Although I finished the train table a couple of months ago, I finally got over to the kid's house to take photos in place. Health problems have kept me occupied. The kids decided not to mount the hydraulic hinges and opted instead to use a lock to keep the grandkids from bringing the table down. When closed the trains store on the shelves. When open the shelves act as the side supports and a drop down leg acts as the center support. The unit is screwed into the studs in the wall at two points. The four year old twins love the "murphy train table" and play trains and lego on it all the time. So far they prefer not to use the electricity and prefer just pushing the train around the track. Made from 1/2" Baltic ply it easily handles their weight when the climb into the center.
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Gary Kalyn
Kalynzoo Productions
Woodworking
Porter Ranch/Northridge
Los Angeles, CA
Kalynzoo Productions
Woodworking
Porter Ranch/Northridge
Los Angeles, CA
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mountainbreeze
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JPG
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Very good design even without fancy lowering struts.
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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apexsunguitars
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i like the fold out side legs, i wish i had thought of them when making my son's fold down thomas the train play area. i ended up doing a floding ironing board kinda thing on the back of his closet door. not nearly as refined as this!
Two each Shopsmith Model 500, 505, 510s. Sawsmith Model 500003. Most of the SPT goodies aside from the compressor and the Planer.
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fredsheldon
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And you could always mount a flat panel monitor inside for when they want to play their I-Box 
Fred Sheldon
The Woodlands, Tx
'52 10ER # 60869 (restored in 2012, used as a dedicated drill press), '52 10ER # 88712 (restored 01/2013), 52 10ER # 71368 (in process of restoring), '83 500 Shorty with OPR installed, '83 520 PowerPro with Lift Assist, 6" Joiner, 6" Belt Sander, 18" Jig Saw, 11" Band Saw, 12" ProPlaner, SS Crosscut Table. SS Dust Collector, Hitachi 1/2" router, Work Sharp 3000 with all attachement, Nova G3 Chuck, Universal Tool Rest, Appalachia Tool Works Sled.
The Woodlands, Tx
'52 10ER # 60869 (restored in 2012, used as a dedicated drill press), '52 10ER # 88712 (restored 01/2013), 52 10ER # 71368 (in process of restoring), '83 500 Shorty with OPR installed, '83 520 PowerPro with Lift Assist, 6" Joiner, 6" Belt Sander, 18" Jig Saw, 11" Band Saw, 12" ProPlaner, SS Crosscut Table. SS Dust Collector, Hitachi 1/2" router, Work Sharp 3000 with all attachement, Nova G3 Chuck, Universal Tool Rest, Appalachia Tool Works Sled.