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Round table bases

A round base is a disc or ring on the floor with a column rising to the top. All 12 here are listed for indoor use, and nearly all are cast iron. Measure the top first, because the right base is the one whose foot spread is wide enough for that diameter.

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Two round dark wood bistro tables on black round disc pedestal bases on a pale tile floor, with black ladder back chairs beside them.
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Black Round Table Base, Metal, Standard Height
Black Round Table Base, Metal, Standard HeightFrom $70.00
Black Round Table Base, Metal, Bar Height
Black Round Table Base, Metal, Bar HeightFrom $81.00
Chrome Table Base, Round with Standard Height
Chrome Table Base, Round with Standard HeightFrom $164.00

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Round table bases

Notes from behind the counter

Picture the piece at four in the afternoon, after the lunch line has been through. Check the seat height against your counter and the base spread against the top. Save the models that pass to a shop plan, with a note on where each one goes.

Nothing to trip over but the plate: round table bases keep a tight floor easy to sweep, provided the plate is no narrower than two thirds of the top it carries.

Compare the plate and the top

Read the listed base diameter or footprint and the top sizes it supports. A round plate changes the space at floor level, so include it when considering the chair positions.

Match the complete table

Review the base height, footprint, and stated top compatibility before choosing the finish. Check the top material and mounting requirements as part of the same decision.

Shop plans

A round base is a disc or ring on the floor with a column rising to the top. All 12 here are listed for indoor use, and nearly all are cast iron. Measure the top first, because the right base is the one whose foot spread is wide enough for that diameter.

The two-thirds rule

How wide should the foot be? A simple rule covers it: take the diameter of the top, multiply by two, divide by three, and make sure the foot is at least that wide. For a 36-inch round, that means a foot of 24 inches or more. For a 30-inch round, at least 20.

Go smaller than that and the table tips when a customer leans on the edge with a cup in one hand. Go a little larger and nobody notices. Measure the top you have, do the sum, and then read the listing on each base.

Cast iron, with one chrome base

Six of the 12 are cast iron and one is chrome. Cast iron is the weight that keeps a small round from walking across the floor when people pull up their chairs. Chrome is lighter in look and suits a room with a steel counter and a glass bakery case.

Prices run from around $70 to $164. The standard-height round metal table base sits at the low end. Two plain table supports, one and another a little higher, fill the middle.

Rounds in a working shop

With no corners to catch a hip, a round top helps in a narrow room where staff pass with trays. A 24-inch round is a coffee for two. A 36-inch round takes four in close quarters. Go to 42 or 48 inches across and four to six fit. Keep a 36-inch lane between tables for whoever carries the trays.

Rounds also make the floor easy to change. Pull two chairs away and a four becomes a two for the slow hour after lunch, and nobody has to drag a table across the tile.

Since none of these is listed for patio use, a round table on the sidewalk needs a base from outdoor table bases.

Other shapes

For a square or rectangular top, X-prong table bases put the feet toward the corners instead. For a window bar or a high-top, see bar-height table bases. Every base we carry sits under table bases.

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