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Re: Possible BOO BOO
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:55:29 GMT
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Shaun
Thanks for your input. I've been thinking about it and it might be cheaper too.
then going out and blowing 50 bucks on a table.
4x4 ft modules seems like a nice overall size. I would myself make some module
design changes myself but that only for personal reasons.
As far as doing the work. I can do that I have a Woodshop at my father's home
that I usually use when I go home to see him. Things like bolts and screws I
have already so all I really need would be wood. I guess we could do that.
OK LUCNY guys what you think?
Wayne
In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Wayne Sardullo writes:
> > I sat at the dinner table this evening and said DOH!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > With that in mind.. I believe someone here at lugnet has done a (HERES the
> > Standard Table Design) go build it.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > I figured maybe if we chip in or just each buy a table then we have some kind
> > of Standard to work from. The other reason is if we go that route its not just
> > for Lego those tables could have other purposes during non-Lego Times.
> >
> > Please comment on this. ALL INPUT IS GOOD
>
> Hi All,
>
> I hope you don't mind me throwing in my experiences here. We (NELUG) were in
> much the same position about 1.5 years ago - do we build some tables as per a
> LEGO standard, or buy some. We ended up building ours, and I'll give some of
> my feedback.
>
> For LEGO, they are absolutely amazing. The standard LTC table size is about
> 44" on a side (?), so that they fit 4x4 regular sized baseplates exactly. This
> may not sound like a big deal, but it turns out it is. You don't even have to
> paint the tables at all, just make sure you have enough baseplates to cover the
> area. Then you buy some tacks and a cheap skirting material, and you have a
> professional looking display.
>
> The relatively small size of the tables works wonders as well. I've managed to
> fit eight or so in my Honda Civic 2-door coupe. The advantage of this can't be
> overstated - that means *anyone* can take a table home, to plan out a part of
> the train layout, to host a Brikwars game, or just to use it for whatever.
> Additionally, with rather small sizes, you have more flexibility with the
> layout. Long and thin? One big block? A donut with open space in the middle?
> An open space surrounded by a ring which is two tables wide on one side, one
> table wide on the other? We've done all of these.
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=8895
>
> We've also started to appreciate some other aspects of these designs. For one
> thing, we found ourselves desperately wanting more just before our last train
> show. Tom simply made four more in one afternoon - and we didn't have to worry
> about stock turnover, or changing styles, or discontinued designs. Plus, and
> perhaps most importantly from a train layout standpoint, we've gotten to the
> part where we can start incorporating different levels, which is very easy to
> do with custom tables:
>
> http://www.nelug.org/greenberg0402/P4050012.JPG
> http://www.nelug.org/greenberg0402/P4050015.JPG
> http://www.nelug.org/greenberg0402/P4050034.JPG
>
> Assembling them turns out not to be that big a deal (and cheap) - Home Depot
> will cut the plywood to the size you specify, and the rest of it entails: some
> drilling of bolt-holes, some chop-sawing of the legs, and some minor cuts to
> make the leg braces. A few screws, bolts, nuts, and washers, and they're done.
>
> That being said, I'm trying to think of some disadvantages. By themselves,
> they certainly aren't very aesthetic - we've worked around that by covering all
> of the wood surfaces for any shows or Brikwars games, though. And while you
> could use them for purposes other than LEGO (is there such a thing?
> Blashemous!), we haven't yet, and I don't believe any of us are beating down
> the door to, again probably for aesthetic reasons.
>
> Well, there you have it. We've had lots of good experiences with ours, though
> I don't feel that there is any *overwhelming* argument one way or the other.
> The primary advantages to the self-made tables seem to be (1) exact baseplate
> fit (2) modularity and (3) easily customized for future projects (such as
> valleys, gulleys, hills, mountains, etc.). If those seem important, than you
> might want to lean towards homemade LEGO tables.
>
> In any case, have fun. These are the sort of decisions that you can enjoy
> making, since it's for a fun cause. Better those than "fix the brakes or new
> hot water heater"-type choices, eh? ;)
>
> -s
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| This looks like the best way. You have our four votes. :) -- Thanx~ Nicole~ (URL) Sardullo" <sardullo@oswego.edu> wrote in message news:Gv6K4H.1ox@lugnet.com... (...) too. (...) module (...) home (...) I (...) the (...) kind (...) not just (...) (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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| (...) too. (...) module (...) After considering all of the benefits of having our own tables, I am completely in favor of having our own custom built tables. I will pledge financial support for this project. How does $50 sound for a start?? Table (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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| (...) Hi All, I hope you don't mind me throwing in my experiences here. We (NELUG) were in much the same position about 1.5 years ago - do we build some tables as per a LEGO standard, or buy some. We ended up building ours, and I'll give some of my (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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