Pool table baseboard?

[weave]

Hi all,

Have moved and planning big things but having had to dismantle everything from old loft layout and under the bed layout that was on a door (was on wheels and had to chop in half to get it out of the room) I wanted something to keep  me going until the big plan gets underway.

Saw this and wondered if a good solution or just a load of balls 
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2281920.htm

Serious question though. Thought it should be sturdy enough and could sell the cues/balls etc on ebay.

I dunno, too much wine perhaps. Any ideas. Not very high but OK if sitting down.

Shoot me down......NOW!

Cheers weave 

[javlinfaw7]

 Current Lidl tables probably a better option

[PLD]

Depends on what material the base is... at the cheaper end it may be thin chipboard - AVOID - have you ever played 'Crown Green Pool'!!  Better ones are thicker chipboard or plywood.

Like the folding storage design though.

[d-a-n]

Sounds like it could be pot luck....

But seriously, I'd look into a standard table with a similar folding mechanism to save a lot of time and hassle, you'll also have a better idea of what it's made from.

Would this type of folding table work? http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20276314/

[PGN]

Would you leave the baize on, or take it off?

You can assume that the table bed won't accept pins, so you've going to have to put a further surface over it, at least for the track bed.

I can see a number of issues ... and yet, a table designed for playing pool, billiards or snooker on is going to have to be pretty solid and robust. If you just want to build a train set roundy-roundy, to have something to run trains on while your main project progresses (WARNING: this may seriously slow down progress on your main project) then maybe there's something in this.

[weave]

Thanks guys,

Was thinking of putting a board on most of the top, braced underneath, and leave the rest of the baize level as a basis for a small port, the edge on one side being a breakwater with a long siding on it or something like that. This would save building up to then come down to the water.

Like the fact it folds up like it does as think, hope, it would be a one man (woman) job to fold up rather than the trestle tables that can be awkward.

Prob pot luck but might give it a go. Have got an 11 year old nephew so if I get one and it looks like it wouldn't work pool competitions are go!

Thanks again but any more comments or ideas appreciated,

weave

[steve836]

How about using a thin layer of ply or MDF to fit into the recessed area, then building up the layout onto cellotex or similar.. That way you could have your cake and eat it as when the railway is not in operation you could remove it and play snooker.

[belstone]

If you just want to build a train set roundy-roundy, to have something to run trains on while your main project progresses (WARNING: this may seriously slow down progress on your main project) then maybe there's something in this.

That's why I ended up buying a rolling road.  I was looking at a simple oval for running in new locos, then I thought "wouldn't it be nice to have some basic scenery" then "maybe a passing loop and a couple of sidings", then I started looking at stations on the Rothbury branch to base the model on, "why not use this test track to experiment with scenic techniques", "how about doing it in Finetrax".  And then I realised my test track oval would take about a year to build.

Richard