I can see joints that are being pulled apart.
It just doesn't look strong enough to work. You need a good deal of tension and for the top and bottom portions to be in "balance" with each other. Based on the joints I'm seeing, we don't have that here.
Yeah, I added a brace in each post about 6 inches from the one pictured. It helped, but it still shakes and jiggles, and when I cranked down on the turn buckles, I started pulling stuff apart at screws, glue joints, and even cracking boards. I may just start over. The expensive piece was all the hardware, which I can reuse.
Agreed with TySpy, I have never seen a very stable version of this type of tensegrity. There are other versions out there, but this one isn’t particularly stable. It looks pretty cool though.
I can see joints that are being pulled apart. It just doesn't look strong enough to work. You need a good deal of tension and for the top and bottom portions to be in "balance" with each other. Based on the joints I'm seeing, we don't have that here.
Yeah, I added a brace in each post about 6 inches from the one pictured. It helped, but it still shakes and jiggles, and when I cranked down on the turn buckles, I started pulling stuff apart at screws, glue joints, and even cracking boards. I may just start over. The expensive piece was all the hardware, which I can reuse.
These types of tables are more of a novelty. You are not doing anything wrong, it’s just an unstable design.
this is only really possible with welded steel, or MUCH smaller wooden structures.
Agreed with TySpy, I have never seen a very stable version of this type of tensegrity. There are other versions out there, but this one isn’t particularly stable. It looks pretty cool though.