On May 27, 2018, we began construction of a new HO scale model railroad layout. We are Jeff Fleisher and Norm Reid. Though we live miles apart, the layout will be housed in a corner of Jeff's woodshop, where we--along with his two grandsons--will operate steam-era trains.
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| The space where the layout will be positioned |
Our work yesterday was focused on building benchwork using the grid system. We had purchased a number of 1 X 4" pine boards because they were straighter than the big box store fir. We purchased it at a large lumber company for about the same price as the fir. We also bought 2 X 2 boards for legs.
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| The lumber for the layout |
In about 5 hours of work, we were able to assemble about half of the gridwork for the layout. We glued each joint with wood glue and fastened them with drywall screws countersunk before sinking the screws.
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| Assembling a section of the gridwork |
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| The first section of the gridwork completed! |
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| The first half of the gridwork assembled |
The assembly is lightweight--we had no trouble flipping it after attaching the legs--but it should be more than sturdy enough for HO scale operations. We attached leveling feet under the legs so we'll be able to perfect the leveling once the gridwork is complete, though a brief check showed things to be pretty level already. Another session is planned for later this week when we will attempt to complete the gridwork.
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| The first half of the gridwork in position, with much more to come! |
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