Dining table 1600×800 mm is designed for six seats: is it worth buying wooden legs MN-226 727×120×45 mm if the wide face of the support can narrow the space for end chairs

The end chair looks fine as long as it is just placed next to the tabletop. The problem appears when you try to slide it between the two front legs. And here it unexpectedly turns out: the table height fits, the MN-226 itself looks proportional, but the free passage between the supports may not be enough.

The reason is not the height of 727 mm. The reason is the rectangular top geometry of the leg, 120×45 mm.

For a table of 1600×800 mm, this is especially noticeable at the ends. If each support is set back from the edge, for example, by 90 mm, the width of the free opening depends on which face of the MN-226 falls inside the seating area.

If the 120 mm side works into the transverse opening:

800 − 90 − 90 − 120 − 120 = 380 mm.

If the 45 mm side falls into the same opening:

800 − 90 − 90 − 45 − 45 = 530 mm.

The difference is 150 mm.

For an end chair, this is no longer a trifle, but a fundamental difference between “slides in normally” and “bumps into the legs.”

But you cannot automatically conclude from this: “just rotate the MN-226 by 90°.” The card confirms dimensions B=120 and C=45 mm, but the permissible orientation of a specific table must be confirmed by a furniture designer based on the actual mounting point, apron, and load direction.

Therefore, the MN-226 should be evaluated not only from the side, where the beautiful turned shape is visible, but also from above — as a 120×45 mm rectangle that takes up part of the useful area under the table.

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Modern furniture leg MN-226 727×120×45 mm: what exactly we are buying

The MN-226 is available in one size:

At the time of checking, the card also indicates availability in Saint Petersburg and recommends the FUR-022 and FUR-028 floor glides.

If the table plan has already been checked, you can buy modern legs MN-226 727×120×45 mm as a set of four identical supports.

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Why B=120 mm is especially important

120 mm is the wide face of the upper part of the support. If it is this face that faces the internal opening, the usable space is reduced.

Why C=45 mm can give a completely different result

45 mm is the narrower side.

For a tabletop 800 mm wide, the difference between 120 and 45 mm on two legs is exactly:

(120 − 45) × 2 = 150 mm.

This is the main geometric reserve of the project.

Buy table legs: why you need a top view first

Before opening the section legs for a table to buy, it is more useful to make one simple plan to scale.

It should include:

• tabletop 1600×800 mm;

• four MN-226;

• indent of each leg from the edge;

• two end chairs;

• four side;

• width of the chairs themselves;

• direction B=120 and C=45 mm.

After this, it becomes clear where exactly the conflict arises.

Table 1600×800 mm for six seats: basic layout

Typical seating in the scenario under consideration:

• two chairs on one long side;

• two on the other;

• one at one end;

• one at the other.

That is, the extreme legs simultaneously affect two types of seating at once:

1. on the end chair;

2. on the nearest side chair.

Therefore, optimizing only the end opening can create a new problem on the side.

Scenario 1: the 120 mm side enters the end opening

Let the offset of each leg from the side edge of the tabletop be 90 mm.

Then the useful opening is:

800 − 90 − 90 − 120 − 120 = 380 mm.

380 mm is not the "width of the place at the table in general." It is only the distance between the inner edges of two supports in this scheme.

If the actual end chair has a working width of 480 mm, it will not fit.

Deficit:

480 − 380 = 100 mm.

Scenario 2: the 45 mm side enters the end opening

With the same indents:

800 − 90 − 90 − 45 − 45 = 530 mm.

For a chair 480 mm wide, the following remains:

530 − 480 = 50 mm.

With ideal centering, this is conditionally about 25 mm on each side.

This is not a standard or a universally sufficient margin. This is only the arithmetic of a specific example.

But it shows why the orientation of a rectangular leg can radically change the fit.

Why MN-226 cannot simply be rotated 90°

The most dangerous thought after the previous calculation: "then we always put the 45 mm side inward."

This cannot be done without confirming the design.

The card reports dimensions but does not publish a universal rule that the support may be rotated with any side in any table.

Need to check:

• actual shape of the top platform;

• direction of the leg taper;

• location of the fasteners;

• apron;

• The thickness of the tabletop;

• load diagram;

• appearance from the long and end sides;

• rigidity of the table base.

That is, the decision on orientation is made on the drawing, not after purchase.

Buy wooden table legs: first measure the actual chair

Even a perfect plan is useless if the chair width is taken from memory.

Before Buy wooden furniture legs, you need to measure exactly the chair that will stand at the end.

