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Re: Lightweight show tables
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 27 Jan 2001 19:29:29 GMT
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Christopher Tracey wrote:
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> James J. Trobaugh wrote:
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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.)
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> > 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.
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> > Has anyone seen such a table or maybe even built one themselves?
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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 putting too much weight on it.
I think you have to work pretty hard to break it, though perhaps the 3
layers of 1/2" foam is significantly stronger (there is glue between the
layers which might serve to strengthen it somewhat). My tables have had
QUITE a bit of abuse and I have not cracked them at all.
Did you use the dense blue foam or the white beaded foam?
Frank
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| (...) For the curious, I'll wander by the foam plant on Monday, and see if I can grab a spec sheet on Dowboard. I know they measure for torsional stress tolerances, and horizontal shearing strength, and other technical terms. :) James (there are (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Yes, you do need quite a bit of force to break it but it could happen, especially at a show situation. Another issue I ahve with foam is that it could be crushed/compressed making it a poor building surface. (...) dense blue (or was it pink- (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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