Had to shim a wobbly table leg with a stack of business cards from a pizza place

Oscar Sullivan · 2026-03-17T09:05:05.549426+00:00

Client was furious about a wobble on a finished oak table, and my shims were back at the shop. Grabbed a handful of 'Mario's Pizza' cards from my truck, folded them tight, and tapped them under the foot. Worked perfectly, and the client just laughed and asked for a menu. Ever used something totally weird as a last-minute fix?

simonp765mo ago

Wobbly table" - is it really THAT serious?

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dakota4157mo ago

Read an article where a museum used old sugar packets to prop up a wobbly display case. Seems like the best fixes are always the weird ones you'd never plan for.

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milesk277mo ago

Man, I once leveled a washing machine with a deck of playing cards.

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matthew3947mo ago

That's a classic move, @milesk27. I've used folded-up pizza box cardboard for the same job. Sometimes you just gotta work with what's on hand.

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