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The multi layout fiddle yard boards are up

Penrhos1920

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Today Dave and I have made a massive leap forward. Over the last few months I have first cleared loads of rubbish out of the garage and have then been making five fiddle yard boards with help form Dave and Rob. Today Fiona has helped Dave and myself completely clean the garage of 100 years of spiders, cobwebs and general dirt. We virtually emptied the last remaining items and have put up the new multi-purpose fiddle yard that will serve 3 layouts:

 

26'6 long for Awrhyllgwami Quarry and Penrhos (ADR)

36' long for Picton (2 extra 5'6 boards are required)

 

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In a couple of weeks time the doors and windows will be replaced with 21st century double glazing and the main door with a well insulated water tight door.

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MickeyMoggs

I think your garage is bigger than my house.

 

Jealousy spat over, how will you keep the spider population under control now that you've cleared them out? My layout is in a garden shed and the first 20 minutes of any session has to be spent clearing the webs from the ceiling and the bodies from the track!

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craigwelsh

I hope that wood up there between the ties was supposed to have bowed like that!

 

Looks like a lovely old garage in itself actually!

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Penrhos1920

I think your garage is bigger than my house. Jealousy spat over, how will you keep the spider population under control now that you've cleared them out? My layout is in a garden shed and the first 20 minutes of any session has to be spent clearing the webs from the ceiling and the bodies from the track!

 

The garage spiders are the bane of my life. In the long term the plan is to fully insulate, board out and plaster the garage, but only after we have confirmed that the wall ties have done their job and stopped further wall movement. The short term plan is to use dust sheets to cover the layout whilst not being operated (useful for when we are making lots of dust or over night at exhibitions as well).

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Penrhos1920

I hope that wood up there between the ties was supposed to have bowed like that! Looks like a lovely old garage in itself actually!

Yes. Two of the scenic boards have curved fronts so I need to make curved ply beams. I've just been out and added a brick to one to encourage the curve even more.

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