My Strip mine project

[Lester Perry]

Well the post problem is solved. Here is a couple photos showing the problem.





Now the solution



a 12" long piece of angle iron with some holes drilled in it screwed to the back of the post/leg that is in the way. Notice how it is positioned to allow removal of entire section giving me about 3" more space.





Now to start building a blue foam strip mine. I haven't found a market for little pieces of blue foam yet, but I am looking Now for some real progress. The first few pics are where most of the mining is going on now. The track is in an area that has been mined and the area behind the track is future mining.







here is an over all shot. I am considering continuing it further to the left.



here you can see the result of the surgery