Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[S&S RR]

Watching with interest, John.

Looking forward to seeing your trestle placement.

Cheers, Mark.

Mark


Thanks for stopping by.

[S&S RR]

The trestle crew set the first, second, and third trestle bent on the Mt. Aiden trestle, yesterday.

[ACL1504]

The trestle crew is doing a great job!

Tom

[S&S RR]

The trestle crew is doing a great job!

Tom

Tom


Thanks, from the trestle crew.  The cross bracing is next - wow is this thing eating up strip wood.  The table saw is setup for another cutting session tomorrow.

[gnatshop]

Just don't let the grass grow under your feet!!

[S&S RR]

Just don't let the grass grow under your feet!!

David


I hope this scene is a 100 years off for this Railroad.

[gnatshop]

You're retired - forget the corporate rules and use old time rules!!
"Build It Right and It Will Last"
Old time philosophy still has it's place - my opinion says that it should still be adhered to!!

[S&S RR]

The trestle construction continues.  The soldiering clamps that I bought to process Super Trees sure work well for clamping the cross bracing while the glue dries.

[ACL1504]

John,

Wow, that is going to be one beautiful structure and certainly an eye catcher as well. Is this an area a visitor would see upon entering the layout room?

Tom

[ACL1504]

I forgot to say just how the SE tree clamps come in handy for so many other things.

Tom

[ranny9]

The trestle construction continues.  The soldiering clamps that I bought to process Super Trees sure work well for clamping the cross bracing while the glue dries.

Being ocd sometimes, I love a project like this...

[S&S RR]

John,

Wow, that is going to be one beautiful structure and certainly an eye catcher as well. Is this an area a visitor would see upon entering the layout room?

Tom

Thanks Tom


The trestle will be about 7 feet long when completed - about 1/3 of it will be visible from the door way.  The rest is hidden behind a mountain as you enter the room.

[S&S RR]

The trestle construction continues.  The soldiering clamps that I bought to process Super Trees sure work well for clamping the cross bracing while the glue dries.

Being ocd sometimes, I love a project like this...

I'm having lots of fun with this project.  I spent 5 hours today cutting the strip wood I need to complete it.

[S&S RR]

If you are considering cutting your own strip wood or own a table saw  I recommend you take a look at the 3D push block pictured here.  I purchased this device last week because I was looking for a way to get more consistent cuts with my table saw and was very uncomfortable with the traditional push blocks cutting small strip wood.  I spent 5 hours using this today and found it worked great and really improved the safety of using a table saw.  And it's made in the USA.

[Janbouli]

Sadly because it is made in the USA it costs $ 120,- here in the Netherlands, sorry I have to say that if it's not made in Europe I'd rather have it made in China , I hope you understand what I mean.