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Re: Rope & Plexi revisited
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Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:36:04 GMT
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robinsather@AVOIDSPAMhotmail.com
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> All very good points, Robin. I'll not add to this discussion any further
> for fear of endless banter about silly little things.
Nothing is silly. All your points are extremely valid. I think we
should pursue the discussion, decide, and make it happen.
> Plexi would be in the lead for me provided there is some height to the plexi
> (not just 2 inches). And you can clean the child goober off the plexi
> during the day ... :-) (joke).
We had been thinking of a 6 inch wall of plexi all around. Assuming
our current layout, and some sort of wooden frame around the plexi (or
at least on the bottom), we'll have a minimum height of a full 6
inches from the table top. We can cut all the panels we need from 1
4' x 8' sheet of plexi.
As far as cleaning goes, that's another cost I didn't factor in.
Plexi needs special cleaners to avoid scratching and clouding the
glass.
> In terms of rope, I really don't see a requirement of more than 8 stands,
> but that's just me. I also would suggest only one foot (maybe 10 inches)
> away from the table.
I don't think 8 stands would cut it. The weight of the rope alone
(assuming a minimum 8 mil climbing rope) would almost be enough to
topple stands with 8 to 10 feet in between them.
And again, adding one foot to all four sides brings the total size of
our space to almost 15' x 22'.
> I too am mostly undecided. If contracting out plexi construction is
> possible, that might be the solution. However, money is very tight for some
> of us. And while it's very stressful for me, I'd rather put up with stress
> than shell out a lot of cash of my own pocket right now (if we come in to a
> lot of money, then I'll get the plexi professionally done).
The places I talked to will cut the plexi to our needs for nearly
nothing. The rest of the work would come from the frame/base, etc. I
definitely like the system that we discussed in the forum a couple of
weeks ago.
More random thoughts.
Robin
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| (...) 6" inches would be good. I've been looking over the pics of the PNLTC tables and noticed a few things. They are using tables similar to mine but are thicker wood on top and have folding legs attached. They use PVC pipe on the legs to match the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| (...) We've got some plexi cleaner. It's not that expensive. I just don't want to clean kid goo (ewwwww)! I'm not sure whose base plate this one little girl drooled on (next to Dean's drive in), but some kids just ooze. Can't believe people (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| All very good points, Robin. I'll not add to this discussion any further for fear of endless banter about silly little things. Plexi would be in the lead for me provided there is some height to the plexi (not just 2 inches). And you can clean the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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