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Re: Club Table Standards was Re: New LEGO train realism?
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Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:22:53 GMT
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Christopher,
I'd defiantly like to see some detail on how all did the hinges with the
legs. I'd love to keep the 2x2 legs I already have. So if I can find a way
to hinge them and keep the same sturdiness, that would be great.
I'm actually using 1" x 1/2" for the sides and since the particle board is
so strong I've avoided having to use a middle cross beam. The older tables
have 2 cross beams (but they still started warping after a year in my
garage, thanks to the Georgia humidity) I think I going to retire the older
tables from the regular layout and use a few for a kids layout. I'll just
cut the legs a bit shorter for them.
James
p.s.. how did Denise find that LEGO shirt in her size? The only ones I ever
see at the Outlet Store or Disney are like size four and down.
Christopher Tracey wrote in message <38DA2924.A44CB60@wamalug.org>...
> "James J. Trobaugh" wrote:
> >
> > The NGLTC is also looking at the folding buffet style (or church tables)
> > legs, I don't care what the cost is as long as it keeps me from spending
> > most of my set up bolting tables legs together, and it will make for more
>
> Tom Cook, WAMALUG's resident builder of cool things, designed and built the
> folding leg system on our tables. Like I said in an earlier post, the
> tables are 40.25" to a side. The frame is made out of 1"x3" pine, with a
> 3/8" plywood top. There is a cross member that supports the top of the
> table. The legs are 2x2 pressure treated pine, a small plywood triangle
> is screwed to the leg and attached to the table with a short length of
> piano hinge. Some sort of brass locking support that I don't know the
> proper name for locks the legs into position. The legs have adjustable
> bolts on the bottom to compensate for floor unevenness. We clamp them
> together with spring clamps.
>
> You can see some of the underside of the tables in this pic:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2485
>
> A table can be setup in about thirty seconds. I have stood on top of them,
> but I am a lightweight. The tables are pretty light, many of us can carry
> two
> of them at a time. 13 of them fit comfortable into a minivan. I can fit
> two
> or three into my saturn. The tables cost about $30 each, but could
> probably
> be made larger for not much more. We can probably get measured drawings
> and
> more photos up if anyone would like more detail.
>
> > Along with legs, I'm working on a way to bold wheels on to one of the • tables
> > and make it into a "cart" to carry the other tables. Its a pain to carry • all
> > those tables in when the show doesn't have "drive in" capabilities.
>
> This is a great idea.
>
> > I also like the idea of running the layout from the outside, most shows I
> > have been placing the controls in a location discreetly on the outside. • Also
> > being tall (6'5") I never seem to have a problem reaching over two • tables,
> > but some of the other club members are not as "vertically advantaged".. • ha!
>
> One section of our past two layouts have had a solid surface are of 80" x
> 120".
> That's a reach. :)
>
> -Chris
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