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Another TMC innovation gives you superior convenience and economy in acquiring precisely the equipment you need for supporting optical tables or other large work surfaces. The unique System 1 design lets you customize basic features and still have off-the-shelf prices and speedy delivery.

There are six categories of options, and the convenient selection charts help you construct a part number for ordering. Systems can also be easily upgraded – whether to convert from a leveling stand to an isolator or add casters – whenever it’s required.

Features

• Modular design for upgradability, maximum convenience
• Choose rigid support or Gimbal Piston vibration isolation
• Retractable casters
• Safety tiebars
• A range of heights and capacities

Options

• Isolator / Leveling Posts
• Load Capacities
• Height
• Tiebars
• Casters
• Configurations
  
  

Isolators/Leveling Posts:
If you need vibration isolation now, the choice is our Gimbal Piston™ Isolators, which are unsurpassed in the industry for vertical and horizontal vibration attenuation – especially as demonstrated at realistic, low levels of input.

If a rigid stand will suffice for the present, System 1 offers an economical leveling mount option with rugged, adjustable jack screws that provide +2 1/2 and -0 inches (+62 and -0 mm) of travel. Later you can upgrade the system to full vibration isolation performance, with a total cost only slightly more than if you had opted for this feature originally.
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Load Capacities: Depending on the weight of your table and on-board equipment, you can select support systems with capacities of 1,400, 4,000, 6,000, 10,000, or 15,000 lbs (600, 2,000, 3,000, 4,500, or 7,000 kg, respectively). Customized systems can be configured from standard components to support virtually any structure.
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Height: Seven post heights are available as standard: 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 28 and 32 inches (300, 400, 450, 550, 600, 700 and 800 mm, respectively) – though not all sizes are available in all capacities. Taking into account the table thickness and height of equipment components, select the post size that provides the working height you need. Ergonomic convention would dictate 36" (900 mm) from floor to table top surface.
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Tiebars: For safety reasons, tiebars are recommended. They are mandatory when you choose casters or anticipate upgrading to them. If you require constant access to the area under the table, free-standing support bases will provide more than adequate stability.
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Casters: System 1’s optional casters are of a rugged, heavy-duty design making an installed table easily movable when they are engaged. Once the table is positioned, the casters retract to establish solid floor contact during equipment operation. Like other System 1 features, they can be integrated at the outset or purchased later if you choose to upgrade. Casters retract externally on the smallest capacity posts, internally on the intermediate and are not available for the highest capacity. They are not available on posts less than 18" tall.
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Configurations. A simple four-post frame configuration is the most common; however, depending on the size and shape of the supported structure and on the weight and position of onboard equipment, another multiple support system may be preferred. For unusual size tops or if you have any doubt as to your approach, Contact TMC.
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