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Lagun Table Pedestal Mounting Tips
Michigan_Mike
Member Posts: 2,861
The Lagun table pedestal is a very nice add-on to the T@B trailer and is as much a labor of love as it is a very versatile and simplistic feature that will obviously make life easier and allow for quick room via the ability to rotate the table out of the way quickly. I know that others have purchased the pedestal and I received mine about a week ago. This has been a learning process and I have picked up tips from others via the postings and tips from other members. I thought I would add to the list in an effort to help out others in the future via my project.
Verna and I have conversed during this project via text messages and on the phone. I also took the time to share tips with the factory in an effort to make them aware of what we've encountered during installation and use of the new Lagun pedestal.
Mounting Plate - Things are not always as simple as they look. Via Verna's installation we have learned that when you mount the face plate to the wood beneath the bench cushion at the rear of the trailer and install the vertical pedestal (or main) support piece you soon find out that the bench cushions do not seat properly. As you can see the cushion does not fit properly and this is because my cushions jut out approximately 2" over the front of the bench. the cushions sit atop a wood base and the wood hits on the pedestal.
The solution to my problem was to make a wood mounting piece that extended my Lagun pedestal out approximately 2" from the face of the bench seat. I'm guessing that others may have a differing clearance here since Verna's cushions only extend out about 1-1/2" over the bench, so measure the distance and adjust accordingly. The photo below shows the wood piece that was made and I ended up using 4" wood screws as opposed to the 2" stainless screws that came from the factory. We drilled through the wood spacer, inserted the wood screws through the aluminum plate and screwed them directly into the 2 x 4 bench support pieces of the bench and there is ample strength. I would just recommend that you use similar thickness wood screws as were supplied with the pedestal. I also just used a 3" stainless screw in the lower right-hand face plate hole and it worked fine. The ALDE unit sits opposite the 2 x 4 inside the bench so the lower screw does not come into contact with it or anything else.
As you can see, after the wood offset spacer is mounted it definitely cleans things up and allows the pedestal to be installed and used without interfering with or hitting the front edge of the seat cushions.
I also used the earlier bed slat tip of incorporating a flat bungee cord on the back side of the bed slates. I found my flat bungee cords at Home Depot ($5.00 for a container of bungee cords) and used 2 flat bungee cords to keep the bed slats together. My bed slats are made of maple and certainly you can use other types of wood. I also made my slats 29" long and they are approximately 5-1/2" wide as you will be filling in a space approximately 30" long. Check things out as things no doubt will vary according to your needs. I allowed for some spacing, but the slats do move and I can push them tightly together too.
I followed suit too and added a small storage rack inside the driver's side bench seat area that is dedicated to trailer wiring, the electric converter and carbon monoxide detector, etc. as shown below. I used 2 x 4 material, cut some pieces of 2 x 4 and used these as support pieces to keep the wood storage rack raised above all of the wiring and water pipe that runs inside this bench. Use extreme caution if you do this, think through the process (in an effort to avid damaging anything inside this area) should you choose to go this route as you could easily screw into something here and damage wiring or a water pipe. I used a felt marker to place a small reference mark on the side bench walls so I knew exactly where the lower support pieces were located and also measured the wood to keep from drilling the screws in too far. I also used plastic zip ties to gather the wiring in and secure it firmly in place. I used a small piece of 2 x 4 as a foot inside the storage rack and this will keep the slats in place and prevent them rubbing against the wiring that runs up inside the shower wall area.
I used particle board for the floor that the slats sit on and a piece of treated wood I had for the upright wall that sits just in front of the electric converter. I screwed some one-by material to this piece and screwed through the one-by piece to secure it in place. Nothing was disturbed, I took my time doing this and now have a handy and convenient place to store my bed slats when not in use. I apologize for any repetition here but wanted to document this and hope that it makes this project easier for others or at least stimulates some additional ideas in accomplishing the same thing.
As an end result I now have my Lagun pedestal in place, my friend completed the table top and I mounted it to the aluminum pedestal plate on the support arm with 1/2" stainless screws with painted heads. This is a first run and who knows, I might have another table top made down the road should our needs change and we want a large table top. This top is an oval shape and should work fine and I'm thrilled to have this work completed so I can move on to something else.
Verna and I have conversed during this project via text messages and on the phone. I also took the time to share tips with the factory in an effort to make them aware of what we've encountered during installation and use of the new Lagun pedestal.
Mounting Plate - Things are not always as simple as they look. Via Verna's installation we have learned that when you mount the face plate to the wood beneath the bench cushion at the rear of the trailer and install the vertical pedestal (or main) support piece you soon find out that the bench cushions do not seat properly. As you can see the cushion does not fit properly and this is because my cushions jut out approximately 2" over the front of the bench. the cushions sit atop a wood base and the wood hits on the pedestal.
