1:8 scale trestle construction
Click on the picture for more. This is a work in progress: on Saturday, Eric cut all the wood needed to assemble the bents using his table saw.
The bridge itself is made of redwood. A 2 by 6 piece of pressure treated lumber separates the redwood from the concrete foundation. Currently, the bents are glued and nailed together but nothing else is fastened as I want to wait until I have all the pieces to do a final dry fit. Eventualy, I will add some scale hardware (#6 threaded rods with home made scale square nuts and washers) to improve its appearance. The next step is to cut the ties (all 64 of them) and two more stringers (the longitudinal pieces). The four stringers currently in place support the track. The two extra ones will be along the edges, supporting the end of the ties and the guard rails (which are longitudinal pieces of wood mounted on top of the ties).
Click on the picture for more. This is a work in progress: on Saturday, Eric cut all the wood needed to assemble the bents using his table saw.
The bridge itself is made of redwood. A 2 by 6 piece of pressure treated lumber separates the redwood from the concrete foundation. Currently, the bents are glued and nailed together but nothing else is fastened as I want to wait until I have all the pieces to do a final dry fit. Eventualy, I will add some scale hardware (#6 threaded rods with home made scale square nuts and washers) to improve its appearance. The next step is to cut the ties (all 64 of them) and two more stringers (the longitudinal pieces). The four stringers currently in place support the track. The two extra ones will be along the edges, supporting the end of the ties and the guard rails (which are longitudinal pieces of wood mounted on top of the ties).
posted by David Wegmuller at 6:27 PM
