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Re: Building my train table
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Thu, 23 Mar 2000 21:39:46 GMT
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I built about 5 of those style tables. They seemed quite more work than
they should be, but maybe I am just not very proficient at woodworking.
(Probably the latter).
If you want easy tables, make them with 3/4" plywood and use 2x4s on their
edge to add stability. Then you can put the banquet table legs on them and
adjust height with PVC pipe. It worked much easier for me.
Also, for the record, I would shave about 1/8" off the table sizes, as a
table too large leaves a gap between the layout, whereas a table too small
just has the gap bridged over with bricks/plates. You can always put a
washer to add space, but it is hard to remove a small amount. With a small
layout, it doesn't come up, but when you end up with 8-10 modules next to
eachother, that little 1/8" ends up being about 2-4 studs. I finished 12 of
my tables when I found that out. I have 9 more to make and will cut them
down a slight bit to make them fit better, then I will fix the 3 I have part
way finished and finally convert the ones I already got done.
Mike Poindexter
Bryan Kinkel <helpdesk@loseyourmind.com> wrote in message
news:Frw7MK.1Kq@lugnet.com...
> With all the talk of Lego train tables and layouts, I'm pleased to say • that
> I will be building my first set of tables this weekend. I'm using the • PNLTC
> standard plywood table plans as found at
> http://www.pnltc.org/Modular_Table.html and
> http://www.baylug.org/zonker/tables/building.html.
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> These tables will be for use at home with my "4558-less" train collection
> and town gear. I will be using one sheet of plywood to build one small and
> one large table.
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> 1. Beyond what Ben has posted on the baylug.org site, does anyone have any
> other tips for ease of building? I'm purchasing the materials on Friday
> evening, doing the cuts with a friend that night, then continuing on
> Saturday.
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> 2. What is the best wood for the table surface? I will be painting the
> surface using the paint formulas from • http://www.pnltc.org/Tint_Formula.html
> . (Have not decided on green or gray yet. Leaning towards green...)
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> 3. Can someone point me to some pictures of the "Legomodules" that the big
> standards discussions have been about?
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> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bryan Kinkel
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>
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 | | Re: Building my train table
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| Mike has some good points. The PNLTC design isn't the most simple thing out there and Mike suggested a reasonable alternative. The PNLTC design is designed to keep weight to a minimum and still have sufficient strength. Personaly, I have 8 or so of (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Building my train table
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| The PNLTC tables aren't too bad to make once you have the jig for the holes. I just have the guys at Home Depot cut the top wood for me (3/8 particle board for the NGLTC), their saw makes a much nicer cut the I can do on the driveway with my (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Building my train table
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| FYI, it's more expensive, but if you use birch plywood for the top/sides/girders, the table will be much lighter, stiffer, and stronger than using plain plywood or LDF/MDF. You could go all the way down to 1/4" birch plywood and still take an (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| With all the talk of Lego train tables and layouts, I'm pleased to say that I will be building my first set of tables this weekend. I'm using the PNLTC standard plywood table plans as found at (URL) and (URL) tables will be for use at home with my (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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