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Re: Possible BOO BOO
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Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:03:48 GMT
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This looks like the best way. You have our four votes. :)
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"Wayne Sardullo" <sardullo@oswego.edu> wrote in message
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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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| 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 (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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