What to measure

• the maximum width of the body;

• the width between the outer points of the front legs;

• armrest width;

• the width of the seat;

• the zone that actually needs to pass between the supports.

For a chair with armrests, the widest point may be above the table leg level and not affect the passage at all.

For a chair without armrests, the front legs may spread wider than the seat.

Therefore, what matters is not the "chair width per catalog," but the width of the part that actually goes under the table.

End chair 480 mm wide: three possible outcomes

Opening 380 mm

The chair does not physically fit.

Opening 530 mm

By arithmetic, 50 mm remains.

Opening about the width of a chair

The chair can only enter with very precise centering and be inconvenient for everyday use.

This boundary is especially important for a family table: a person should not have to align the chair millimeter by millimeter between two supports every time.

Side seating positions also depend on B and C

If the narrow side of 45 mm is turned inward into the end opening, the wide 120-mm face may end up along the table.

Then you need to check what happens to the nearest side chair.

The following may change:

• distance to the knee;

• distance from the corner leg to the first side seat;

• position of the chair relative to the edge;

• visual rhythm of the supports.

That is, the main drawing of the article is a top view of the whole, not just the end.

Leg offset from the edge: 60, 90, or 120 mm

The offset changes both the seating and the proportions.

Let's take the same end calculation for the narrow side of 45 mm.

Offset 60 mm

800 − 60 − 60 − 45 − 45 = 590 mm.

Offset 90 mm

530 mm.

Indent 120 mm

800 − 120 − 120 − 45 − 45 = 470 mm.

With a chair width of 480 mm, the last option becomes problematic.

Therefore, the indent cannot be assigned "for aesthetics" separately from the seating.

Why you can't push the legs as close to the edges as possible

The opposite extreme is to move MN-226 almost to the edge for the sake of an end chair.

The position of the support is also determined by:

• the tabletop construction;

• the fasteners;

• tsarga;

• tabletop material;

• overhang;

• rigidity;

• overall table architecture.

Seating is one of the tasks, but not the only one.

MN-226 with a height of 727 mm: what the table will look like

If we conditionally assume that the tabletop is located directly above the top of the support:

Tabletop 30 mm

727 + 30 = 757 mm.

Tabletop 40 mm

727 + 40 = 767 mm.

These are preliminary values.

The actual mounting node, tsarga, and thrust bearings can change the final elevation mark.

And again, the difference between this project and a typical article about height is visible: even a normal top elevation doesn't guarantee seating for six people.

Beech or oak MN-226: geometry doesn't change

Both beech and oak have the same size of 727×120×45 mm.

Material doesn't fix a narrow opening.

Beech

Price of one leg — 4,320 ₽.

Oak

Price — 5,400 ₽.

First, the plan is approved.

Only then is the wood species selected.

Price of four MN-226

Beech

4 × 4 320 = 17 280 ₽.

Oak

4 × 5 400 = 21 600 ₽.

This is the cost of four legs before finishing, glides, and other components.

Therefore, an error in orientation or offsets is noticeably more expensive than one precise 1:1 scale plan.

FUR-022 or FUR-028

The MN-226 card recommends both options.

FUR-022

Size 30×30×5 mm, sliding SUPER GLIDE with self-tapping screw.

You can buy the foot pad FUR-022.

FUR-028

Felt glide 28×28×11 mm.

You can buy felt furniture pad FUR-028.

The choice depends on the floor covering and operating conditions.

The actual height addition should be checked in the assembled unit, not automatically added as 5 or 11 mm.

Mistakes that turn six seats into five comfortable ones

Mistake 1. Looking only at the 727 mm height

Reason: height seems to be the main parameter of the leg.

Consequence: the end chair does not fit between the supports.

How to avoid: mark B and C on the plan.

Mistake 2. Rotate the leg without a constructor

Reason: the calculation with 45 mm looks more favorable.

Consequence: conflict of fasteners, aprons, or appearance.

How to avoid: approve the orientation on the working drawing.

Mistake 3. Measure only the chair seat

Reason: it seems to be the widest place.

Consequence: the armrest or front legs turn out to be wider.

How to avoid: measure the actual work area.

Mistake 4. Moving the legs too far inward

Reason: wanting a large overhang of the countertop.

Consequence: the opening becomes smaller.

How to avoid: calculate every change in offset.

Mistake 5. Pressing the legs to the edge just for the chair

Reason: wanting maximum passage.

Consequence: the structure or proportion suffers.

How to avoid: combine seating and structure in one drawing.

