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Re: tables (wasFirst Meeting of NOVALTC!
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Tue, 31 Aug 1999 17:47:13 GMT
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The 6-tracklength width of the tables is indeed a fundamental issue as it
essentially determines the number of parallel lines without adding extra
tables. Member Will Chapman used gargantuan 40x90inch tables for a few years
before PNLTC formed. At one point, I mused with the idea of 35x70inch units.
Still manageable but reaping the benefits of allowing the curve and a passing
track as you mentioned. Better yet, 35x35inch units easily stowed in any car.
dp
In lugnet.trains.org, Stephen F. Roberts writes:
> "SEBarile" <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote:
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> > PNLTC Tables - if you guys want to chat send us some mail.
> > Ben Fleskes designed the tables and there has been several revisions. The • size
> > of the tables and the hole patterns on the side to bolt them together has
> > remained the same as original plan and work very well. There has been (I
> > believe) 3 systems for legs. The original corner leg built from the salvage • of
> > 4'x8' sheet of ply wood, then to speed up setup time Ben redesigned a folding
> > leg set that fit (when folded) within the bottom interior of the table so • they
> > would stack nicely for storage and transport. Unfortunately they are a bit
> > harder to build because they must fit together like a puzzle under the table
> > and tolerances are close. Then we tried regular foldout metal table legs • using
> > short pipes to extend the legs. Dan would be a good resource about that.
> > SteveB
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> ...Hmmmm... The folding legs would be nice, may have to investigate once I get
> the initial tables built. My observation at the moment is how to make track
> loops on it. The width of the table is just at the curvature of the track, so
> I'm having a hard time trying to lay two circuits down.
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> ...How is this solved elsewhere? Does anyone have some track designer layouts • to
> show how they lay out their tracks?
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> ...I was thinking of making the modules a bit wider by about 16 studs (maybe • 32
> = one baseplate), just enuf to accommodate a second loop inside the outer one.
> So am I over thinking this problem?
> --
> just a thought
> snafu
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