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Re: Skirts for Tables at GATS
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Wed, 23 May 2001 18:36:05 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.nclug, James Trobaugh writes:
I've heard the tales of show requiring "fire proof" skirts, but I've never
had a show here in Atlanta make that request. We did the simplest thing we
could think of and just bought some inexpensive bed sheets at Wal-Mart. I
found some nice dark green ones for twin beds (don't get the fitted
sheet..ha!) and then I cut the sheets in half long ways. This way I had a
nice hemmed edge to put along the table edge. Then we used clear push pins
to hold the skirts on.

I think the skirts make the layout look much cleaner, and it gives you a
place to store all your boxes and stuff from the public view.

Here are a few picture of the skirts (granted they're still a little out of
sorts since these pics are during set up)
http://www.ngltc.org/GRNBRG2000/image25.htm
http://www.ngltc.org/GRNBRG2000/image4.htm

Hope that helps some,

jt

--
James J. Trobaugh
North Georgia LEGO Train Club
http://www.ngltc.org


thank you!

I like the idea of using perma press sheets.  The fabric is more tightly
woven and has a heavier hand than most yardage of comparable cost.   This
makes it hang well.

I think NCLUG is going to have plexiglass clamped to the front lip on  at
least 2 sides of the display.   I think I see a plexiglass barrier on
portions of your display?  If this is indeed what I see, is it screwed on?
If so it would be no problem to drill additional holes for push pins to go
through.  Is this what your club did?  I am trying to figure out to go about
attaching a skirt to the plexiglass if it were  clamped on.  Clamps would
bend the fabric up before it cold hang down?  Perhaps we could pin the skirt
to the underside of the lip?   However, I think attaching the skirt to the
front would look better, if some way could be found to do it.  I haven't
seen the tables yet.....

Any further thoughts you have would be most welcome.

The pictures are quite useful.  I like the attached shelves for the
regulators.  I hope to have a chance to look at the whole index of them more
thoroughly this weekend.

sheree



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(...) Yes we have 12"x24" plexiglass around the layout, at first we screwed them on and it was awful. Not only did it take forever to install them, but if a young visitor pull on them to hard the plexiglass would break. Now we use the big black (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug)

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I've heard the tales of show requiring "fire proof" skirts, but I've never had a show here in Atlanta make that request. We did the simplest thing we could think of and just bought some inexpensive bed sheets at Wal-Mart. I found some nice dark (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.nclug)

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