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Metal bases

Every base is made to order: drawn with its top, fitted to it in the workshop and shipped with the record. Frames we have made before come with tested drawings and fixings.

Who makes them

Metal bases are made by a partner metal workshop in Foshan, Guangdong, and fitted to the stone top at our stone partner before crating. AxoStone manages the drawing, the finish sample and the trial fit, and is your single point of contact for the whole piece.

How a base is made

Input, scope, limits, output.

Input

What we need

  • Top size, shape and thickness
  • Stone and its calculated weight
  • Seat positions or chair model
  • Floor type, indoor or outdoor
Scope

What we make

  • Your own base, drawn from a sketch
  • Bridge frames and trestles
  • Cylinders, drums and pedestals
  • Panel legs and mixed stone and metal
Limits

What we do not do

  • Structural or building steelwork
  • Outdoor coastal use without a coating review
  • Load claims without a test for that design
  • Electrical fittings inside bases
Output

What you receive

  • Shop drawing with fixings
  • Physical finish sample
  • Trial-fit photos, levelled
  • Weights per part and per crate
Base types

Five starting points, or your own.

Each is redrawn for your top. Shown as design renderings.

Bridge frameRendering
Made beforeBridge frameTwo closed frames, any length
Slim bridgeRendering
Made beforeSlim bridgeBrass, for narrower tops
CylindersRendering
Made beforeCylindersBrass or steel, solid look
Panel legsRendering
Reference designPanel legsThin plate, long spans
TripodRendering
Reference designTripodRound tops up to Ø 1.4 m
Drawn to orderA new base for your top.

Send a sketch or a photo. We draw it with your top, check it with engineering and send a finish sample.

Made beforeA frame we have built already.

Drawing, fixings and fitting method on file. We resize it to your top and re-check the span.

Finishes

Approve a physical sample.

Screen colours are an illustration. Every finish is sent as a sample plate and signed off before the base is made.

Blackened steelWaxed, warm black
Powder coatMatt, any RAL colour
Brushed stainless316 for humid rooms
Brushed brassPVD coated
BronzePVD coated
ChampagnePVD coated
Leg position

Chairs first, then legs.

ABC PLAN
  • A · End overhangLeaves room for an end chair, or none
  • B · Knee clearanceSpace between the bases for chairs and knees
  • C · Side overhangKeeps feet clear of the frame
Connection

Separates for delivery.

12345 SECTION · DESIGN INTENT
  • 1
    Stone topThickness set by span and stone
  • 2
    Bonded insertsThreaded inserts set into blind holes in the stone
  • 3
    Isolation padStops metal touching stone
  • 4
    Top plateSpreads the load, carries the bolts
  • 5
    Leg or frameDetaches for delivery

Design intent. Insert type, adhesive, plate size and bolt pattern are confirmed by engineering for each piece and shown on the shop drawing.

Process

Five steps, each on record.

  1. 01Drawing

    Base drawn on the same sheet as the top.

  2. 02Finish sample

    Plate sent, signed off by you.

  3. 03Weld and finish

    Welds dressed, finish applied, photos taken.

  4. 04Trial fit

    Fitted to your top, levelled, checked for rock.

  5. 05Pack

    Separate crate or bay, weights recorded.

Acceptance

What you see before it ships.

Empty frames mark records we will collect on the first production pieces; we do not fill them with stock photos.

Base under top
Trial fitTop on base, level checked.
Workshop
FinishingSurface work before fitting.
Weld photosClose-ups of every visible weld, before finishing
WeldsDressed and photographed.
Finish plateSigned sample plate, kept with the order
Finish sampleYour approved plate.

Have a base in mind?

Send a sketch, a photo or a drawing. We draw it with your top and send a finish sample.

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