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Good morning fellow humans,
We got rid of our dining room table.
I think it is 80 CM by 200 CM (i.e. two section 1 meter long each) with a leaf about 50 CM.
The old frame was heavy steal which we got rid of.


I was able to save (read: hide) the tops from the skip/junk yard and now that I have convinced my daughter to get rid of her drum set I want use this for a semi-permanent layout.

I want to be able to fold the table up in case I do have to tear it down for some reason.

I have a simple and some not so simple questions.
Simple question: What is the ideal height for a slot car table?
I think the original is was about 80 cm high but I am thinking something higher would be more comfortable.  I was thinking 1 meter but I was wondering if someone has experience and help?

The big question is how to make the legs fold (without it costing a ton of money).

It of course has to be stable as people me lean on or against it.

Ideally I would be able to add the leaf to make a decent sized table.

My main goal is to just have a track to mostly do tests and have fun runs.

Folding table legs exist but are not too high and relatively expensive.

I am also fairly clueless on how to get the sections to hold together and be stable.
I was thinking of a flat U shaped bracket that you slide a piece of wood through to keep in place, or a rotating piece of wood.

I am pretty sure though that none of my ideas will work because they almost never do...  

I am on the continent of Europe in the heart of the EU so brand names may or may not be of help...
Thanks!