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X-prong table bases

An X-prong base puts four feet out toward the corners of the top, which is why it sits so well under a square or a rectangle. There are 20 here in aluminum, cast iron, steel and chrome.

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Silver Aluminum Table Base, Modern, Standard Height
Silver Aluminum Table Base, Modern, Standard HeightFrom $87.00
Silver Aluminum Table Base, Modern, 42" Bar Height
Silver Aluminum Table Base, Modern, 42" Bar HeightFrom $140.00
Black Table Base, Aluminum Standard Height
Black Table Base, Aluminum Standard HeightFrom $93.00

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X-prong 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.

Four feet spread wide steady the top, so x-prong table bases suit the two-seat window table, square or rectangular; read the height and spread on each listing first.

Place the feet around the seating

Consider where the projecting feet fall beside the chairs and the cleaning route. Compare the stated spread and top compatibility rather than choosing an X-prong base by finish alone.

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

An X-prong base puts four feet out toward the corners of the top, which is why it sits so well under a square or a rectangle. There are 20 here in aluminum, cast iron, steel and chrome. Start with the top you already have, then pick a base whose spread suits it and whose metal suits the room it will stand in.

Four feet under four corners

A bistro table has one job: stay flat while a customer leans on it with both elbows. A single column with four arms reaching out toward the corners gives the top support where people press down. The wider the arms reach under the top, the less the edge dips when somebody leans.

Pair the base with the top before you choose a finish. A square top for two at 24 or 30 inches needs a smaller spread than a 36-inch square for four. Check the size listed on each base against the top you plan to set on it. A 30 by 48 rectangle for a party of four wants arms that reach well toward its long ends. Set the base, set the top, then sit at it and lean on the edge before you order a whole room of them.

Which metal for which floor

The group splits four ways. Six bases are aluminum, five cast iron, five steel and two chrome.

  • Cast iron is the heaviest of the four, the one to choose when weight on the floor matters most.
  • Aluminum is light enough to move when you rearrange for an event, and it will not rust.
  • Steel bases sit between the two in weight.
  • Chrome brings a bright finish to a room with a lot of glass and steel at the counter.

Three examples show the range. There is a plain table support, an aluminum table support that comes in various dimensions, and a standard-height X-prong chrome table base for the bright counter.

Inside or out front

Seven carry a patio listing. Those are the ones to put under a sidewalk table, and they still want a rinse now and then and storage at the end of the season. The rest belong indoors.

Prices start around $50 and reach $222, so a shop can buy a base for every two-seat table without much drama.

If the X shape is the wrong fit, round table bases sit better under a round top. Bases for a window bar are in bar-height table bases, and every metal is grouped under table bases.

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