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Title: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: Dub on September 29, 2015, 02:36:01 pm
I see where I can make a little space by removing my dinette booth and big corran dinette table and replace it with a small round table and 2 chairs... where is a source for a smaller round corran table... my 96 wide coach gets close walking between the booth and fridge. I did a search but possibly worded it wrong. My gut gets in the way of the booth and the table or vise verse.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: George on September 29, 2015, 02:51:30 pm
I replace mine with two small freezers for Fish and game
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Post by: Rick & Robyn on September 29, 2015, 03:00:29 pm
Dub,

You should be able to find a local "solid surface" fabricator and have them make a small table out of your present one.  The new one will need to be enough smaller so they can cut parts from the deck for the table edges.

If you want to save and store your present top "just in case" you may find a fabricator with a matching remnant. 

Google "solid surface fabricator" and you should come up with possibilities.  Include your city in the search for local results.

Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: Mike Leary (RIP) on September 29, 2015, 03:06:38 pm
I'm going to pull my table & chairs, you'd be welcome to them. Prolly the same table, however. Mine measures 26" from the table edge to the fridge. Got a pic?
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: Dub on September 29, 2015, 03:20:03 pm
Sent you a pm Mike... yes I would hate to waste my current table.. still nice corran.. just takes up to much room.. I have thought about finding someone with the saw and the skills to make a small round table out of the one I have. Thanks for replies.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: bbeane on September 29, 2015, 03:27:08 pm
We removed our table top cut it down to 26x32 and built a cabinet for it to sit on.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: Dub on September 29, 2015, 03:32:51 pm
Now that's another idea. looks very nice.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: Mike Leary (RIP) on September 29, 2015, 04:02:00 pm
We removed our table top cut it down to 26x32 and built a cabinet for it to sit on.
That is nice! We've got a different floor plan without cabinet doors in the rear, so our plan is to run the cabinet end-to-end where the chairs & table are. Anyone have a clue what the latch on the front of the table does? Was the cabinet material hard to find, or did you mill it yourself?
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: Rich Bowman on September 29, 2015, 04:35:55 pm
Our coach came with a table leaf.  That's what the latch is probably for. 

We wanted a bigger table so I made a new top out of cherry instead of corian.  A local woodworking shop could make a table for you to match your cabinets.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: bbeane on September 29, 2015, 05:18:30 pm
Mike the latch is to pull the table out and add the leaf. The cabinet was custom built from scratch by a family member.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: Mike Leary (RIP) on September 29, 2015, 05:24:49 pm
Mike the latch is to pull the table out and add the leaf. The cabinet was custom built from scratch by a family member.
Thanks, Bruce. Complements to your "family member", does he/she travel?
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: bbeane on September 29, 2015, 07:52:41 pm
Thanks, Bruce. Complements to your "family member", does he/she travel?
No travel he has a custom cabinet shop in north FL. I don't think the pattern is special he had the cutter on hand.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: Dub on September 30, 2015, 01:25:16 pm
Thanks for the photo Bruce.. I have decided to go with something  similar to what you did... Will have added storage and more room to get my "physique" between the table area and fridge.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: Dub on September 30, 2015, 02:39:58 pm
I admire people that have the skill to build a cabinet like that.... If you presented me with a piece of plywood and said make a square box ... well.. how square.. square sorta... we all have talents but making a piece of furniture isn't one of mine.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: bbeane on September 30, 2015, 09:40:15 pm
Dub it helps to have the necessary tools.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: stump on October 01, 2015, 07:01:11 am
Dub it helps to have the necessary tools.

I dunno about that, I have all sorts of tools as nd don't think I can build a square box. My forte is mechanics if I can't fix it, It ain't broke.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: KenKetch on January 01, 2016, 12:01:42 am
I removed the dinette in my 2000 U320 and replaced it with a desk. It is working out great for me.
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Post by: Jeff & Sandy on January 01, 2016, 09:57:14 am
Looks great Ken, like it's always been there.
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Post by: Chuck & Jeannie on January 01, 2016, 11:49:08 am
Or, there is always the "combo breakfast bar/computer table".  Several Forum members have installed variations on this theme.  We find it much more useful than the original round corian table, plus it provides a wider walk-thru isle in the "kitchen".
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Post by: Carol Savournin on January 02, 2016, 12:13:45 am
Or, there is always the "combo breakfast bar/computer table".  Several Forum members have installed variations on this theme.  We find it much more useful than the original round corian table, plus it provides a wider walk-thru isle in the "kitchen".
We did very much the same thing in our '93 U225. I had an access hole in the desktop to run my computer cord to the lower power source, it was great for eating, the chairs stowed nicely and it was great prep space for the kitchen. We ran ours from the knee wall by the entry to the solid wall at the side of the cabinetry. Perfect!
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: nitehawk on January 02, 2016, 09:05:35 am
We did the harvest table similar to Chuck & Jeannie's, but not as pretty, per Carol's suggestion. We love it and think of Carol with gratitude every time we sit down. We would never go back to the corian table. We got too "fluffy" (I attribute it to our meds) and we do enjoy looking out the window.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: KenKetch on February 03, 2016, 10:21:47 pm
Looks great Ken, like it's always been there.
Thanks, that was the goal to make it look like it was  always there.
Title: Re: Removing dinnet booth
Post by: Dub on February 10, 2016, 03:19:38 pm
I've got to have one of those Chuck and Jeannie... decision made and thanks to all for different ideas.