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Workspace —Duane Hess

I will be moving within the next couple of months and would like to dedicate all or part of a room strictly to my LEGOs. I am currently using an old antique desk for building models and holding my storage bins. I can just see my mom cringe everytime (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Dave Jost

I got a dedicated room in the garage for something other than Lego, however it seems Lego is taking over. After careful review of my wife's kitchen, were she spend lots of time it seemed like the right heigth etc etc. So one day I went to Home Depot (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Adam Howard

I bought a solid wood kitchen table from SAM's. It is about 3'x5'. I really like it because it gives me a lot of room to work on. I can also store a lot of stuff underneath. I then got a small put-it-together-yourself desk from Target, bought some (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Matthew Marshall

Adam Howard wrote in message <362FEBE4.A5DAE522@m...ne.net>... (...) really like it (...) stuff (...) bought (...) my best (...) The room (...) would be (...) move over (...) parts bins. (...) I wonder how much a room like that would cost. I mean (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Chris Moseley

Duane Hess <DNJHESS@ZDNETMAIL.COM> wrote (...) I use home made desks - 2.4x0.8m - a bit over an arm span long, and as deep as I can comfortably reach while seated. Two of those at right angles lets me have the PC on one with a model play area one (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Wouter van Wageningen

(...) My son and me just use the floor. Plenty of space and the pieces can't fall down. We have some small wooden drawer cabinets with all the peices on the floor along a wall, and the drawers mostly end up between us on the floor. Once in a while, (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Ed Jones

No offense to anyone in particular, but you people with garages, attics, basements, rec rooms and room for homemade tables and 8x10 set-ups make me ill. I have to build anything/everything on a 3x5 table and ususally have to deconstruct well before (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Thomas Main

(...) I'd like to share Ed's grumbling :) I also live in an apartment and my Lego space is relegated to some shelves behind a door and a little closet space. I think I've made the most of this space, though. I have 9 20" x 30" felt covered boards (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Robert Farver

(...) <SNIP> (...) I wonder if any of you have thought about bunk beds? I know at least one person who uses a bunk bed, sleeps above and uses the bottom for his layout and the under bed for storage. It may not be an ideal situation unless you're (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Steve Bliss

(...) Loft-beds are also useful for providing large amounts of storage space. Not a lot of talent is required to build them, just make sure they are sturdy! But lofts do require a tolerant attitude from anyone involved. When we lived in an apartment (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Cindy Salwen

(...) When I lived in Manhattan I built (1) a queen size loft bed and the space under it became part of my living room. I didn't want a post in the middle of the room, so we put three of the posts at the corners of the bed and for the corner that (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Sarah Heacock

(...) I've been considering doing this with my queen bed, but my ceiling is only 8' :( How much clearance is needed over the bed? Can the boxsprings be jettisoned if you have a board underneath the mattresS? Sarah (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Jesse Long

Perhaps a Princess... wrote in message <36424860.21934706@2...63.236>... (...) Clearance? Depends on what you plan on doing on said matress... ;-) Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Sarah Heacock

(...) Uh. Sleep? What else do you do on a mattress? I guess SOME people might build Legos there... I need a hard surface yet. And I'm not married. (I wouldn't be thinking about building a loft bed if I did. I don't relish the idea of climbing DOWN (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Jesse Long

Perhaps a Princess... wrote in message <363dd0c4.56856167@2...63.236>... (...) Well, that limits your options doesn't it? I dry and sort my Legos on my bed. On the rare occasion that I have legos to wash. I can't believe I've stooped to that. I even (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Sarah Heacock

(...) *confused* It seems to me that being married limits your options -- to what both you and your spouse agrees on. It's sorta part of the package. I'm not sure what you're talking about here. After buying some used Legos, I discovered that my (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Tom McDonald

(...) IMO, marriage doesn't limit your options, it just has a different set. If the options were too limited, no one would do it. (...) Use that intolerance to talk folks down at garage sales. It might work making it more worth your while. "Uh, (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Mike Stanley

