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<blockquote data-quote="Frost" data-source="post: 3936216" data-attributes="member: 5986">Actually, the only thing I've managed to post to my little Web site deals exactly with this subject.&nbsp; Check it out:<a href="http://dungeoneeringdad.googlepages.com/gamingsetup101%3Athetable" target="_blank">Cheap Gaming Setup 101</a> As others have mentioned, unless you're really into building stuff, you're better off getting a few folding tables from Sam's Club. If you are really cheap like me, check Craig's List.As for gaming surfaces, I haven't gotten around to writing that article yet.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; However, check out the Flickr link in my signature and you'll see what a cheap piece of <a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1429/559104213_c7f8bdeeda.jpg" target="_blank">shower board</a> from Home Depot will get you.&nbsp; You can get a 4 ft. x 8 ft. dry erase surface for about $11.00.&nbsp; If you want a permanent grid, buy a <a href="http://www.hardwarestore.com/pop-print/larger-image.aspx?prodNo=7169" target="_blank">drywall t-square</a> and an exact-o knife.&nbsp; The drywall t-square is a jumbo t-square and the long leg of it is a ruler.&nbsp; Then use it and the exact-o knife to etch out the grid.&nbsp; It took me about an hour to do.&nbsp; I don't think there is another way to put a permanent grid on it. I tried using an industrial strength Sharpie, but no luck.&nbsp; I have heard that eventually the shower board will stain.&nbsp; However, given that it is only $11.00, it's fairly cheap to replace.&nbsp; Personally, I have doubts that mine will ever be so bad that I will need to replace it.&nbsp; Also, I have found that, surprise, shower cleaner removes stains nicely.p.s. Photos of my table are also posted to the Gaming Spaces Flickr group.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frost, post: 3936216, member: 5986"] Actually, the only thing I've managed to post to my little Web site deals exactly with this subject. Check it out: [URL=http://dungeoneeringdad.googlepages.com/gamingsetup101%3Athetable]Cheap Gaming Setup 101[/URL] As others have mentioned, unless you're really into building stuff, you're better off getting a few folding tables from Sam's Club. If you are really cheap like me, check Craig's List. As for gaming surfaces, I haven't gotten around to writing that article yet. ;) However, check out the Flickr link in my signature and you'll see what a cheap piece of [URL=http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1429/559104213_c7f8bdeeda.jpg]shower board[/URL] from Home Depot will get you. You can get a 4 ft. x 8 ft. dry erase surface for about $11.00. If you want a permanent grid, buy a [URL=http://www.hardwarestore.com/pop-print/larger-image.aspx?prodNo=7169]drywall t-square[/URL] and an exact-o knife. The drywall t-square is a jumbo t-square and the long leg of it is a ruler. Then use it and the exact-o knife to etch out the grid. It took me about an hour to do. I don't think there is another way to put a permanent grid on it. I tried using an industrial strength Sharpie, but no luck. I have heard that eventually the shower board will stain. However, given that it is only $11.00, it's fairly cheap to replace. Personally, I have doubts that mine will ever be so bad that I will need to replace it. Also, I have found that, surprise, shower cleaner removes stains nicely. p.s. Photos of my table are also posted to the Gaming Spaces Flickr group. [/QUOTE]

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