I am finding I like little feet and a fair bit of taper on table legs. Might be a phase, but light, airy and sturdy is my current target. I need some heft at the top of legs for joinery, but I am trying to take off everything I can below the aprons.
I am OK with putting felt tips under table feet, but honestly I like metal domes even better. The domes under the feet just lift the whole structure up, like it is floating in air.
I made two tapered table legs today with the feet at 3/4" square (they are 1.25 square for the top three inches). I will install them at 6 degrees angle, so a little bit bigger after leveling. Finished table should have about 10# on it continuous with maybe 50# intermittent impacts, about 24" tall.
I think I am OK on post strength and deflection stiffness. With felt or domes I should be OK on hard flooring, no trouble on carpet except for leaving compression marks; but the table is meant for hard flooring.
Other than screwing up carpeting long term, what is going to give me trouble first? I am thinking deflection, bowing under load, but open to other perspectives.
Thanks