұрын

It’s up to 95 that are scratching their heads baffled at the “magic”. 🤣😂

@salaekis

3 жыл бұрын

my OCD is telling me 97 people wanted the nut in the bottom ;P

@DGDG0000000

3 жыл бұрын

@@salaekis I like this design, but you maybe miss the point about what these (now à hundred) people unlike. Maybe they just don't like something who serve nothing. I never hunderstand why some people judge the other about what they like or not and also why they imagine from this strange start point, what they understand or not. Anyway, it is a very nice table and I choose to think that everybody understand there how it works and that some of them are free to unlike complexity or art.

@raidkoast

3 жыл бұрын

I'd wager whole weight is on the middle chain, side ones are basically just keeping the balance.

That was a zen like experience watching this vid

A lovely build. I noticed you weld, pushing the weld along the seam. I was taught to hold my torch facing into the weld path. Never seen welding like this, I'll give it a try.

upside down, glass on wrong surface. Bolt below in center, not visible then.

@cplangelramosusaretarmy596

3 жыл бұрын

P

An engineering feat, originally created by Donald Trump's barber.

@Crewsy

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂 Glad I wasn’t eating or drinking when I read your comment.

Great job!! I love the look!

This is sick. Love it !

Thank you for the plans. I just finished two of the tables yesterday and they turned out great. I used 2" square because it was leftover from a job and 1/4" chain since I had a bucket of it. Also had some tempered glass that dictated the size. I also welded 5/16" all thread to the chain on the bottom with a hole below for adding nuts with a socket allowing me to fine tune each tension chain for a perfect height. The center tensioner I made out of a 5/8" bolt. Great job and fun project.

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I wasn’t sure if people would use the plans when I made them. I’m glad that they’ve gotten some use. I’ve got another project with plans I’m working on now so check back soon!

@joshtrusz9449

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man going to follow your route and go 2” tubing how many feet did you use?

@TMatt007

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshtrusz9449 I just measured each piece and it looks like around 26' total per table. That's being a little generous. It's one of my favorite projects I've done.

EXCELLENT WORK

really sick ! i would want one for sure

Amazing. Good job, bro.

Great table , good idea !

Fantastic craftsmanship and a great step by step video for other metalworkers to follow. The mechanical engineers out there might dispute that this is a true tensegrity structure as the compression elements are not only in compression but are in tension where they bend.

I still can't wrap my head around these tables! They are the wierdest, coolest designs! Very enjoyable and well made clip and table! Thanks! That table must weigh a ton if it's a pound! 😳🤔

This type of table has always been a wonder to me. Is something how just tension can balance out with out compression a piece like this. Nice build and just downloaded your plans for it. Now for some fun. Thank You and hope to see more from your channel.

@Chemical14

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it and good luck with your build!

Hats off to the maker High level of perfection and experience is required for doing such kind of things. Great job, well done

I'm an artist and metalworker and love this idea. I might try it in thinner steel with aircraft cables so it looks even more "floaty". Brilliant, clean work. If you're ever in the DC-area, look me up and I'll buy you a pint. Cheers!

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Good to hear from fellow metalworkers.

Dude your wrench is so badass. 10/10 project. 11/10 wrench.

👍👍👍 many thanks for the table drawings

Excellent craftsmanship.

I love it! Time to get out the everlast and make one for my living room.

That looks friggin wicked mate.

Interesting build. Thank you for sharing.

It looks very massive, but when you slightly touch it, it moves! 🤩👍

우와!!!!!! 한참 보고서야 알았어요 최고입니다!!

Wow! Great, keep up the good work

Raffinierte Konstruktion! Gut gearbeitet und geschweißt! Absolutes Designer - Möbel. Respekt!

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

Danke!

Just wonderful !

Que bien cuánto arte,soy Juan Ayala de Argentina,recido en Chile y me encanta ver en youtube todos los que tienen la habilidad de hacer trabajos geniales .👏👏bendiciones amigo.🙏👍

This would look amazing with a brushed steel finish!

this video was a really relaxing moment for me right now.....thx a lot Chemical !!!

Excellent work!

Hey Buddy, I am a master carpenter from Switzerland, I have come across this video and watched up to the end, well it is made of metal and it is not " made of wood"... but I take my hat off to you. Very well done.

@Chemical14

3 жыл бұрын

Danke Shön!

Super project sir ... Awesome build ... wow

Well done sir, well done