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Re: Building my train table
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Fri, 24 Mar 2000 02:08:15 GMT
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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 circular saw. So its worth the extra 50 cents a cut. Anyway a 4'x8' sheet of
plywood won't fit in my van. Then I just use the scraps to build the leg
supports.
Have you built a table using 2"x4" for the edge supports? That would be a very
heavy table I would think. You could definitely get away with something smaller,
and if you using 3/4" plywood the 2x4s might be a little over kill.
james
Mike Poindexter wrote:
> 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).
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> 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.
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> 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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...)
> >
> > 3. Can someone point me to some pictures of the "Legomodules" that the big
> > standards discussions have been about?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Bryan Kinkel
> >
> >
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James J. Trobaugh
North Georgia LEGO Train Club
http://www.ngltc.org
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| Perhaps my tables are a bit overkill for a tabletop Lego layout (actually, they definitely are) but they are not overkill for a legomodular layout where 70+ pounds of bricks are put on top of them in addition to the structures and rolling stock. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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