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Product Features
Appears to float in mid air
Tensegrity tables are visually and mechanically quite different. The table top almost appears to float in mid air, with almost incomprehensibly thin dangling wires to the ground.. At first glance it appears almost impossible. It's only in under inspection do you realise the physics involved...even then some people don't find how it works intuitive.
Strength
With a 2mm gap between the magnets the table can hold up to 260g before the magnets pull apart.
You can adjust the distance of the magnets by tensioning the outer cables, having them closer together allows the table to hold more weight, further apart makes it visually more impressive.
Leveling and tension adjustment
Hidden underneath the base of the table it's a fully adjustable mechanism to allow each of the outer cables length and tension to be adjusted. This ensures the table is perfectly level and also allows increase the tension to the table is rigid
Designed and Engineered in England
All of the main parts are manufactured by us in our modern CNC equipped workshop.
This allows us to maintain very high standards, and gives us absolute control over the precision parts used in our products.
Supplied as a enjoyable kit that makes a perfect gift
Our kits are supplied in a custom foam insert which we have designed and made ourselves. This ensures that all the parts are safe and secure while in transit. It also doubles as an assembly aid, holding the engine still during assembly. The kits have a comprehensive manual that you download/view online.
What is a tensegrity table
Tensegrity is short for tensional integrity which was coined by Buckminster Fuller. It is sometimes known as a floating compression structure. The really fun thing about this table is that at the initial glance it appears to be floating in mid-air. Yet you can use it like a normal table. Place something on the tensegrity table and it appears just to sit on the table floating in mid-air. Quite mesmerizing to see. So what is it? Well a conventional table is under compression, increasing the weight on the table increases compression on the legs. A tensegrity table works differently. Although it has some components under compression, they are in a network of parts in tension. In our Tensegrity there is a central cable that is holding the top half up. The cable is under tension. The cables around the periphery keep the table surface central. Cutting any of the cables would result in the top part of the table falling over.
Ideal for showing off your favourite possessions
In this photo you can see the tensegrity table supporting one of our Stirling engines. However people use them from all sorts of things including: Art, pen holders, small plants, mini globes, rocks and minerals.
- 92mm Diameter and about 126mm high (3.6 inch diameter x 4.96inch)
- We recommend that it can hold objects up to 260g
riverton1
2025-08-03 17:50:02
need assembly instructions. Site not working to open or download
Brad Heizer
2025-04-11 14:05:54
This product is about the size of a golf hole in diameter. What am I supposed to put on this, and where am I supposed to put it?! Yo dawg, I heard you like tables, so here’s this table to put on top of your table, to use as a table
Mathieu gosselin
2025-02-17 15:22:17
Bien décris mais si tu y touches c'est chiant à replacer. J'ai retourner l'article pour acheté celui avec un fil au lieu de l'aimant
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