7mm The Rhubarb Triangle Line
- Thread starter Rob Pulham
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iploffy
OC Blue Brigade
Coward how dare you run away BEFORE me, I'm first, officers and women followed by cowards then daft peopleHi Rob,
I will keep my ideas for your railway to myself then seeing as a rolling pin is now to be used......off now to a safe distance
Rob
Phill Dyson
Western Thunderer
OK, I have taken on board Chris's concerns about the garden area & increased the garden area inside the circuit!................
Phill
................ Phill
Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
Is there a way to guarantee the quality though Rob?....a few people seem to have got their fingers burnt buying cheap so called Phenolic Ply which turned out to be anything but
The Medite Tricoya mdf arrived this afternoon and thank fully I had just got in from a meeting and was doing a bit from home so I could finish early to help unload it.
The sheets are marked with a Medite Trycoya logo and the receipt clearly states what it is. So fingers crossed if I have any problems I have some recourse. The rest of the timber is on order and should be here on Friday. Which means weather permitting, I should be able to crack on this weekend.
Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
I notice Phill's master full solution didn't get the answer it so richly deserved
Not that I could print, but it got some mutterings of wait until I see that Phill
Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
When we converted the garage and I lost my woodworking workshop, I let a couple of jigsaws go (among other power tools). I had a Black and Decker basic model and a fancy Wickes own brand scrolling multi speed job. But I was never completely happy with the cutting results that either gave - which was why I let them go.
Fast forward to last week and I needed a jig saw to cut the sheets of mdf for the track bed. Having done a bit of Googling as you do I found this and thought I would give it a go for this one job - but it does have a 3 year guarantee.
Tonight Chris carefully marked up the sheets for the curved sections and I managed to get the first two boards cut before the light went - it took quite some time to mark them out and double check them before daring to start cutting. The saw cut though the 18mm mdf like butter and I was astonished at how it managed to keep to the line with the blade remaining vertical (all my previous efforts with a jigsaw have resulted in angled saw cuts whether I wanted them or not
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So if anyone needs a jigsaw and they don't want a large outlay I can thoroughly recommend it.
Photos to follow when it's light enough to take some
Fast forward to last week and I needed a jig saw to cut the sheets of mdf for the track bed. Having done a bit of Googling as you do I found this and thought I would give it a go for this one job - but it does have a 3 year guarantee.
Tonight Chris carefully marked up the sheets for the curved sections and I managed to get the first two boards cut before the light went - it took quite some time to mark them out and double check them before daring to start cutting. The saw cut though the 18mm mdf like butter and I was astonished at how it managed to keep to the line with the blade remaining vertical (all my previous efforts with a jigsaw have resulted in angled saw cuts whether I wanted them or not
.So if anyone needs a jigsaw and they don't want a large outlay I can thoroughly recommend it.
Photos to follow when it's light enough to take some
lancer1027
Western Thunderer
Hi Rob, are you covering the Tricoya with roofing felt?. Also what are you using to treat the cut edges.
Could you take some pics of your progress ( cut pieces of Tricoya, Fastenings etc ). I'm interested how your joining your boards together.
Rob
Could you take some pics of your progress ( cut pieces of Tricoya, Fastenings etc ). I'm interested how your joining your boards together.
Rob
Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
Hi Rob, are you covering the Tricoya with roofing felt?. Also what are you using to treat the cut edges.
Could you take some pics of your progress ( cut pieces of Tricoya, Fastenings etc ). I'm interested how your joining your boards together.
Rob
Hi Rob, you must be a mind reader - next job is to take photo's of progress so far - I ran out of light again last night.
Originally I thought of covering with it with roofing felt but further reading up on Tricoya, says that you don't need to cover or even treat the edges (it says you may wish to paint the edges to improve with your final decorative finish but you don't need to) - The first thing that I looked for was what do you treat the cut edges with.
My thinking at the moment is a coat or two of creosote just to colour it and make it blends in with the rest of the wood in the garden.What it does recommend is that you fasten it with stainless steel screws so I plan to do that - a trip to screwfix is on the cards.
Back soon with photos
Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
As promised some photos of the cut boards - the plan next, is to lay them out to test the circle and cut all the straights from the pile of off cuts. But these are some shots to be going on with.
Steve Cook
Flying Squad
Good to see progress Rob, I shall be watching with interest I must admit, I'd go for a bolt and braces approach with sealed edges and felt in an attempt to maximise the chances of survival of the baseboards - in the garden my preference is for over engineered and over protected. However, I can't deny the potential of the Tricoya or the Filcris approaches...
Steve
I must admit, I'd go for a bolt and braces approach with sealed edges and felt in an attempt to maximise the chances of survival of the baseboards - in the garden my preference is for over engineered and over protected. However, I can't deny the potential of the Tricoya or the Filcris approaches...Steve
Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
A bit more progress this morning. We had the delivery of the timber for the posts and supports and the remaining Metpost spikes.
The we tested to see if Chris's measurements and workings out did create the circle that she envisaged.
Then we worked out the route...
The we tested to see if Chris's measurements and workings out did create the circle that she envisaged.
Then we worked out the route...
Ressaldar
Western Thunderer
Hi Rob,
looking good - fingers crossed for some dry weather for more progress. I must admit that I agree with Steve Cook's 'over engineering' comment, manufacturers make some pretty wild claims regarding weatherproofing and an extra hour or two spent sealing will pay dividends later on - believe me I worked for 45 years in construction
cheers
Mike .
looking good - fingers crossed for some dry weather for more progress. I must admit that I agree with Steve Cook's 'over engineering' comment, manufacturers make some pretty wild claims regarding weatherproofing and an extra hour or two spent sealing will pay dividends later on - believe me I worked for 45 years in construction
cheers
Mike .
lancer1027
Western Thunderer
Hi Rob,
Looking very good. Im glad you took a pic of the stencil mark of Medite i now know what to look for..
Your planning looks to be interesting and will look great watching trains run behind the decking whilst you sit there with a beer/glass of red.
Although im a little concerned about your "lickey incline" from lawn to raised section , You might need several bankers to get up that gradient
I look forward to the next bit of progress.
Rob
Looking very good. Im glad you took a pic of the stencil mark of Medite
i now know what to look for..Your planning looks to be interesting and will look great watching trains run behind the decking whilst you sit there with a beer/glass of red.
Although im a little concerned about your "lickey incline" from lawn to raised section , You might need several bankers to get up that gradient
I look forward to the next bit of progress.
Rob
Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
Hi Rob,
looking good - fingers crossed for some dry weather for more progress. I must admit that I agree with Steve Cook's 'over engineering' comment, manufacturers make some pretty wild claims regarding weatherproofing and an extra hour or two spent sealing will pay dividends later on - believe me I worked for 45 years in construction
cheers
Mike .
Thanks Mike,
I have to admit that I generally tend to over engineer stuff myself. Chris is very much against the roofing felt idea - not helped by a neighbours garden shed that looks quite shabby..... So I will see what needs to be done once I have it constructed.
Rob Pulham
Western Thunderer
And a few shots of the state of play at the end of the day today.
