Transfer Table

Kevin's transfer table is the first known LEGO transfer table to appear at a LEGO train show. It is a large wooden table that arrives at a show in two sections. The parts of the table are bolted together to form a 30"x90" table. Most of the surface of the table is actually a wide drawer upon which multiple parallel 9V tracks are fastened. This drawer is pull out until it is aligned with the end of a spur. There is room for two spurs at either end, but only three spurs were used at GETS 2003. The track on the transfer table itself is powered by a selector switch so that engines as well as rolling stock can enter and leave the transfer table unassisted.

The drawer of the transfer table is hidden from public view by a plywood cover. At GETS 2003, the city buildings were placed on top of this cover. Since the drawer prevented the table cover from being supported underneath, a special beam was required to support the weight of fifty pounds of LEGO. This beam, a two-inch square 1/8"-thick steel tube, was donated to NALUG by Supreme Steel.


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