Re: plexiglass on the corners

["Ron Fiebelkorn" <rwf49@hotmail.com>]

I played around with the plexiglass for a while and had sort of a prototype 
module set up for it.  I think its still in the trailer.  It has a piece of 
molding on the front and the molding extends out from the front of the 
module a 1/4" or less so the plexiglass can be dropped into place.  The 
plexiglass had a quite a bit of play in it when it was in place on the 
module but since then I've found a piece of white flexible plastic ??? at 
Lowe's that has a grove in it the same size as the plexiglass.  This white 
piece of ??? can be placed on the top of two pieces of plexiglass where the 
meet, and will probably keep everything in place pretty well.  The only 
problem I see with the plexiglass is the cost of the plexiglass and the cost 
of the velcro (if it has to be replaced).  Its been a while but I think the 
plexiglass cost about $24.00 for a 18" x 48" piece.  I have three 6" x 48" 
pieces somewhere.

I also have another idea to keep the trains from falling to the floor.

Take two dowels approximately 6" in length and attach them to each end of 
the module by possibly drilling two holes into the top of the module. Then 
drill 2 or 3 holes in the dowels and run a small rope or some other device 
between the two dowels.  The rope could be knotted on each end so it doesn't 
slide through the holes in the dowels.

I haven't tried this but it seems like the cost would be cheap, the curtains 
would not have to be shortened, the rope won't scratch like the plexiglass, 
it probably would be easy to take up or down, and it would keep the trains 
from falling to the floor.

Any comments?

Ron


>From: Scott A Smiley <sc.smiley@juno.com>
>Reply-To: ttat-members@aoot.com
>To: ttat-members@aoot.com
>Subject: Re: plexiglass on the corners
>Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 21:59:18 -0600
>
>Ron or some one put a piece of molding on the outside edge of one module
>that the glass would drop into, faster than clamping.  Also provides a
>location for the Velcro.  We would only need 3" above deck.  This looks
>good and is easy.
>
>If  we lower, someone would have to put a hem in the skirt material to
>shorten them.
>
>Scott
>
>
>On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 09:00:47 -0600 "Steve Wise" <swise@aoot.com> writes:
> > Is there any reason we couldn't just clamp the plexiglass onto the
> > outter
> > edge much like we do for sky boards?
> >
> >
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