FatMax Lid Support?

Just got a fatmax after 18 years of Face Painting...where has it been my whole life? It makes everything so much less of a struggle. I love the fact that i can use it as storage & my table as well. Only problem I can see so far is, when the lid is opened to use for a table surface I feel after time it will snap from lack of support.Also I find kids trying to lean on it to get onto stool (even though I have a stepstool for that purpose) Does anyone have this concern or solution? Thanks!

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I had my hubby cut a wood dowl rod (the a closet rod), to the right length. He drilled in the round part meant to hold the closet rod on your wall, into the lid of the FatMax That worked great while I used it.

BTW, I got rid of mine after a few months. Not enough "table top" area for me. I am always looking for the next best things, but so far my set-up still looks a bit like this ...



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Thanks Lilly!Like your setup! I showed my husband my dilemma b4 he went work today..He was pondering a solution.I'll mention your idea ..sounds good. So far I have 2 boards I put across the top for table space than use the bottom tiers for my sponges,wipes etc. It might get on my nerves eventually but it's a new novelity for me right now.

There are plenty of reasons to love the Fat Max Just did not work for ME.

Hugs.,

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Thanks again for your solution ! Sounds like it might be just what I need!

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I too have been pondering how to stabilise and secure my fatmax lid, I would hate to break my new toy.

Well, you could drill TWO of the curtain rod holders on either side of the lid. But, then you need to carry TWO of the rods as well.

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I have a lightweight tabletop that I lay across the open lid of my Fatmax. It extends about 6 inches over the centre section, so it's bigger than just the open lid/box. The weight is mostly supported by the solid part (the open box part), and there is very little pressure on the lid part. I have never had anyone lean on it, it is so tightly packed with stuff that there is no place for anyone to get a grip!


Occasionally people will bump into the tabletop and it shifts a little (depending on how I am set up), so some day I plan to put holes on either side to secure it with bungee cords like FaceFantasy did in this pic, as discussed in this thread: http://www.facepaintforum.com/t5089-my-fat-max


Someone else once mentioned that those folding wooden tv tray tables fit perfectly underneath the open lid, and they use one of those to support the lid and have it sticking out beyond the end of the lid for extra table space. That is something else to consider.

Hope this helps!

Well ...I just ran to try the wooden tray table idea but alas...my table was too high for the Fat Max

And the problem with all the STUFF you need to carry, in ADDITION to the FatMax, then defeats the purpose of ONE thing you needed to bring (your FatMax).

I see in the photos above the paints are spilling over onto a table next to the FatMax.

I think my love affair with my FatMax ended when I needed another table as well.

ALSO, I sit, not stand. Most of those I know who love their FatMax stand.

Still, having said all that, I am forever on the quest for the perfect carrying case that will fit it ALL in, and I can open ONE lid. Then, POOF, everything is all right there.

::::sigh::::

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Lilly, I was painting with my daughter that day and was sharing some of my stuff with her. Normally I do not have any table or anything else, it's all self-contained, those paints I was sharing usually sit on the centre section of my FM. I can bungee cord the tabletop and my signs to the front of my Fatmax and I am able to carry/roll everything I need in one single trip.

I do stand while painting and I love it much more than sitting. I want to get a folding director's chair though, I believe they are often a couple inches higher than my chair.

Everyone has different things that work for them. My setup isn't perfect, haha it never will be I suspect! But I'm happy with it.

Too bad about the folding tv tray table, I guess they must come in different heights.

Yeah the tv tray didn't work for me,but like you said there are diff sizes I'm sure.I like everyone's ideas esp using lightweight foam board secured w/ bungees- Lilly I also have always sat to paint (except when painting a taller teen or adult) The FatMax seems to be about the right height for me as well as my chair height(an old directors chair I've sat in for years) I guess that's the tricky part..finding a work surface perfect for our individual needs. Since facepainter's heights range on average from 5'-6' tall , there is a broad range of what works for each of us,as well as sitting or standing.
I haven't surrendered the use of table altogether, for festivals I prefer bringing one or two for extra room as well as a barrier (i can't stand people standing behind me when I paint (anyone else?)http://www.facebook.com/FacePaintingbyDonna

Yeah, it all comes down to what works for YOU. It just kills me to see Marcela, or the Wolfes. They have this tiny little kit of stuff, and they create such AMAZING things!!!

I feel the MORE stuff I have, the better I will be. I keep buying more, hoping I will magically get REALLY good. So far, that does not seem to be working! Something about I need to spend hours PRACTICING to get good. Who made up that horrible rule???!!!

:::sigh:::

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This table is designed for face painters and meant to be opened up and ready to go!