Up the Line - 1918

Have just remembered something else I was going to say. This method could easily be used for fences or even ladders which might well come in handy as I have promised myself that my next project will be a Welsh slate quarry and they had some very long ladders indeed!

Looks great!  I'm a great believer in computer-printed templates - they can save a lot of measuring.  Next step down the automation route, I suppose, will be 3D printing.  Just think: set it going one evening and the next morning you'll have n,000 sandbags or yards of duckboard, etc.

 

Mike

But where would the fun be in that? Mind you, I am likely to be first in line for a reasonably priced one - I am keeping an eye on laser cutters as it is!

Already been done! laser cut, just need gluing to the battens and cutting from the fret, easy.

Talk about reinventing the wheel! Apart from the duckboards, what are you guys doing about wagon loads?

We haven't got very far with wagon loads yet, I think the latest plan is to get some shells turned and then resin cast them, for ammunition boxes we might get them 3d printed.

 

You must have a lot of patience making the duckboards up like that, that's why I got ours laser cut!

 

They weren't all that cheap though, but if you price the time saved I think it was worth it, its a lot less fiddly as well.

 

I think I may have to give your sandbag method a try, it looks very effective.

Actually the sandbags were worse than the duckboards but I guess I haven't made as many yet. Have just bought a load of plasticard to have a go at ammo boxes as money getting a bit tight now so have to make as much as I can. Have another item on the go but will save that up for another blog.

 

Good luck with the sand bags. I now use a little roller (meant for smoothing wallpaper seams), to squidge out the DAS - the pasta machine didn't work out! Just don't make too many in one go as they need to stay soft so that you can make them flop into place.