Look at the 4th picture in this link. You could easily put glass on top.

Here is a link that might be useful: Coffee Table

Thanks, Oakley. Tonight I am going to have DH help me take it apart and drag the base upstairs so we can see how it looks. He is pretty excited that this will be way cheaper than a new one if my idea works.

Here's a picture of mine, but it's being used in a corner of the room, and is too tall for a coffee table.

I bought it at a garage sale about 30 years ago for $5.00! Someone put a gorgeous piece of thick, solid Oak on it.

That is also a neat idea - and I thought of that - if I only had time to visit salvage places and such. It is really strange, because mine is so low. I sort of measured it against my knee and it is about the same height as my current coffee table - yet yours is so tall --- wonder how the machine fit on top of it - mine has a whole cabinet on top with drawers (2) on each side ----
The other thing I am trying to do is avoid the Made in China tables - I just bought furniture and it is USA made. Some of the components may be made in China - I don't know -but it is made in Indiana. I have no large pieces made other than the good ol' US of A - and I would like to keep it that way. I have been looking at tables in the $600 - $800 range and all are made in China. I think this is one of the 'be true to yourself' in decorating things. It might not matter to someone else, but I find it important. Of course, when I told DH I was once again saving him money, he was all for it!!