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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by horailfan</i> <br /><br />...should I follow Westcotts advice and move the legs in (basicly a table below the gridwork )or just install them at the corners attaching them directly to the grids? [/quote] <br /> <br /> Should you attach the legs at the corners? In my opinion, no. Attaching the legs to the corners increases the chances of creating scale earthquakes from the legs being kicked by you and/or guest . And it isn't as good for supporting weight as moving them inward. <br /> <br /> Should you set the legs below the grid? No, not quite. Rather than set the grid on top of L-girders with legs, attach the legs to the grid as Westcott suggest by locating them to minimize sag and tilt and thereby maximizing load bearing properties. <br /> You could use L-girders under the grid and attach them to the legs AND to the bottom of the grid. That would add bracing to the legs near the top at the attaching point to the grid. it's most important to properly brace the legs for stability. <br /> <br />[quote]QUOTE: ..The last layout I built I did put them at the corners but also had a 2x4 running down the middle of a 4x8 section and then attached a 4x6 creating an L (this layout was also grid construction with plywood on top) somewhat of an overkill with all of the 2x4 bracing, I could of danced on that benchwork...[/quote] <br /> <br /> In the first sentence on page thirty five, Westcott says that "An average model railroad layout weighs about two pounds pre square foot." <br /> But it should be able to support a beer gut shoving it from the side and top while working on the layout. <br /> Again, I.M.O., it is not the table top that needs reinforcement, it's the legs. If you want to go crazy with the lumber, concentrate on bracing the legs. Make them as ridged as possible. <br /> <br /> And if you have a gut the size of a Sumo wrestler maybe you should bolt the legs to the floor or the table to the wall to prevent shoving the layout around the room. <br /> <br />
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