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Train Tables (FWD)
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Wed, 18 Jul 2001 01:55:07 GMT
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Tom sent some info (his note, not really mine):
I'll try to clarify some things, as sprinkled below:
> > 1st off, the tables were really lightweight. I forget how heavy our tables
> > are when fully assembled, but I could lift up a WAMALUG table with one hand
> > without much trouble-- it also had a center support beam running underneath
> > the top for easier 1-handed carrying.
The support beam is really a stiffener for the plywood, so it doesn't sag. It's just dumb luck that it doubles as a
handle.
> > I actually don't think of them as light, but i'm a wuss - and it scares
> > me that your tables are heavier! Tom could tell you what width wood and
> > such he used.
The tables are framed with 1x3 lumber (3/4"x2 1/2") with 3/8" plywood on for the tops. I used 2x2 (1 1/2"x1 1/2") legs
with commercial folding leg brackets. Hinges (cut piano hinges) and plywood (scrap from making the tops) are used to
make the triangular braces for the legs.
> > As for disadvantages-- when talking to them, they said there were two things
> > they would change: the height and the width. I think our tables are
> > significantly shorter, but theirs were something like 3 feet high? I dunno.
> > But it was such that little kids couldn't see over the top as they said.
> Yes, they are 36" high. I personally like them that high.
(jenn's note: tom also has an ho layout at his house that's shoulder
height to me!!!)
> > > The 2nd thing they said they wanted to change was to make it a 3x3 baseplate
> > > dimention, rather than a 4x4, seeing as they had some problems reaching the
> > > middle with some of the larger buildings. I don't think we've really had
> > > this issue in the past-- but the other advantage they said it would have
> > > would be that they could fit in any-old-car, not just a van/SUV. Of course,
> > > neither of these have been problems for us yet, seeing as we don't have HUGE
> > > buildings, and the tables have always found a home in Eric's car which can
> > > easily fit the tables...
> Just remember that if the tables were 3x3 baseplates, the 36" legs would not fit inside! The legs would have to be less
> than 30", unless you made them fold diagonally and overlap them, like a bridge table.
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