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Re: Lightweight show tables
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 27 Jan 2001 19:26:42 GMT
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"James J. Trobaugh" wrote:
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> Currently our tables are made with 5/8 particle board tops and are about
> 3'x6'.
5/8" is WAY thicker than you need, and particle board is heavier than
plywood. The 3/8" that PNLTC specs is probably a good choice, though
1/4" is thick enough also.
Frank
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 | | Re: Lightweight show tables
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| The main reason for the 5/8 was so that I could attach folding metal legs to the bottom. I did the bolt on legs for a year and they just got to be too much. They took to long to set up and tear down, plus they ate up a ton of space in the van. I (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lightweight show tables
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| Currently our tables are made with 5/8 particle board tops and are about 3'x6'. We recently did a show for the Atlanta History Center and had to carry these beast up two flights of stairs to the room where we were displaying. I tell you after that (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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