I'm going to soon be building a fairly large table (22 x 12) for my new Carrera layout. From what I have read most people seem to prefer a table hight from
about 30 to 45 inches in height for racing. However if I spend much time half -bent at the waist while working on scenery, track, etc. my back KILLS me for
about two days. Does anyone know of some table legs I might purchase with which I can raise or lower the table height? Would be better if these legs would be
electric or pneumatic operated.
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Posts: 1548 (04/29/08 11:48 AM) Home Racing Guru! |
Hmmm...That's a big table to try to raise/lower by hand, so I think your idea of electric or pneumatic is probably the way to go.
An electric winch bolted to the ceiling would probably work, but again...that's a big table and the cabling might be obtrusive. How about making the table with a couple of automotive floor jacks built in? It would be a manual process to raise/lower, but the jacks would make it easy. That's the only thing I can think of. dennis |
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Posts: 545 (04/29/08 02:55 PM) Home Racing Guru! |
I would just build the track at between 32" and 34", that way you can sit down to work on scenery that is close to you(where most of your detailed
scenery should be). Even the best systems for raising and lowering the track will warp your table and damage your scenery and track over time. A table that
large should be built solid enough to easily support a man so that you can get to the inner most tracks to repair them when needed.
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