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Re: GATS Train SHow (was Get together Saturday)
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Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:57:12 GMT
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Mike Walsh wrote:
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> "Cary Clark" <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message
> news:G7KnI7.7nC@lugnet.com...
> > I like layout 2 and 5 the best, but any of them besides 1 is fine. With 16
> > large and 4 small tables, any of the layouts shown can be made. Since at
> > least 12 large are required for any of the layouts, it would seem pretty
> > reasonable to sign up to make 16 large / 4 small and have the flexibility • to
> > choose any of the designs Mike described.
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> > I know the large tables are about 30" x 60", but how thick are they? How
> > many could a standard station wagon hold?
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> > Cary
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> The building specs are here: http://www.pnltc.org/ToolSpec.html
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> I don't recall the thickness but I would guess a total of 2 1/2 inches when
> the legs are removed.
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> I like Cary's suggestion of building enough tables to build any of the
> layouts. Flexibility is the key. One other item that will drive how many
> tables to build will be the number tables each person wants for their own
> personal use. For myself I would like two large and two small. At home I
> am hoping to set up a one large, one small "L" shape in my limited space.
I won't want very many tables for personal use yet, it will also depend
on what kind of legs we use. If we use the pre-fab folding legs, I'll
want fewer tables than if we use the PNLTC wooden legs (the issue is how
useable is the space under the table, the metal folding legs have
diagonal bracing which I think will be more limiting that the PNLTC
legs). I'd be happy to "own" several more tables if someone else has
space to store them. Another problem is that if I use more than 1 large
table or two small tables at home, they will be very difficult to free
up for shows.
> I also like layouts #2 and #5.
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> Other things to think about are track inventory, straight track and switches
> in particular. I don't know how much straight track I have, probably 40-50
> pieces. I have four pairs of switches, and four cross tracks. I have an
> entire blue tub of curves and I suspect other people have similar amounts.
As a first order approximation, I have a similar amount. I'll need to
inventory my track at some point (I know I only have two cross tracks,
I'm pretty sure I have more turnouts, I have 2 pr in my current layout
plus at least one, and I think two of the 4563s I bough came with a pair
of turnouts each), plus I know I bought more turnouts in December 1999
just before the price went up.
I suspect any of the three of us have enough monorail track for whatever
we might want to do there (I would like to see some monorail in the
setup).
--
Frank Filz
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| (...) I prefer 2 most, next would come 3 or 5 minus the two small tables projecting inwards. I prefer not to have any inward projections to bump into. I had a hard time picturing the table set up until it penetrated that the table dimensions were (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug)
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| "Cary Clark" <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message news:G7KnI7.7nC@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) The building specs are here: (URL) don't recall the thickness but I would guess a total of 2 1/2 inches when the legs are removed. I like Cary's (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug)
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