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Michael Hohn
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 Posted - 12/12/2016 : 09:43:23 AM
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Mike, I find I occasionally use the lines on my mat to keep things square - better than trying by eye.
George
George,
When I get impatient and want to see what a structure is going to look like I will prop up the walls using the lines as a guide.
For cutting strips of masking tape I will stick it down on the mat and align my straightedge to the tick marks.
One feature I really like about these mats is that I can feel when I have cut all the way through material because the drag on the knife is different. Poster or mat board work but you don't get that same contrast.
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Michael Hohn
Fireman
USA
7017 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2016 : 9:01:11 PM
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Here's a couple of photos showing my progress on the roof:
A few more trusses to install, then more of the 6 by 6" rafters to tie everything together.
The side walls are just put into place; they will come out when I install the machines.
Mike
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railman28
Fireman
USA
5696 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2016 : 10:35:05 PM
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| That is looking so sharp!!! How does the roof separate from the rest of the structure? |
It's only make-believe
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Michael Hohn
Fireman
USA
7017 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2016 : 03:52:06 AM
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Originally posted by railman28
That is looking so sharp!!! How does the roof separate from the rest of the structure?
Bob,
It's pretty flimsy at this point but there's a long way to go.
Mike
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Bill Gill
Fireman
USA
3205 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2016 : 07:09:33 AM
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| That's going to work well when completed. looks good. |
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Tyson Rayles
Moderator
USA
13403 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2016 : 07:47:33 AM
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| It'll be a shame to cover up all that work with a roof! |
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Dutchman
Administrator
USA
33062 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2016 : 08:13:21 AM
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Mike, when you are done with the crew of LP doing that roof framing, I could use them.
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deemery
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 12/13/2016 : 09:52:26 AM
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That last picture helps a lot to understand the construction process, particularly how you handled the belt drive installation (which is very fussy...) Is that "layer" with the pulleys on it also removable?
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Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) |
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Philip
Fireman
USA
3442 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2016 : 11:14:15 AM
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Nice!
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railman28
Fireman
USA
5696 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2016 : 11:37:08 AM
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| Oh! OK. That's working fine. I'm sure that by the time you add the sub-roofing the flimsiness will disappear. Like the treasure on Oak Island. |
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Michael Hohn
Fireman
USA
7017 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2016 : 10:42:20 PM
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Bill, Thank you. I sure hope it all works.
Mike, The model will probably spend much of its time with the roof removed.
Bruce, at the rate which my crew works you would not want to hire them.
Dave, the layer with the pulleys is glued to the end walls.
Philip, thank you.
Bob, there are a couple more layers of wood to go. The roof will be pretty solid at that point. Strength through numbers.
I seem to be moving faster than normal. For instance, the one layer of rafters is complete for now:
Here's what things look like with roof and walls out of the way:
And here's the roof assembly so far:
This evening I started cutting 2" by 8" boards for the next step.
Again, thank you for all the encouraging words.
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Ensign
Fireman
Canada
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Posted - 12/13/2016 : 11:09:20 PM
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Mike, it's almost like a layered cake, filled with belt driven machinery.
Nice bit of work pulling all of those roof pieces together.
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Michael Hohn
Fireman
USA
7017 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2016 : 07:49:11 AM
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Greg,
Thank you.
Some cakes have files inside, mine have machinery. Eventually.
Mike
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deemery
Fireman
USA
8758 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2016 : 08:36:28 AM
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Mike, how are you holding the walls in place? Friction fit? I've been thinking about tiny magnets for the walls in my Wichendon Machine and the roof on my CM roundhouse. The one problem I've had with the latter is gluing the magnets in place, so far the epoxy hasn't held them and removing the roof often leaves the magnets behind. (magnet clamp is stronger than glue strength.)
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Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) |
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Bernd
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 12/14/2016 : 09:22:24 AM
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Originally posted by deemery
The one problem I've had with the latter is gluing the magnets in place, so far the epoxy hasn't held them and removing the roof often leaves the magnets behind. (magnet clamp is stronger than glue strength.)
dave
Dave,
Are you using two magnets or one and a piece of steel? I would use two magnets plus a small strip of metal, the thinner the better, to hold the roof down. Use some "feeler" stock metal that's about .002" or .003" thick sandwiched between two pieces of wood so you don't see it.
If you can't picture this I'll see if I can get a picture of a mock up by tonight.
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New York, Vermont & Northern Rwy. - Route of the Black Diamonds |
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Projects in Progress on the Southern Central RR