The solution to my problem was to make a wood mounting piece that extended my Lagun pedestal out approximately 2" from the face of the bench seat. I'm guessing that others may have a differing clearance here since Verna's cushions only extend out about 1-1/2" over the bench, so measure the distance and adjust accordingly. The photo below shows the wood piece that was made and I ended up using 4" wood screws as opposed to the 2" stainless screws that came from the factory. We drilled through the wood spacer, inserted the wood screws through the aluminum plate and screwed them directly into the 2 x 4 bench support pieces of the bench and there is ample strength. I would just recommend that you use similar thickness wood screws as were supplied with the pedestal. I also just used a 3" stainless screw in the lower right-hand face plate hole and it worked fine. The ALDE unit sits opposite the 2 x 4 inside the bench so the lower screw does not come into contact with it or anything else.
As you can see, after the wood offset spacer is mounted it definitely cleans things up and allows the pedestal to be installed and used without interfering with or hitting the front edge of the seat cushions.
I also used the earlier bed slat tip of incorporating a flat bungee cord on the back side of the bed slates. I found my flat bungee cords at Home Depot ($5.00 for a container of bungee cords) and used 2 flat bungee cords to keep the bed slats together. My bed slats are made of maple and certainly you can use other types of wood. I also made my slats 29" long and they are approximately 5-1/2" wide as you will be filling in a space approximately 30" long. Check things out as things no doubt will vary according to your needs. I allowed for some spacing, but the slats do move and I can push them tightly together too.
I followed suit too and added a small storage rack inside the driver's side bench seat area that is dedicated to trailer wiring, the electric converter and carbon monoxide detector, etc. as shown below. I used 2 x 4 material, cut some pieces of 2 x 4 and used these as support pieces to keep the wood storage rack raised above all of the wiring and water pipe that runs inside this bench. Use extreme caution if you do this, think through the process (in an effort to avid damaging anything inside this area) should you choose to go this route as you could easily screw into something here and damage wiring or a water pipe. I used a felt marker to place a small reference mark on the side bench walls so I knew exactly where the lower support pieces were located and also measured the wood to keep from drilling the screws in too far. I also used plastic zip ties to gather the wiring in and secure it firmly in place. I used a small piece of 2 x 4 as a foot inside the storage rack and this will keep the slats in place and prevent them rubbing against the wiring that runs up inside the shower wall area.
I used particle board for the floor that the slats sit on and a piece of treated wood I had for the upright wall that sits just in front of the electric converter. I screwed some one-by material to this piece and screwed through the one-by piece to secure it in place. Nothing was disturbed, I took my time doing this and now have a handy and convenient place to store my bed slats when not in use. I apologize for any repetition here but wanted to document this and hope that it makes this project easier for others or at least stimulates some additional ideas in accomplishing the same thing.
As an end result I now have my Lagun pedestal in place, my friend completed the table top and I mounted it to the aluminum pedestal plate on the support arm with 1/2" stainless screws with painted heads. This is a first run and who knows, I might have another table top made down the road should our needs change and we want a large table top. This top is an oval shape and should work fine and I'm thrilled to have this work completed so I can move on to something else.
Mike - Elmira, Mi / 2019 T@B 400 / 2021 Chevy Silverado LTZ
Comments
Question: The lower right screw when you use the add on block does the screw just have to go into the block or should it be long enough to go into the back board where the Alde is?
Many thanks and again a fantastic presentation. Hope people will post pictures of their completed table
South Carolina
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One other note I failed to mention in my write-up - there are support screws that go down through the 2 x 4 bench near the top. I had one of the screws out while installing the upper screws in the plate to avoid hitting the screw. That is a consideration to look at and keep in mind when installing the plate. I just re positioned the screw and re-installed it after the plate was mounted and there was no problem. I had to do the same thing when I was installing the cleats (bed slat support rails) for my bed slats.
These are the instructions that were included with the Lagun pedestal.
2021 T@B 320S Boondock “The T@B”
Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
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South Carolina
Live simply,Love generously,Care deeply,Speak Kindly,Leave the rest to God
2021 T@b 320 Boondock "Mattie Ross" | 2021 T@b Nights: 239 | Total nights in a T@b 455 | 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Overland | T@b owner since 2014
South Carolina
Live simply,Love generously,Care deeply,Speak Kindly,Leave the rest to God
2021 T@b 320 Boondock "Mattie Ross" | 2021 T@b Nights: 239 | Total nights in a T@b 455 | 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Overland | T@b owner since 2014
So my bed slat coverage is roughly 28x30 it's probally short a little but the alluminum base on lagun table controled the design of what I could fabricate without cutting into the alluminum.
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Try this from Michigan Mike.