Bert, I've been using a triangular piece of aluminum with holes near each corner. Two holes are drilled in the cross support of the table, another one or maybe 2 below to match holes drilled in the leg top. You can also use a rt. triangle with the 90 degree at the top. This gives you two points in the cross bar and two points in the vertical - one in the cross and one in the leg, that also seems to work well. With the crowds around the track at Diamondhead, I have not heard of a "bump derailment" Keep your steam up! Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bert & Edmunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Small-scale live steam discussions" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [SSLiveSteam] portable weight and legs
> > > If I may chip in again? > One small point which may be worth considering is the stability of a > portable layout. While I agree that a light weight 1-leg per module > may have lots of advantages and no question will undoubtedly hold a > pair of K-28s double heading on the top of it. An experience with > light weight double leg joined one end only moved sufficiently when > one of the colleagues accidently bumped into it (a 90Kg type) that the > train derailed. Fortunately it was caught before it took a dive to > destruction. I feel that a single foot would offer less stability > between the track and the floor it is standing on. Of course if you > can get a guarantee that no one will bump into your track accidently > ignore this note. > > It has been interesting to read how many different methods are > possible. All of them it seems work perfectly. None of them involve > rocket technology (well not so far) I think it boils down to the > individuals experience with materials available space and transport > possibilities, plus the availability of materials as locally as > possible. > > Have fun. > > Bert (going skiing tomorrow!!!) > ------------------------- > Bert & Edmunda > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > SSLiveSteam mailing list > Send messages: [email protected] > Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam > Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html > > _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
