It's an age-old problem – trying to fix a wobbly table in the pub. The most logical response, people believe, is to stick a couple of coasters under one leg. But there's a much easier way to solve the ...

One of the most irritating inconveniences is a table that wobbles back and forth when you lean on it. Assuming the cause is uneven ground, math proves that if you rotate the table, the legs will find ...

Table saws can cut yards of sheet goods for days, but they can also be used in more subtle ways, like leveling furniture legs. If your chair is wobbly, it might be the floor’s fault, and you can fix ...

We’ve all been sat drinking a beer only to realize that the table wobbles irritatingly. But while a piece of folded paper can solve the problem for a few minutes, there is a better solution—and it ...

Wooden furniture of good quality lasts for years, but under the stresses of everyday use the leg of a table can develop a wobble or the arm of a chair can become loose. Instead of sticking a magazine ...

A mathematician has explained how to stabilise a wobbly table without needing to jam a beer coaster under one of the legs. Australian researcher Dr Burkhard Polster, of Monash University in Melbourne, ...

A mathematician has explained how to stabilise a wobbly table without needing to jam a beer coaster under one of the legs. Australian researcher Dr Burkard Polster of Monash University in Melbourne ...