Time for an update
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Time for an update. The first couple of baseboards are complete.
I wanted to build light but strong boards, and as this picture shows it has worked.
The board that is supporting my weight (about 75 Kg, honest), weighs by itself lrss than 3,5 Kg.
As you can see from the underside there is space left at each end. it is here that the toggle clamp catches and dowels will be fitted, there is also space to put connecting blocks and such like. The whole construction is glued there is not a single screw in it. Test have shown that PVA can glue the Extruded foam to wood. But not foam to foam. By the way we discovered at an early stage not all PVA wood glues are equal. Bostik works well, a slightly cheaper literally ‘no name’ glue that appeared to be the same had nothing like the same strength. I could pull the test wood of the foam without too much effort. When using the Bostik I had to take a crowbar to it and this split the wood not the joint! Sticking foam to foam is done by using Gorilla glue. You have to spray one of the surfaces with water and spread the glue on the other. The end result is so solid that even a crowbar does not budge it.
There is one more baseboard to build and then all the station area boards are finished. Then I need to make some trestles to support them. Then I must build some points.
On a side note, a recent visit to my future brother in law resulted in me transporting a treasure chest back to Denmark.
I’m glad that customs did not want to inspect the 80+ wagons, 80+ coaches and 30+ locos that are in the box. A public thanks to Rich, and he’s welcome to the family. Primarily because he’s a great bloke, and not just because he has persuaded my sister to live five minutes’ walk from the Bodmin steam railway.
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