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Re: Building my train table
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Fri, 24 Mar 2000 13:13:34 GMT
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Thank you all for the suggestions. I don't have time to comment now on each
one (things are a bit crazy in the office this morning). But I have printed
all of the suggestions and will be taking them into account as I build my
table.
I do believe I'm going to stick with the standard design as on PNLTC. I
don't plan supporting legomodules on the tables, so I'm sure the strength of
this design will do. I don't have nearly enough bricks to even begin to
think about legomodules!
More later as my woodworking starts up...
Bryan
Ben Fleskes <benfleskes@msn.com> wrote in message
news:FrwBx1.JFK@lugnet.com...
> 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 the PNLTC modules. I can move them around • the
> house easily, take them to shows when needed, throw them on top of my car • and
> strap them down easily too.
>
> Mike's suggestion is good. It's simple, very easy to build and very • strong.
> Weigh a bit more, but if that isn't an issue, then you may want to go with • his
> suggestion.
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> If you do go with the PNLTC design and you want to add banquet style table
> legs to a 3/8" top, you'll want to strengthen the areas where the table • legs
> attach. 3/8" isn't enough material to grab on to and keep the strength. • You
> may want to consider simply using thicker material for the table top • depending
> on how your table legs attach. It's up to you.
>
> There has been a lot of discussion about module size. Alow me to make a
> further point of consideration. I really like the 30" x 60" size. Not so
> much for train show purposes, but for whatever display/layout I setup in • my
> own house. I didn't want to have something so large, that I could only • use it
> at train shows. Flexability was a key point for myself and other club
> members. Just another point that I wanted to raise and hadn't read about • yet
> in latest round of lugnet.trains traffic.
>
> Good luck with your module building.
>
> Ben Fleskes
> PNLTC
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> In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes:
> > 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.
> > >
> > > 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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