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My uncle, Leach L. Lea,
Jr., bought it for me around Christmas 1953 when he was going to the University
of Tennessee.
(Mom teases Pop, saying he and Uncle Jr. put me in the playpen so they
could play with it.)
When I moved into my last house, I wanted to set up my trains.
It had a bonus room and I decided it would be a good room for a table.
I had a train table at my old home and fortunately I kept the components of
it.
I hope my table gives you some ideas to enjoy your trains.
My Dad, Edward Lea, came up 03-18-2004 and helped me assemble my table.
Final Table Dimensions: 37 ½" wide, 17' - ¾" long, 40 ¾" high.
I've placed some images below of the stages of construction:
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On the South end I had a door to work around. 35" became the width of the frame and 37 ½" the width of the plywood top because of it.
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1st, we started with the North end of the room. We constructed a 7' x 35" frame of 1x6's Why 7' long? (It was a portion of a frame I had previously used in my old home.) Note the 3/4" holes drilled in the frame to allow routing of wiring later. Also, the braces make neat places to hold extra 3' sections of O track.
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Note the LEVEL we used to make sure the table was "in the bubble". Using the stud finder my dad got me for Christmas, we mounted the frame to the wall studs with a few drywall screws. After all of the table frames we found to be "in the bubble", we used 1/4" x 3" lag bolts to secure it to the wall. |
Another shot of the North frame showing it's one 2x4 leg.
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A vent we had to work around on the West wall.. Because of the vent,
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2nd, we mounted the South end another 7' x 35" frame of 1x6's.
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3rd, we measured the distance between the 2 frames.
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4th, we ripped an 8' sheet of ¾" plywood 37 ½" wide for the South end. (Note the 2 ½" x ¾" notch we cut to clear the door facing.) |
5th, we ripped another 8' sheet of ¾" plywood to 37 ½" wide and installed it on the North end. |
6th, we ripped an scrap sheet of ¾" plywood to 37 ½" x 12 ¾" to fill the gap between the other 2 pieces. |
Here's a view of the table we finished in one afternoon. We used 1 ¼" drywall screws to secure the plywood to the frame. I have some green felt to cut and put down before the track goes down. |
Another view.
It's easy to reach across for me and my Lionel stool will fit under it when not in use. (I cut the legs 38 ½", so that I could lay down a 2x4 to distribute the weight. But, I don't think I needed to as the wall seems to bear most of it.) |
An underside shot of the table.
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More pics of the layout to come as I get it set up.
(I want to do an "Old-West" theme using my Fort Apache set and other Cowboys and Indians I had in the 50's / 60's.) |
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Parts used:
1x6's, 1x4's, 2x4's, 1/4 x 3" lag bolts, 1/4" flat washers, 2 1/2" drywall screws, 2" drywall screws, 1 1/4" drywall screws, 3/4" plywood
Tools used:
Cordless drill, Craftsman bits and bit holder, level, stud finder, pencil, table saw, miter saw, skill saw, square, safety glasses, chalk line, 1/4" drive socket set, vacuum cleaner,
Phil's "Helpful Hints":
| I did all the sawing outside. used a vacuum cleaner inside when we drilled to prevent a big cleanup later. assembled the frame with drywall screws. (Easy to disassemble when necessary.) used a magnetic drill bit to pick up those SHARP drywall screws. (They'll make your finger's bleed.) |
This was a custom table for a special room.
I hope you enjoyed my website.
Phil
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