How to Install Folding Leg Brackets

Folding legs are commonly found on card tables and portable folding tables. Folding legs can also be added to a fixed-leg table. A table's folding leg assembly makes it easier to transport and store the table. Excess weight and wear can result in damage to the legs and the folding brackets that are used to attach them to the table bottom. You may opt to replace the entire folding leg assembly. Or, you may replace just the legs, or just the brackets.

Electric screwdriver or power drill
Screws
Folding table legs
Folding leg brackets

Instructions

- 1
  Flip the table by placing the table surface on the floor, with the legs in the air.
- 2
  Unscrew the damaged brackets to remove them from the table, using the electric screwdriver, or remove the screws that attach the fixed legs to the bottom of the table.
- 3
  Screw the new brackets into the pre-drilled holes on the folding legs. The brackets will be positioned on the side at the very top of the leg.
- 4
  Open the folding legs and position them in the corners of the table. The brackets should face the center of the table.
- 5
  Fold the table legs to ensure that the legs don't obstruct each other when they're folded. Some legs are designed to fold toward each other, whereas others are designed to fold in a "north, south, east and west" arrangement. Open the legs once it is determined that the leg placement is correct.
- 6
  Hold the bracket plate flat against the table bottom or mounting block, and insert screws through the bracket and into the table. Repeat this process for each leg.

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