When MN-226 does not need to be purchased yet

It's better not to order four supports if:

• the actual chairs haven't been chosen yet;

• only the tabletop size is known;

• B=120 and C=45 are not marked on the plan;

• the leg offsets are not defined;

• the orientation is to be changed without a structural check;

• the apron is still being designed;

• end seats are considered on a residual basis;

• no one has checked the side seating positions;

• the floor glides haven't been chosen yet.

When four MN-226 can already be ordered

The purchase becomes logical when:

1. countertop 1600×800 mm approved;

2. all six chairs selected;

3. their actual width measured;

4. MN-226 placed on the plan to scale;

5. B=120 and C=45 taken into account;

6. indents from the edge determined;

7. permissible orientation confirmed by the designer;

8. apron calculated;

9. surface height checked;

10. beech or oak is selected;

11. FUR-022 or FUR-028 selected;

12. price and availability rechecked.

After that, you can order four wooden legs MN-226 with one specification.

Example:

MN-226 / 727×120×45 mm / beech or oak / Prestige / 4 pcs. / tabletop 1600×800×___ mm / leg offset ___ mm / required end chair opening ___ mm / orientation B/C confirmed / FUR-022 or FUR-028.

Where to compare other leg options

If MN-226 does not fit the mounting opening, you can open:

• legs for a table to buy;

• buy furniture legs;

• Buy unpainted wooden legs;

• materials and quality of furniture legs;

• delivery conditions for furniture legs.

Summary: for MN-226, the main issue is not 727 mm, but the 120×45 mm rectangle

MN-226 is easy to misjudge if you only look at it from the side.

The 727 mm height is indeed important for the top mark of the table.

But for six seats, the geometry from above is critical.

In a conditional scheme with an 800 mm tabletop and 90 mm offsets:

wide edge inward → 380 mm opening;

narrow edge inward → 530 mm;

difference → 150 mm.

For a chair 480 mm wide, this is the difference between a physical conflict and a conditional 50 mm clearance.

But you cannot rotate the leg just for these 150 mm without confirming the construction.

Correct order:

chairs → plan 1600×800 → B/C MN-226 → offsets → apron → allowable orientation → height → material → glides → order.

Then four beautiful wooden legs truly give a table for six, not a table where two end chairs exist only in the visualization.

FAQ

What is the size of MN-226?

727×120×45 mm.

What is the height of MN-226?

727 mm.

What do B=120 and C=45 mm mean?

These are the two sides of the rectangular geometry of the support, which affect the tabletop plan from above.

Is MN-226 suitable for a dining table?

MN-226 is in the table legs category. Specific compatibility is determined by the underframe design and fit.

How many MN-226 are needed for a classic table?

In the project in question — four.

Can MN-226 be turned the other way?

Only if the furniture designer confirms that such an orientation is permissible.

How to calculate the distance between the legs?

Subtract both offsets and the dimensions of the two supports that fall into this opening from the width of the tabletop.

Will an end chair 480 mm wide fit in a 380 mm opening?

No.

What happens with a 530 mm opening?

Nominally, 50 mm of total clearance remains.

What offset should be left from the edge of the tabletop?

There is no universal number. The offset depends on the design, tabletop, apron, overhang, and seating.

How do the leg dimensions affect the six seating positions?

Corner legs form both the end and side passage.

How to calculate the final table height?

Preliminarily, the leg height plus the tabletop thickness, but the final mark is checked against the actual assembly.

What to choose — beech or oak?

After geometry approval. The material does not change 120×45 mm.

What does the quality "Prestige" mean?

This is the product preparation quality specified in the card. For finish selection, it is useful to check the STAVROS quality section.

Which glider is suitable for MN-226?

The card recommends FUR-022 and FUR-028.

How does FUR-022 differ from FUR-028?

FUR-022 is a sliding one 30×30×5 mm, FUR-028 is a felt one 28×28×11 mm.

Where to buy table legs?

In the STAVROS profile category via the link in the article.

Where to buy MN-226?

In the specific model's card.

How much do four beech MN-226 cost?

17,280 ₽ at the card price at the time of checking.

How much do four oak MN-226 cost?

21 600 ₽.

Can seating be determined only by the size of the tabletop?

No. You need to account for clearances, B/C legs, the apron, and the actual chairs.

Do you need to measure the armrests of the end chair?

Yes, if they specifically fit between the legs when pushed in.

When is it too early to buy MN-226?

When there are no actual chair dimensions, B/C plan, or confirmed orientation.

When can MN-226 be ordered?

When all seating geometry and the under-table structure are confirmed by a single working drawing.