10-18-2020, 05:58 PM
Progress!!
I've almost finished off the benchwork
This morning I added the stringers to the framework, making it much more stable. I also started to add some leg braces but the still didn't keep everything form shifting. It was at that time that I decided to 'cheat' a bit and anchored the benchwork into the walls with some 2 1/2" screws. Now I'm happy with the results.
A friend came over this afternoon and we cut the mainline and branchline roadbed curves out of 1/2" plywood. My friend just went through the same process that I am so he had a nice trammel that we used to mark out the curves. We also marked the track centerline which will make tracklaying easier.
The 30" radius for the mainline.
And this pile is the 30" radius for the branchline to the stamp mill and logging area. I'll be piecing this together in a way that it will run outside the mainline on a grade.
We managed to get all the curves cut out of one 4X8 sheet of plywood with some left over.
I've almost finished off the benchwork
This morning I added the stringers to the framework, making it much more stable. I also started to add some leg braces but the still didn't keep everything form shifting. It was at that time that I decided to 'cheat' a bit and anchored the benchwork into the walls with some 2 1/2" screws. Now I'm happy with the results.
A friend came over this afternoon and we cut the mainline and branchline roadbed curves out of 1/2" plywood. My friend just went through the same process that I am so he had a nice trammel that we used to mark out the curves. We also marked the track centerline which will make tracklaying easier.
The 30" radius for the mainline.
And this pile is the 30" radius for the branchline to the stamp mill and logging area. I'll be piecing this together in a way that it will run outside the mainline on a grade.
We managed to get all the curves cut out of one 4X8 sheet of plywood with some left over.