How To Build A Train Table With Folding Legs
Use the screwdriver to tighten each screw snugly.
How to build a train table with folding legs. If desired paint the table to give it a finished appearance. Add screws at the center of each side to hold the top of the table flat. 4 X 8 GRID TABLE I x4x96 frame sides Joists on 19e centers Cut to fit plywood gussets 1 x2 braces 1 x 4x46½ frame ends and joists 2x4 legs Side brace omitted for THE TRICKS SECREIS OF.
For each leg assembly I made two horizontal braces more 1 by 4s and two angle shaped vertical legsfrom 1 by 2 inch 25 by 5 cm lumberThese legs looking somewhat like a letter H with two cross bars instead of one havea rounded top and a bolt that attaches to the table topThe two legs can fold up under the table top by pivoting around the bolt. Place a screw in each drilled hole and rotate clockwise by hand until it becomes too tight to continue. Youll probably find few here would consider a folding train table though they do exist.
Start to build up the main spars and then make them intersect with the cross-members. We have made a train table for Calvins HO model train. This video series hosted by Michael Gross will teach you the simple how-to workshop techniques you need to know to take an HO scale electric train set and.
An easy way to create a folding train table is to utilise the metal support assembly from a standard rectangular folding table of about 3 by 8 feet. Drop down train table on winch system. You can build as many tables as you like and have room for and place them side by side.
Add fold down legs for stability in lowered position. For the structure of the table I started with the idea of a torsion box which is a structure with a t. Add fold down legs for stability in lowered position.
At this point the table is done ready for you to add scenery and track. Secure it to the frame with a screw in each corner. Pick up the table flip it over and set it down.