Wall Mounted Folding Bracket FAQ
Our wall mounted folding brackets have been designed and manufactured to provide a solution and the means to build folding tables, chairs and benches. They are robust and can be linked together to operate from a single release handle and come in four convenient sizes. When they fold down against a wall or fixing background, they are just ~21.05mm (just under 7/8”).
We are a small manufacturing company and we source all of our materials and parts locally, mostly within Ireland and the EU. We do not mass produce the brackets and have adopted a sustainable approach to both our business and that of our suppliers. Because of this, our cost of production is higher than that of mass produced items. We have elected quality over quantity as our mantra. Our brackets are more flexible than any other alternative on the market, they can be linked together and controlled from a single handle, they are far slimmer than any other on the market and our design department has formulated many example drawings and details to provide solutions for rebated, recessed and flush tables, check out some examples in our blog section.
Zinc plating, a process also known as galvanization, is the deposition of a thin layer of aluminium onto a metal component to provide a protective layer. The outer surface of the zinc coating oxidizes to form zinc oxide, which results in a silver-colored finish with a very slight blue hue. The process used in our coating is Electro Zinc Plating. Our zinc plating supplier and their work is RoHS compliant.
In general we advise that they are not for external use as the zinc plating will eventually breakdown due to water, dampness and extremes of temperature in the external environment. Some customers have used the zinc plated brackets outside in relatively sheltered areas and in locations where there is not a lot of rainfall, if the parts are greased/oiled and maintained regularly, they can survive for reasonable timescale. We would recommend using the Stainless Steel brackets in external environments.
You can find the installation instructions here.
The world is your oyster here, you can put any type of material on the brackets as a table/chair/bench, once a method of fixing is available and the weight capacity limits are adhered too. The fixing holes from the brackets are 5mm diameter holes (13/64” diameter). The screws we provide are for timber, so depending on the table material, you may need to source different fixing screws.
For example, we have often made Acrylic tables, the screw used was a tighter thread and the holes in the acrylic needed to be drilled and tapped. On one particular project the table was glass with a timber underlay, the glass was glued to the timber underlay and the table was then screw fixed to the brackets. Contact us at info@eurekamfg.com if you need some guidance on how to fix your selected table.
We do have small range of table sizes that are pre-cut. We had a larger range of tables but we found that to be restrictive as most of our customers just want to do their own thing.
We have selected two tables sizes as the most popular for study desks and the like, 600 wide x 800mm deep (23-5/8” x 31-1/2”) and 800mm wide x 600mm deep (31-1/2” x 23-5/8”). The link to the tables can be found here in white or here in black.
Theoretically, there should not be any limit, but in reality, tables or benches will become difficult to release the trip after 6 brackets at 24” centers. We have gone as long as 11ft with 6 brackets at 24”, the release mechanism operates sufficiently. After this length, we would advised upgrading the threaded rod to maintain enough rigidity to allow the trip handle pull to be more effective beyond 6 brackets.
We recommend that the brackets centers should be between 400mm (16”) and 600mm (24”). The brackets can operate at larger centers with the acceptance that there will be a reduced load-bearing capacity. Some customers have used centres up to 800mm (32”) to 900mm (36”) without any difficulty, all that was needed was some extra threaded rod and some u-clips to prevent the rod from sagging.
The brackets come in four sizes and their naming convention gives the depth of the brackets in inches, the E14.5-371-Z is 371mm (14.5”) deep, the E19-484-Z is 484mm (19”) deep, the E23-584-Z is 584mm (23”) and the E28-713-Z is 713mm (28”) deep. We recommend that the table depths for each bracket should be as follows;
E14.5-371-Z - Table Minimum = 15”, Table Maximum = 20”
E19-484-Z - Table Minimum = 19.5”, Table Maximum = 24”
E23-584-Z - Table Minimum = 23.5”, Table Maximum = 29”
E28-713-Z - Table Minimum = 28.5”, Table Maximum = 32”
E14.5-371-Z - Table Fixing Holes = 6, Wall Fixing Holes = 3 Masonry / 4 Timber
E19-484-Z - Table Fixing Holes = 8, Wall Fixing Holes = 4 Masonry / 6 Timber
E23-584-Z - Table Fixing Holes = 8, Wall Fixing Holes = 4 Masonry / 6 Timber
E28-713-Z - Table Fixing Holes = 8, Wall Fixing Holes = 4 Masonry / 6 Timber
The product detail pages show images of the brackets with hole diameters and location dimensions.
The threaded rod is a means to connect the release mechanisms of multiple brackets that can be then controlled from one release handle. As standard we supply 2 lengths of threaded rod (500mm (19.5”) each) with a connection coupler which will suit centres up to 1000mm (39”). You can add extra threaded rod from the order page.
If you need even more, send us an email shortly after the order to orders@eurekamfg.com and let us know your proposed centres.
We have an alternative solution for tables that fold up against the wall in the storage position here.
The brackets are designed with a very slight amount of play in the right to left direction so that it will serve to compensate for uneven walls and other issue discussed in the troubleshooting section. For rigidity in the horizontal plane (left to right direction), the brackets should be used in pairs.
We have had situations where a single bracket was used in a narrow table where it is accepted by the customer that there would be some play in the horizontal direction and the load on the table would not be excessive.
The linked brackets can be released from one handle and this handle can be located on the left or the right hand side of the table (as you would view the table fixed to the wall and facing that wall). The brackets are no longer reversible by default, so the bracket you receive will be tailored to a left or right release handle. They can be reversed by swapping out the sliding channel with an opposite channel. If you were unsure of which side you need, contact us at info@eurekamfg.com.
In general the most common side selected is left hand side, the only reason we can presume is that most people are right handed and they use their right hand to hold or guide the table down against the wall. The other reasons for selecting left or right would be the placement of the table and the presence of an obstruction on either side that may make it difficult to access the handle i.e. one side may be abutting a wall. If the table is placed in an alcove with walls on both sides it may be beneficial to provide a cut out in the table to access the handle from the top on one side. Contact us at info@eurekamfg.com if you need more information.
As we are based in Ireland, we operate under different regulatory requirements. We recommend that you consult with your designer or local authority as to whether or not the particular setup is ADA compliant. Check out the blog section for more information, we will be adding posts regularly and should have an ADA compliance post up soon.