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My son is a big fan of the Rev. Awdry series “Thomas the Tank Engine”. He pours over the little catalogue from the store and really wanted a train table. They are in excess of $200 here so I though ‘Hey I’ve got all this really expensive hardware kicking around in my wood shop I should take a stab at making a table’. So I fired up sketchup, 
measured Paul and started drawing. Once I had the drawing I figured out how much wood I’d need and then sorted through the wood pile and was all set to build a table.
I knew that I wanted to work on inexpensive wood because I was trying a bunch of new things and didn’t want to ruin expensive wood while I gathered experience. Re-purposed pine and new MDF was all that was used in this.
It took about 2 weeks from concept to finished product so I am very please with the final product. Paul thinks it is “Really cool, Dad”.
-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2
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jeanmarc
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#1 posted 1740 days ago
a great job
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Steelmum
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#2 posted 1740 days ago
Nothing better than being a ‘Really cool Dad’.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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#3 posted 1740 days ago
Very nice,
when they say “cool”, they really mean “COOL.”
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#4 posted 1740 days ago
Great project. He will have a blast playing on that table. Thanks for sharing Mark.
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#5 posted 1740 days ago
I want to build one for my son, but my wife isn’t keen on the idea of a big table in the middle of the room. I keep trying, though. ;)
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Mark Shymanski
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#6 posted 1740 days ago
Thanks for the comments, you are right trifern he spends a lot of time on it. Greg, that is why Jenn wanted casters on it so she could roll it out of the way when we are cleaning or if we need the space. It actually rolls nicely under the stairs and out (mostly) of the way.
-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2
darryl
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#7 posted 1740 days ago
projects for the kids are some of my most enjoyable.
niice work on the table.
Callum Kendall
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#8 posted 1740 days ago
That is awsome!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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Dean
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#9 posted 1739 days ago
Great stuff, thanks for sharing your pictures and story!
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LocalMac
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#10 posted 1537 days ago
I bet he’s the envy of all his friends. Nice job.
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#11 posted 1194 days ago
Hey thats a cool project. Nice to have a nifty and talented dad….......or is it having a son so dad can play with his toys!!!!!!
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Mark Shymanski
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#12 posted 1193 days ago
I am looking forward to him being old enough for remote control cars LOL!
-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2
majuvla
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#13 posted 1034 days ago
I should do this also for my kids.Thay have race tracks and rails
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Mark Shymanski
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#14 posted 1033 days ago
It was a lot of fun to build, and Paul still enjoys it. Now I make him the occasional piece of track, but he really wants a roundhouse!
-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2
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#15 posted 887 days ago
Very cool table Mark! It looks great!
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