Test track lightweight baseboard construction
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I realised I needed to make a roundy-round test track so before I get into making the complex baseboards for Hampton Malstead I have decided to make some simpler baseboards for the test track using the same basic techniques.
Here's the plan for one of three identical boards which I will arrange in a U shape with a thin bridging piece across the top of the U to allow a continuous circuit of track to run around.
I brought a sheet of 9mm ply up to the workshop during the week and ripped it into 6 smaller pieces: Long for the sides, spines and stiffeners, medium for the ends and ribs and the remaining short bits for corner braces
This morning I sliced them into 78mm and 69mm strips. It was hard to get straight edges on the 1440mm long pieces even in the table saw because the fence wasn't long enough and the sliding table only slides 1200mm. (Note to self: Maybe design basebords that are only 1200mm long next time.)
I Googled the problem and the simplest solution was to clamp a long straight edge to the table to form a longer fence. I used my 6ft level and some tricky adjustment was needed to get the fence set at the right offset. I think it improved things a bit but the edges were still not as straight as I'd like.
So, I now have a stack of ply parts to make two baseboards, plus some extras so that I can select the best ones
Meanwhile, outside:
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