(...) Me either. But I think being married broadens your options with respect to a lot of things. And it also gives me the ability to pass on picking the places we'll go out to eat, something I've always hated doing. (26 years ago, 9-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Steve Bliss

(...) I've had lofts with stairs. Well, somewhere between stair-steps and a ladder. It's a matter of selective compression. Lofts are useful in another way--in college, I put my alarm clock on the 'main floor'. That way, I'd have to get up to turn (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Mike Stanley

(...) I did that once. Only once because in my sleep I reached out to my roommate's bookshelf (about pillow level next to my bed), grabbed a dictionary, and hurled it across the room at the clock. I never woke up. My roomie showed up a couple hours (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Steve Bliss

(...) Nah, that doesn't really make a difference. Trust me. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Steve Bliss

(...) The answer to both questions is: depends on your preferences. I had a loft with only enough room to roll over (and sometimes I hit my elbow on the ceiling in mid-roll). If you've got a plywood board on the frame(1), boxspring is not required (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Cindy Salwen

(...) My bed had about 4' above the platform. I had a futon mattress, no boxspring, so that means there was somewhere between 3' and 4' over the mattress to the ceiling. That was plenty of space. I got tired of climbing down and reaching for the (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Louise Belles

(...) Very creative use of space! I espesially like the building hieght restrictions. I actually gave up regular 'O' sacle trains because the premenent track required so much space. Now we set up the LEGO train on thin masonite boards that are cut (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Tom McDonald

(...) <snip> (...) My NLS and I live in a two bedroom apartment. My dad gave us his bedroom furniture when he moved so we have cabinets with glass doors. It really cuts down the dust. The two big cabinet fits two big baseplates rather nicely, and (...) (26 years ago, 28-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —William Toenjes

mild mannered Thomas Main wrote: >SNIP< (...) Is it just me or does this solution sound a little TOO much like something out of a superhero comic book? Bruce Wayne's alter ego has a full crime lab hidden in the trunk of his car—Thomas has a LEGO (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Chris Moseley

TooMuchDew <wtoenjes@PioneerPla....infi.net> wrote (...) It's a known solution. I've tried to get Sanjay to let me build him one, but he wimped out. I get out of it by having lots of space in my room dedicated to Lego. But my ceiling is high enough (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Sarah Heacock

(...) What is a MDF? Is this a bedstand you made yourself? (...) What is a CoD? Sarah (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Chris Moseley

Perhaps a Princess... <sarah@eskimo.com> wrote (...) Medium density fibreboard - it's processed timber, sort of like sausages are processed meat (lets not argue the details). It's cheap and easy to work (has no grain). And it looks nice once it's (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Wouter van Wageningen

(...) It's only because my son like Lego so much that we have a Lego room, his bedroom. All other rooms in the house are designated non-Lego. Just keep aquiring Lego, and sooner or later you'll move to somewhere where the prices of houses are (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Larry Andersen

(...) Yes, but think of all the benefits of living in the big city. I moved to the "quiet suburbs" a year ago and now miss being able to walk to a theatre or restuarant. If I had it to do over again I would never have moved, even though I now have a (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Mike Stanley

(...) Hrmmm, you could say I live in the burbs, I guess. Sorda. I have 3 theatres, a mall, and probably a dozen restaurants within walking distance. Also a grocery, a Wal-Mart, a TRU, SAMS, a clinic, a branch of my bank, Pep Boys, etc. Even if you (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace —Christopher L. Weeks

(...) [snip] (...) I live in a town of a bit under 100,000 (when the students are here) and I can walk to every retail outlet in town. (I don't - that's what my car is for, but I could.) What is walking distance anyway? I'd walk much further for (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.storage)

Re: Workspace -- a bench idea for you. —Robert Wallace

(...) all (...) desk (...) I have a design (not my own) for a really neat workbench that just may be perfect for what you need. It's easy to build and only requires a single sheet of 4' X 8' X 3/4" plywood -- no glue or nails. I just put the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.storage)