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Lightweight show tables
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 27 Jan 2001 04:22:23 GMT
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I don't know about other groups but the biggest pain for me with our club is
the loading/unloading of the heavy tables. Recently there has been some talk
on my local NMRA discussion group about lightweight foam top tables
(Styrofoam --EXTRUDED foam such as "Dow Board", "blue-board, etc. -- as
used in building material, not beaded foam which is too weak.)
From what I've gathered the idea is that you would have a strong frame maybe
wood or some type carbon resin beams, then either a mesh or framed supports
in the middle and the foam board for the top. You wouldn't put anything
super heavy on this but heck it would defiantly hold some buildings, track
and some trains. I'm waiting for one of the NMRA members to send me the name
of a book that talks about how to build such tables in detail.
Has anyone seen such a table or maybe even built one themselves?
jt
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James J. Trobaugh
North Georgia LEGO Train Club
http://www.ngltc.org
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Lightweight show tables
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| (...) I don't know about the foam material you mentioned, but at home for my trains I use 1" thick corrigated cardboard sheets (aprox 3' x 6') that sit on square wood supports. This material was sold by Charrette, the design supplier, for use by (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Lightweight show tables
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| (...) The table I built for an HO train layout used this kind of foam board. I built a frame out of 1x3 lumber. The top was anywhere from 2-4 1/2" layers of foam (I couldn't get the 1" thick material it would be a little stronger). My table was (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Lightweight show tables
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| (...) I have built a table similar to the one you describe for my dad's N-scale layout that resides in his living room. I don't think the foam will stand up to the abuse put forth by building with lego on it. It's pretty easy to crack 1" foam by (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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