| Many people design and build a table to place their | | | | movement. Since some of the lower priced lumber |
| model railway on top of. This can be difficult. Some | | | | that you can buy will eventually warp, it would be in |
| people use a piece of plywood or a table top, but they | | | | your best interests to purchase a better grade of |
| have limitations. | | | | wood. |
| Many model railroad designers want to use many | | | | Since you might have to transport your model train set |
| landscapes and track designs. Plywood and table top | | | | and its accompanying display table to another location, |
| tracks impede, since you can only run the track on a | | | | a layout that is greater in size than one 4 x 8 piece of |
| flat surface. For this reason, many model railroad | | | | plywood should still use pieces that are not any larger |
| designers decide to build their own model train table. | | | | than that. You can do this by placing joints in between |
| The first step to building your own table is deciding | | | | the bench work cross members. Also, leave access |
| what size it will be, how much each section will weigh, | | | | to the wood screws and support risers from |
| and what your track layout will be. Sections of your | | | | underneath your table. |
| train tracks that feature lots of scenery may need | | | | Building your model train table in this manner will keep |
| additional support. Using an L-girder has become the | | | | your scenery from getting damaged when you are |
| standard way to support specific sections of your | | | | trying to hunt down a lost screw. Be especially careful |
| track since it is adaptable to your needs and provides | | | | to not make the wood split where you place your |
| more than enough reinforcement and strength. | | | | supports. That means not using screws that are too |
| Building your bench with L-girder supports is a good | | | | large or placing them in the wrong location. |
| choice because it is very strong, inexpensive, and easy | | | | If you want to be able to get to your scenery easily, |
| to configure. Such a structure is made of a platform | | | | you can make cuts in the wood, but these need to be |
| that utilizes girders, joists, and cross braces. These | | | | carefully planned out and taken into consideration |
| pieces work together to support your model train | | | | when designing your supports. Some people cut holes |
| design. Joists do not have to be spaced at equal | | | | in the wood before setting up the track, while others |
| distances, but they tend to be separated by eighteen | | | | choose to do so afterwards. |
| inches each. | | | | Making a model train table that you will truly love |
| You should be careful when choosing what lumber | | | | requires a great deal of planning, but if you take the |
| you will use to build your structure. For both the | | | | time to do so you will be extremely happy with your |
| support piece and the tabletop itself, you need flat | | | | finished product. |
| pieces that will not interfere with your train's | | | | |