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Re: Sign is finished!
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Sun, 8 Jul 2001 17:22:41 GMT
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Robin Sather wrote in message <3b47b394.25162868@lugnet.com>...
> Did a Home Depot run today, and checked prices, availability, etc. I
> also picked up all the stuff to make the sign post, etc. I came home,
> prepared it, and put it together. It looks great! I'll bring it to
Great Robin! Look forward to seeing it.
> Glass Shielding:
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> Lucite ES (prob. good enough)
> 4' x 8' x 5/64" thick sheet $ 54
Probably OK, we're not going to be putting much if any stress on this.
> * Home Depot will NOT cut them for us, but it could be done ourselves
> with a sturdy X-acto and some time. A plastics shop would save some
> time, and still be a possible source of "scrap" pieces that would suit
> us just fine..
Cutting this stuff, even the 5/64" thickness, with an Xacto knife would be a
MAJOR pain in the neck. Not only is it a lot of work simply by the number of
times you need to run the knife along (Lucite is HARD) but I guarantee there
will be places where the knife wanders and damages the piece cosmetically,
and we may have worse trouble, due to the pressure required, with pieces
cracking and breaking. One sheet only gives us about 3 linear inches
surplus length, so we don't have any room for error. If we can't get the
stuff cut for us (and I woudln't want HH to cut it, it needs a specific type
of saw blade and a careful cut so as not to melt the plastic), surely one of
us knows someone with a table saw .... OK, Spencer my SO has a friend with a
workshop and a table saw which we could probably use. He'll ask and I'll let
you know when I know the answer.
> Cheap, mangled, busted, or clearance ??
> doors (Home Depot had none suitable)
> My guess on the price would be $10 - $15
> I think • all of you should stop into at least 2 building supply stores near
> you, and check out the clearance section. All these stores have them,
> but they don't always have basic doors in there. It's just a matter
> of checking a whole bunch of them. Ideally, we want 30" x 80"
OK, I'll do some phoning around.
We could also take a look for used banquet tables (the 30 x 96" size that
Robin and Bryan have) to replace two of the door tables. We'd still need 2
doors to keep the same width of layout.
> * Doing some quick math, I figure each sawhorse will cost us about $9
> or so, or $18 per table.
We have $85 or so in hand (and can expect about teh same from the Nov Trains
show) , 4 door-tables at these prices ($15 door, $18 sawhorses) would cost
us about $132.
> Plywood (instead of using doors):
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> Standard Spruce 4' x 8' x 5/8" sheet $ 21.50
> (very little flex, just OK for us)
> Fibreboard - medium density 3/4" $ 25.50
> (even less flex, would work fine)
> Fibreboard - med. density 5/8" $ 23.00
> (slightly more flex, still great)
Heavy stuff, and edges harder to attach plexi to. Screwing into edge grain
of fibreboard is a waste of time, plywood rather less so.
> * Using these sheets would require a little redesign of table layout.
> Kevin, can you have a go at seeing if this is even feasible?
Will do.
> Banquet Table Legs:
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> Pair of legs $ 18
> (These are the flimsier kind, but would work fine for us).
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> * These are an option, and at first glance, look to be about the same
> price as a pair of sawhorses. However, they don't come with hardware
> (you need about a dozen wood screws per leg), and ideally, they
> require an extra piece of wood to be attached to the bottom of the
> table for added strength. The other downsides are that they are
> obviously permanent, bolted onto the table, and the length cannot be
> customized, unlike the sawhorses which can be cut to whatever length
> we like.
If we didn't choose to use the higher tables, these would work fine with the
existing banquet tables, but otherwise the height difference is a pain.
Kevin
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| (...) I tend to agree, but then again, take a look at this pic: (URL) Cutting this stuff, even the 5/64" thickness, with an Xacto knife would be a (...) Andrew and Claus are checking the plastic/sign shop route, and I'll know more tomorrow about (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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