10-26-2021, 10:05 PM
Progress has been made:
It took a bit of effort but I managed to clear the bottom of the wiring, switch machines and the remains of the old benchwork. There was only one piece that had been screwed in from the top and that meant only two screw holes to fix later.
I then made the new repair/patch pieces by cutting a new 16X42" base to square things back up, and then cut the patch for the back to bring everything to the same level. I cut the relief hole in the bottom for the inspection pit.
And it fits! Well, not perfectly but that's what wood filler is for. I'm taking the new base to work tomorrow for a final squaring up on our panel saw and them I can screw the original section down to the new.
Then I can look into restoring the trackwork and scenery.
It took a bit of effort but I managed to clear the bottom of the wiring, switch machines and the remains of the old benchwork. There was only one piece that had been screwed in from the top and that meant only two screw holes to fix later.
I then made the new repair/patch pieces by cutting a new 16X42" base to square things back up, and then cut the patch for the back to bring everything to the same level. I cut the relief hole in the bottom for the inspection pit.
And it fits! Well, not perfectly but that's what wood filler is for. I'm taking the new base to work tomorrow for a final squaring up on our panel saw and them I can screw the original section down to the new.
Then I can look into restoring the trackwork and scenery.