Cross-leg dining table base, cast iron and varnished steel Ø 27 mm

A square dining table on a single central base

Built from 3/4 inch black steel pipe (27 mm outside diameter) and malleable cast iron fittings, this cross base carries a square tabletop at dining height. One central base, four legs gathered in the middle, nothing standing in the corners: nobody bumps into a table leg, and you can add a chair without moving the furniture.

Four legs, one cross, no welding

The central cast iron cross sends four rails out to the four legs. Each leg is made of a tee, a long pipe rising to the tabletop fixing flange and a short pipe closed by a coupling with a plastic insert. The whole thing is screwed by hand in Annecy and comes apart completely.

Only two footprints, and why

The size given is the footprint on the floor. In 3/4 inch, the base stays light: it needs a wide footprint so the table does not tip when someone leans on an edge. In this diameter we therefore offer only the 95 × 95 and the 115 × 115 cm, both checked with a 20 kg load applied at the corner of the top. For a more compact table, move up to 34 or 42 mm pipe, heavier and therefore steadier.

The height is fixed: 74 cm for the base alone. Add the thickness of your tabletop to get the final height — 74 + 2 cm = 76 cm, 74 + 3 cm = 77 cm. A dining table usually sits between 74 and 78 cm: a 2 to 3 cm top puts you right in that range. The underside of the top stays clear at 74 cm from the floor, which is 27 to 30 cm above a standard chair seat.

Key features

Available in 2 versions, to be chosen above: footprint from 95 × 95 cm to 115 × 115 cm, base height 74 cm.

The same base, other pipe diameters

This cross-leg base comes in three pipe diameters: Ø 27 mm (this page), Ø 34 mm and Ø 42 mm. The thicker the pipe, the heavier, steadier and bolder the base; the thinner it is, the more discreet the silhouette. The same frame is also offered at coffee-table height (32, 42 or 52 cm).

Details and features

A clear varnish protects the cast iron and the steel while leaving the raw look of the metal visible. Wipe it with a dry cloth; avoid water and abrasive cleaners. Indoor use only.

Pictures featuring a tabletop are staged; only the base is sold.

Slight variations in shade or surface are normal on cast parts: they belong to the raw, authentic character of Home Invasion products, and make every base one of a kind.

Built to order in our workshop in Annecy, France.

Detailed dimensions

The letters refer to the drawings below. All dimensions in centimetres; dimension A is measured from the outer edge of one flange to the opposite flange. Centre distances (B, C) are measured between flange centres — useful for drilling the top.

Tolerance: these are nominal dimensions. How far each fitting is tightened, together with casting tolerances, gives about ± 5 mm of variation on each dimension. Measure the base once assembled before drilling your tabletop or having it cut.

Side view, along the arms — indicative drawing, dimensions in the table

Top view — indicative drawing, dimensions in the table

Weight of the packed base:

For cutting the tabletop and fixing it to the flanges, our tutorial building an industrial-style desk from plumbing pipe takes you through it step by step.

Would you rather build it yourself?

There is nothing sealed about this base: it is a fully screwed assembly, with no welding and no glue. Every part it is made of is in our catalogue and can be ordered separately — enough to build it with an adjustable spanner, change the lengths, or reuse only part of it.

The parts of one base:

Pipe lengths, cart and 3D view by size:

The assembled base, for its part, arrives varnished, checked and fitted with its floor-protection inserts, which are not sold separately.

Adding castors

Castors with a 3/4″ fitting stem screw straight into the bottom sockets, with no drilling and no mounting plate: it is the same thread as the legs, nothing else is needed. You need four, one per leg.

They raise the base: take the castor's overall height minus the roughly 1.5 cm screwed into the socket, which comes to 9 cm more with a 75 mm wheel and 11.5 cm with a 100 mm wheel.

On a dining-table base they carry the top to around 83 cm — worktop height, not dining height. That is exactly what makes it a kitchen island or a tall trolley you roll from one wall to the other.

Braked models usually go on two of the four legs, diagonally opposite.