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Anyone out there have blueprints for an inxpensive lego table?
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timber_wolf899 wrote:Anyone out there have blueprints for an inxpensive lego table?
I guess that would depend on what you are looking for. I just use two normal 4 foot folding tables at home. At all the conventions I've attended, we used 8 foot folding tables.

But I assume you are looking for something special. What do you need?

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I was thinking waaaaaaaay back to the huge train table I built with my uncle. The thing was strong enough to hold an elephant, all 4x4s 2x2s and carriage bolts. Alas i cannot remember the exact configuration used, bracking scheme.

The thought was that buying some lumber would be the cheapest way ti get a karge table, but you know the standard folders is a good idea! Mayhaps i was over-engineering a solution?

How much do the folding tables tend to run?
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I bought an old-ish sewing machine table from my boss, which folds on one side, and with drawers on the other. My suggestion is to add drawers at least!
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You might want to look at what the Lego train guys do. A lot of the clubs build tables out of lumber and carriage bolts, like you're thinking, and have plans up on their websites. They're geared toward being used for displays, but even if you're just looking for a build table, you could do worse. (I don't have any links offhand, but got some valid hits by googling for "lego train table")

Personally, I bought a build table at Ikea. Glass top, with an aluminum frame around the edge that keeps parts from rolling off. And it wasn't too expensive.
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Good suggestion re the train guys!

Doesnt the glass top beat up your poor soft ABS bricks?
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So far I haven't noticed any bricks being damaged by the table, but this is a pretty new setup. ;)

Really, I don't think it'll do any harm. I'm sure if you shook up some Lego parts with sharp shards of broken glass, the Lego would get trashed. But routine sorting/building on a smooth glass table doesn't seem that rough on the parts.

I've seen some comments from people who don't like working on glass because parts bounce around a lot if you drop them. That's definitely an issue.... But I like working on such a hard, smooth surface. I just try not to drop parts. :D
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