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Disappearing Train Table?
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Sperandeo
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January 2001
From: US
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Posted by
Sperandeo
on Monday, April 14, 2003 10:58 AM
Hello "Dom,"
See the article on the Carlsbad, East Portal & Zenith RR, an N scale 4x8, by John Armstrong, published in the April 1982 MODEL RAILROADER, page 98.
[This article has also been re-published in the books "18 Tailor-Made Model Railroad Track Plans" (page 31) and "The Classic Layout Designs of John Armstrong" (page 56).]
This article includes a diagram for a lifting suspension using nylon rope and ball-bearing pulleys to be powered by a garage-door opener. Depending on the size and weight of your layout, the door opener mechanism might not have enough power, but I've seen the same basic idea used for a garage-sized HO layout.
Good luck,
Andy
Andy Sperandeo
MODEL RAILROADER Magazine
Andy Sperandeo MODEL RAILROADER Magazine
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Anonymous
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Disappearing Train Table?
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Anonymous
on Monday, April 14, 2003 10:21 AM
I'm in the process of moving my American Flyers into a new house. There's not much room for the current table. Has anyone seen plans for a table that can be lifted up to the ceiling... then lowered down for use?
Thanks
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