Re: Plexiglass on the corners

[Scott A Smiley <sc.smiley@juno.com>]

The rope is like a guard rail.  I think kids will pull on it and it will
break.  I think there may be less expensive plastic sheets but will have
to look around.  Let's keep thinking.

Scott

On Wed, 06 Mar 2002 14:55:30 +0000 "Ron Fiebelkorn" <rwf49@hotmail.com>
writes:
> 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
> 

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