About 30 years ago (whenever Sam's stores first came to Texas) I purchased a 6ft folding leg table. It reminds me of the many tables I've seen in school and church cafeteria often accompanied by folding metal chairs. The main thing is its that presswood covered in formica type top, the legs are steel, and its heavy. Its very stable even though I can fold the legs and stow it away if I wish.
I purchased a newer table last year for my wife that is nice and light with a composite type top and lighter weight legs. It would be fine except the top is very slick and it wobbles due to the light weight, not because anything about it is flimsy.
If you can find one of the former types it makes a wonderful worktable, good and flat, and all you have to do is lay a ceiling tile down on top of it and tape the corners down to the table.
Regards,
Clay
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