I removed the crossbrace:
I cut an opening in the hole that the wiring was threaded through, it was easier than cutting the wires and re-attaching them. Although I might have to do that anyway to clear the turntable when it's installed.
I then used the adapter piece to figure out where I was going to place the turntable.
Here's where I changed my instalation plan slightly.
Instead of using the adapter that I made, I decided to simply cut a round hole in the layout for the round pit to fit into. I used the adapter plate to mark the hole in the layout's plywood,
And used a jigsaw to cut the hole out. That was a bit nerve-wraking as there is now a big hole in the layout and I'm now more-or-less commited to the turntable install.
I'll still be using the adapter to determine the heights of the shims that I have to make for the final instal so is wasn't a complete waste.
I cut an opening in the hole that the wiring was threaded through, it was easier than cutting the wires and re-attaching them. Although I might have to do that anyway to clear the turntable when it's installed.
I then used the adapter piece to figure out where I was going to place the turntable.
Here's where I changed my instalation plan slightly.
Instead of using the adapter that I made, I decided to simply cut a round hole in the layout for the round pit to fit into. I used the adapter plate to mark the hole in the layout's plywood,
And used a jigsaw to cut the hole out. That was a bit nerve-wraking as there is now a big hole in the layout and I'm now more-or-less commited to the turntable install.
I'll still be using the adapter to determine the heights of the shims that I have to make for the final instal so is wasn't a complete waste.