"Fold away Wargame table" Topic

Right..

I've got my 12x6 mat from Hotz mats, and my plan is to get x2 pasting tables, one at each end and bridging the gap with some cheap wood (fibre board or similar) and putting the mat on top.

That way I can take it apart and store it

What do we think?

F

I'd go with a third table if possible (which is exactly what I have done actually). Fiber board is just too darn heavy – and the folding tables are easy to move around as needed.

I am not familiar with pasting tables. How large a gap between the two tables that board must "free stand" across?

Bob

It'll be *roughly* 5 feet

So I may go with a third table as Dynaman suggested

Do you get any problems Dynaman?

F

I tried pasting tables when I live in England, the problem for me was that felt them too flimsy.

May I suggest some of the more substantial folding picnic tables? I have a number that I can configure as 6x4 or 8x5

Paste tables tend to sag in the middle, and you can't lean on them. I'd second a couple of collapsible metal tables side by side.

How about a couple of trestles? A bit more expensive maybe but they will take plenty of weight!

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Folding tables with plastic tops, like these, are very light and very sturdy:

I've also used a notched wooden frame with folding legs, supporting pieces of 2" foamboard. They're a bit more work, but very compact when folded up:

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Where did you get yours from 138? Also those plastic tables look perfect artisan, where did u get them?

F

Others more knowledgeable have already opined. I do think in answer to the original question that three tables would be better than two with that extent of gap.

Bob

Ferge981, well I'm now in the US, so suggesting Target isn't going to work for you.

Try big box home improvement store B&Q if they are still about. The other option is a garden centre.

Good luck mate!

I'm also in the US, so my source would be of little use to you. Go with 138Squadron's suggestions.

And, as others have mentioned, a third table might be a better option than bridging the gap with a single board. Any board big enough would necessarily be heavy and awkward to store.

In my time I have had wargames tables built around pasting tables and later the type of tables that War Artisan recommends, which are readily available on ebay in the UK.

With the hardboard pasting tables I had a hard time keeping the playing surface level even on smooth concrete floors. Not so with the sturdier plastic fold-up tables which I would recommend.

Another vote agaist paste tables, way too easy for some clot to lean on to move his/her units then you end up with a big pile of chipped lead on the floor.

too-risky

I got some hardboard sheet, some light batten 25mm x 35mm
I then rest these panels on other supports (tables, trestles etc) I may start bolting them together if I set them up for a long game.

Rabbit

Ferg, we got our tables from a co called kirkhouse, various sizes. Useful for BBQs too :)

We don't sell the pictured ones Ferg.

But these may do the trick. Solid and collapsible.

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Zipperdyrms--I am in the US but those Versa tables look great: slightly lower, better for reaching, and six feet in length.

I have not had problems. I have the white tables picture above as well. A REALLY heavy gamer (heavy even for a gamer) might be more then a table could bear to have weight wise if he leaned on one – but that would be more of a problem with the fiber board.

The table WA show are available at Walmart for around $40 USD each. I have 3 of them. Easy to store, move and very solid. Also come in handy for family get togethers

Those look good Zipper

F

For an example of tables set up using the sturdier plastic fold up type see the first page of my old blog:

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I use 2 pasting tables as my games table, and there is no gap between the 2. They are very convenient, and very, very cheap, but they are WAY too flimsy for you to support a piece of wood for the gap. They sag in the middle and cannot be leant on, as others have said, although I have partly stabilised them by screwing the two together, so at least they remains at the same height! That does require a few more minutes notice to take them down or put them up, of course.
I am considering replacing my £10.00 GBP ones with these though, as they appear to have much better support and don't look as if they could sag:
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Three or 4 of those should make you a great table.

I'd go with a 3rd table.

Regards,

J. P. Kelly

I use two or three 6' X 2 1/2' folding tables but mine fold in half, making them 3' x 2 1/2' for storage. Very easy to store in a small space when not in use.

I'm in the U.S. so I purchased them at a Home Depot for about $40 USD a piece but they are made in China which I would think makes them available anywhere.

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I go with war artisan- I use 4 6x2.5'folding tables that also fold in half, with mats to fit different configurations of same. Hint: Buy some of the rubber interlocking excercise floor mat squares from Walmart or the like to put under the mat, or flat rubber carpet padding- easy to store, and keeps the mat from slipping.