scratch building a wood trestle

[rustyfawcett]

well keep up to date on the build. I plan on getting a few more bents done today.

[ranny9]

Nice!

[rustyfawcett]

so I got a hold of tichy and they sent me some samples of nuts bolts and washers and ended up using tichy #8034 1.75 bolt,3" square nut and 6 inch washer. just need to drill 300+ holes and glue them in. I know that I made a slight mistake by not priming and painting these ones but I have a steady hand 

[Jerry]

Looks good to me.  Looking forward to this build.

Jerry

[bparrish]

Rusty........

Great build.  Regarding the NBW castings.  Find a drill that is very close to what the pin on the casting is made to.   Then snip the castings off of the spru with a dull, not Xuron..  and that flattened out end will help hold them in.  Then blast the finished bent with dull cote. That will be enough binder to hold the casting into the wood.

see ya
Bob

[rustyfawcett]

Rusty........

Great build.  Regarding the NBW castings.  Find a drill that is very close to what the pin on the casting is made to.   Then snip the castings off of the spru with a dull, not Xuron..  and that flattened out end will help hold them in.  Then blast the finished bent with dull cote. That will be enough binder to hold the casting into the wood.

see ya
Bob

thanks bob. that is why I like the site. I would not have thought that. thanks for the tip

[ak-milw]

Hey Rusty, I have found that if you hit the bolts with a dull coat finish after your done the color of the bolt isn't far off from a rusty one. I normally just add streak marks.

[rustyfawcett]

Hey Rusty, I have found that if you hit the bolts with a dull coat finish after your done the color of the bolt isn't far off from a rusty one. I normally just add streak marks.

thanks I will have to try that

[rustyfawcett]

Castings came in today. Time to get to work....

[GPdemayo]

Very nice job Rusty...love the look of the wood! 

[rustyfawcett]

update not much done but still moving along. I changed my mind on what I wanted. I wad going to use this for going on a small rocky gorge. but sine then I have decided to make it going over a road. this is where I am at for now. two more of the small bents for over the road then finish the castings. I hope to start putting it all together in the next week or so,.

[ak-milw]

Progress is good!!

[Bntrainmaster]

Looking great. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing.

[barrymk]

You'll go insane drilling those holes!  You may want to keep it here but If you want to get rid of the fuzz on the wood, a quick (and I mean quick ) pass over a small flame will remove them.  And yes I do have a fire extinguisher on my workbench!

[PHQRR]

Looking good!!   I'll put in an order for a couple dozen...any size I'll make'm fit...Heheheheh