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| Carrie Creek |
Posted - 12/11/2008 : 1:15:00 PM
Hello,
This is the site detailing the construction of the Carrie Creek. The basic framing is simple box ladder frames modules screwed together sitting on a ledge board and contained with cleats. The peninsula sits on a couple of L-girders screwed to the ledge with legs. The shelves have legs angled back down to the baseboard.
Oops I see that I didn't put any measurements in if this is a problem i'll repost the pic.
Does anybody see anything wrong with the basic framing? There are 7 modules plus the liftout across the doorway.
Thanks, Phil |
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| Carrie Creek |
Posted - 05/03/2013 : 12:41:53 PM
Bryan, Thanks for the nice encourgement.
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| brownbr |
Posted - 05/02/2013 : 9:02:57 PM
That's quite a bit of fine engineering on that little bridge. Its taking shape nicely. |
| Carrie Creek |
Posted - 05/02/2013 : 7:55:32 PM
Bob, nice picture,will study more, but I don't think I'll weather these like that 
A new abutment. Decided to go with poured concrete so redesigned them. Also, changed the angle a little. Was 41.5 degrees changed to 45.
Here, I'm glueing the pieces to make the abutment. There is a 1/16" X1/4" strip of basswood glued underneath the paper template. that the pieces are being glued to. The pieces are 3/16" sq.
The stringers are just tacked in place. After making the abutments I cut away the template and glued a strip of 1/8" sq. along the bottom of the front edge.
Here sitting temporary in place to see what needs to be done to the ends.
Made this bridge 14.5' or 2" wide, this gives me 12' clearence between the upright posts.
Thoughts and comments welcomed as always. |
| railman28 |
Posted - 04/28/2013 : 11:16:03 PM
Phil, this isn't an A-frame but
I hope the Abutments and footing
the V&T used can be helpful to you.
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| Carrie Creek |
Posted - 04/28/2013 : 3:50:06 PM
Mark, please don't knock yourself out looking for it. If you do come across it okay, but don't waste time . |
| BBLmber |
Posted - 04/28/2013 : 2:04:48 PM
Phil, it's definately older than that maybe back in the 80's ppr 90's. I know I have the issue, but I have noway of coping or getting it to you. If I find the issue I'll get you the isse info maybe you can get a back isse.
Mark |
| Carrie Creek |
Posted - 04/28/2013 : 12:53:03 PM
Here are some pics of one of the abutments. I was stymied some on how to do this as I figured that the ends of the stringers needed to be squared off. at least the two outside ones for the king post beams, so I couldn't angle off the ends like I did on the trestle.
So, does this look like something prototypical.
Don't have the wings added. Better if this were concrete? I could paint this concrete.
Comments welcomed as always. |
| Carrie Creek |
Posted - 04/28/2013 : 11:45:14 AM
mark, Thanks for looking. Do you know which NGSL this is in? I only go back to M/J '03
Thanks again for looking and commenting. |
| BBLmber |
Posted - 04/27/2013 : 7:35:11 PM
Hey Phil, in one of the NGSL Gazette there is an artcule and drawings of a skewed king post bridge. It included photos of the prototype on a logging railroad in the west. Your mock up looks good, I'll be watching your progr4ess.
Mark |
| Carrie Creek |
Posted - 04/27/2013 : 6:33:26 PM
Here are some pics of a cardboard mockup of the King Post bridge. Is it okay to skew a king post this much? Most of the pics I've found are not skewed.
The solid lines on the ends will be where the abutments line up .
Thoughts and comments are very welcomed.
Thanks for looking |
| Carrie Creek |
Posted - 04/18/2013 : 3:44:49 PM
Thanks, Mark, Not going to get anything done here this weekend as life is getting in the way but not anything serious. |
| BBLmber |
Posted - 04/15/2013 : 6:38:17 PM
Great job Phil, that bridge really fits nice.
Mark |
| Carrie Creek |
Posted - 04/15/2013 : 4:00:05 PM
Thanks, Bob, I am glad that you can find something to use here.
Added the bents to the trestle and now need to add the nbw's and paint and weather the thing.
I have started on the next bridge which I have decided to make it a king post. The span for this one is 24', will make the abutments to fit this length.
pics of the trestle, the bottom plate will be covered up by the ground and not seen.
and a teaser on the king post.
am thinking about adding some truss rods to the bridge stringers.
well, thats it for now. way past my bedtime, until next time....
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| railman28 |
Posted - 03/29/2013 : 9:19:47 PM
Very helpful information Phil. And your trestle is looks good |
| Carrie Creek |
Posted - 03/29/2013 : 2:15:28 PM
Update:
Been working on the trestle have the ties glued to the beams. Working on the bent jig. Here are some pics of the progress so far.
The spacer jig, I mark the tie where the spots of glue go flip the tie over and set next to the spacer.
a closer view if the spacer, I made this from 1/8" tubing with a section as a stop and a piece of .025" rod on the side to make it a scale 13" wide. The ties are 3/32" sq. basswood, a little over a scale 8" by 9' long.
another view of the spacer
The next pics are of it sitting in place. the short tie pieces for the ends will be installed after the trestle is installed. The rail will be spiked to the ties.
I had marked where the ties ended at the beginning of the trestle so that I knew the starting points and then worked to the middle from each end. I wasn't real concerned with being real accurate with either the spacing or the centering of the ties.
on to the bents... |
