need easy to make table legs

[Hobojim]

hello all.. i have my 4x8 plywood board but now need legs for it.. my vision is not really good so the simpler the better..thanks for your time

[Jonathan MacCormack]

Hobojim,

One option is two saw horses. Cut legs to suit height required.

Jonathan

[NelsOn-30]

Hobojim
An expansion of Jonathan’s saw horse suggestion would be the use of the sheet metal fixtures that make a custom sized saw horse from 5 lengths of 2X4’s.
Another alternative, if the end height is suitable, would be the folding table legs available from Home Depot, Lowes or?

[seanu]

If you live near an Ikea store, check out their catalog. I just put together a Desk for my wife that came with legs that can be attached with 4 screws. They also have a leveling foot on them. I'm pretty sure you can purchase them without the desk top.

[r.cprmier]

If you use that 4X8 sheet of plywood without any framing under it, you will be begging for trouble; I don't care how good the legs are; that plywood is going to tend to flex because it can.  Put some framework on the under side.

RIch

[SteamGene]

Rich, I missed that.
Yes, fasten 1x2s along the edge and then two more across the table, dividing it into three equal blocks.  One and a quarter drywall screws will do a great job.
Gene

[Hobojim]

Hello , thanks for all the ideas and help i did get 2 steel saw horses the folding kind.. and noticed right away the plywood was not really stable so i framed it in with 1x3 every 18inches it dont move at all now ..
thanks again to all of you for your help...

[r.cprmier]

Jim;
Good, guy!  You have learned what could have been a terrible lesson the easy way.  As you go on, you will learn more, but might I suggest perusing the many books, articles, etc, out there that will cover this hobby  from A-Z.
THis hobby, like electronics, is a cumulative one, and the knowledge gained from learning will always be re-applied in other areas and other times.

Gene;
I finally am finished with the second Santa Fe, and in the process of "customizing" it (why do I feel like I am doing a '57 Chevy) wound up re-doing a lot of the first job.  I will paint probably this weekend.

Rich

[SteamGene]

Rich,
That Santa Fe is as in "2-10-2", right?
Gene.

[r.cprmier]

Yessuh! I should have been more explicite; modelling the Santa Fe might be construed as being a rather lofty endeavour...

RIch

[SteamGene]

Well, if you got the Smithsonian to give you the whole floor of one of its buildings, you might get the Santa Fe in N scale!
Gene

[Hobojim]

Hi Rich,

Thanks for all the help.. i know there are many great books out there however i have  eye problems witch makes it a real challange to do the modeling as far as reading goes i use a 10x close up lens as i have not been able to find a 10x magnifire.. so please be understanding when i ask dumb questions from time to time... my eyes left i see hand motion right i see 20/ 70 with double vision a lot of the time.... anyway thanks to all who help...
Hobo Jim

[r.cprmier]

I think Gene, Sheldon, Hunt, Bob, etc, will all join me in saying there is no such thing as a dumb question, unless it is one that went unasked.

There is software that might possibly help.  A friend of mine is a headhunter, and is legally blind.  he uses a large computer screen and some software.  I am unfamiliar with it, but it is worth checking out, if it will ultimately help you out.

Rich

[Hobojim]

Hello if possible could you get the name of the software he uses...
also how hard is it to replace couplers on cars and engines??
Hobojim

[SteamGene]

Replacing couplers on cars is fairly easy for most brands.  Engines vary with the engine, some are easy, some difficult, others darn near impossible. 
You can find a magnifying lense on a suppot.  I have a lighted one I use.  It only cost some $20 or so - though I guess it's close to ten years old now.
Gene