Building A 4x8 Train Table

A miter or chop saw works best for this but you can.

Building a 4x8 train table.

There are two popular construction types. 7 2 3 boards 8 feet long. Instructions cut all of the lumber for your platform and shelf frames to length. Make legs using the 1x4 s screwing them together to make a l shape.

1 4 8 sheet of 1 2 plywoodor osb. Materials lumber units dimensions length. 1 box of deck screws 2 inches long. The first step in creating a model railroad layout is to build a quality train table.

Put cross braces across the inside of the box every 24. 4 1 x 2 8 long 5 1 x 4 8 long 1 4 x 8 plywood thick 4 scraps for gussets plywood thick. In ho scale a 4 foot x 8 foot table is wide enough to use curves of 18 inch and 22 inch radius the two most common sizes. If you are covering the table with scenery you probably won t see the osb.

Simple 4x8 train table. For example a door is an easy way to get a layout up and running but a train layout table do have many advantages. A basic freestanding table is the first layout for many if not most model railroaders. 4 x 3 carriage bolts nuts washers.

54 no 8 x 1 screws. Space six of the crosspieces you ve just cut. Build a box around the edge of the 4x8 sheet of plywood using the 1x4 s. It first seems logical building a table underneath a sheet of plywood hollow core.

Two 8 foot 1x4s make the front and back sides of each. Simple 4x8 train table. Attach the legs to the box structure on the underside of the layout i usually do it on one of the sets of cross braces. Regarding material selection osb costs about 50 less than plywood but plywood will give a better appearance.

Simply cut the two 2x4s. The size of the train table will depend on the scale used. On these pages we ll show you how to use these techniques to build a simple 4 x 8 foot train table. This video series hosted by michael gross will teach you the simple how to workshop techniques you need to know to take an ho scale electric train set and.