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Test track baseboard setup


Harlequin

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I bought some pattern makers dowels at the Exeter MRS Exhibition:
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I also bought some cheap plastic saw-horses from B&Q:
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A little bit of modification allows the baseboard frames to locate securely on them.

 

Things went awry when I tried to fit the pattern makers dowels:
I used a 25mm forstner bit to make very neat pockets to house the dowels but because I was using a hand-held drill it wasn't exactly perpendicular to the surface and so the pockets did not have consistent depths. The dowels didn't quite line up when I offered them up and there was a step in the baseboard surface.

 

So I had to resort to bits of cardboard packing and PVA glue to try to even out the depth and a 25mm spade bit to expand the hole. Urgh! It ended up a bit bodgy:
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But the two boards do line up pretty accurately, in the end:
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Hi Phil, I bought two sets of these B&Q trestles as well, but decided they were a bit lightweight for me - OK for temporary use in the workshop - but that’s a clever idea cutting the notches. However, I have opted for making my own timber bases for my two exhibition models. Like you, I discovered that some diagonal bracing is needed to reduce the risk of twist in the baseboard. Wise after the event for me!!

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