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Re: plywood train tables
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 6 Jul 2001 18:06:06 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ben Fleskes writes:
> The first batch of modular train tables I made some years back have served
> us (PNLTC) very well.
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> And over the years, I've gotton feedback and suggestions from a lot of
> people along with a wealth of direct experience using them over and over again.
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> Over the last couple of days, I've built two new tables and I must say I've
> changed a few things based on our years of experience and suggestions:
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> 1) All the wood is 1/2" shop grade birch plywood. This is a high grade
> plywood with a birch veneer on both sides and runs about $40/sheet. Thus
> the top is 1/2" thick, and the sides are made of strips of 1/2" plywood 1.5"
> wide (instead of 1 x 2 wood). This might not work as well if you plan on
> screwing them together because of the narrow width, but if you have a
> pnuematic nailer - not a problem. If you are concerned about price, lower
> grade 1/2" plywood can generally be found for $20 - $25/sheet.
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> 2) No more built up wood legs. Folding metal banquet legs are the way to
> go. $16/pair at home depot or Fred Meyer. Where the legs are screwed to
> the tabletop, there is an additional piece of 1/2" plywood making the total
> thickness 1" and the total height 30". This may vary depending on the
> height of the legs you buy.
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> 3) For some silly reason, my original drawings place the bolt holes at 3/4"
> from the bottom the the top piece of 3/8" plywood. This dimension should be
> from the top and should be 1 1/8" inches. This last point causes just one
> possible problem. If you run the extra piece of 1/2" plywood to support the
> legs all the way to the side, you may not be able to use some of the bolt
> holes in the side as a result.
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> Finally, I like modules 30.25" x 60.5". If you want to make them a
> different size, go ahead. The plan is easy to adapt to different sizes.
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> I plan to revise the drawings for the tables in the coming months and place
> updated version on the PNLTC webpage.
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> Thanks for everyone's contributions.
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> Ben Fleskes
> PNLTC
Good hearing from you Ben, it's been quite a while. By the way, whatever
happened to that guy who copied the locomotive image from your website to
use as 'his' entry in the LEGO model of the month contest? Did you chop his
fingers off? lol!-Harvey
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