07-17-2009, 12:52 AM
Thanks, Steve! I can't wait to see some ties and rail and spikes and balast...oh my! It is indeed exciting, and this has been a long time coming.
I should also mention some progress on the Timesaver side of the room...found a way to strengthen the upper shelf of the gorilla rack shelving. Without the middle front vertical supports (they'd make operating and photography especially difficult) I was reluctant to put anything on top of the shelving, including the front horizontal pieces. But even with out additional support they hung there pretty well.
I managed to get a 1x2 strip, 8' long, screwed along the top of the shelf. This provides good stability by securing the metal framework to the shelf surface and the strip, as well as being a good ledge to keep things on top from falling off onto unsuspecting operators below! :o
But that's old news...did it last Sunday before the roadbed was cut.
Galen
I should also mention some progress on the Timesaver side of the room...found a way to strengthen the upper shelf of the gorilla rack shelving. Without the middle front vertical supports (they'd make operating and photography especially difficult) I was reluctant to put anything on top of the shelving, including the front horizontal pieces. But even with out additional support they hung there pretty well.
I managed to get a 1x2 strip, 8' long, screwed along the top of the shelf. This provides good stability by securing the metal framework to the shelf surface and the strip, as well as being a good ledge to keep things on top from falling off onto unsuspecting operators below! :o
But that's old news...did it last Sunday before the roadbed was cut.
Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!