A scale diagram on graph paper would be helpful to organize your thoughts and convey them to us. To help with the dust, you could cover the exposed insulation with oaktag, foam core boards, craft paper, or the plastic they sell to help insulate single-pane windows. Any of those will cut down on dust and drafts - which might also cut down on the heating bill (so maybe the powers that be can be convinced to pay for the upgrade). Yes, lumber has gotten insanely expensive in the past few years. I've gotten around the warped cheaper lumber by using a lot of L-girder framing. I use 2x2 with a 1x3 for the legs - the web of the L making a perfect alignmet for attaching cross and angle braces. A square / straight plywood top and some clamps can pull the top frame flush with a liberal use of screws. I look foward to seeing where you go with your layout.
ambitious size for a guy still in high school , just following along with your footage I even felt overwhelmed with where to begin..odds are good this wont be your last railroad, may I suggest scale it down a bit spend the money on quality limber for benchwork, some folks overlook the importance of bench work quality...down the road corner and cost cutting shows itself. ..youre lucky to have space however I cant blame ya for dreaming big...looks great so far, keep the updates coming.
@@barkonious cool beans looking forward to it...its a great hobby, relax and dont rush..there are so so may techniques for bench work...some better than others, youll find what works for you. have a great day.
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A scale diagram on graph paper would be helpful to organize your thoughts and convey them to us.
To help with the dust, you could cover the exposed insulation with oaktag, foam core boards, craft paper, or the plastic they sell to help insulate single-pane windows. Any of those will cut down on dust and drafts - which might also cut down on the heating bill (so maybe the powers that be can be convinced to pay for the upgrade).
Yes, lumber has gotten insanely expensive in the past few years. I've gotten around the warped cheaper lumber by using a lot of L-girder framing. I use 2x2 with a 1x3 for the legs - the web of the L making a perfect alignmet for attaching cross and angle braces. A square / straight plywood top and some clamps can pull the top frame flush with a liberal use of screws.
I look foward to seeing where you go with your layout.
Thanks!
Glad i found this channel by random. I cant wait to see more!
Thanks
ambitious size for a guy still in high school , just following along with your footage I even felt overwhelmed with where to begin..odds are good this wont be your last railroad, may I suggest scale it down a bit spend the money on quality limber for benchwork, some folks overlook the importance of bench work quality...down the road corner and cost cutting shows itself. ..youre lucky to have space however I cant blame ya for dreaming big...looks great so far, keep the updates coming.
Thank you for the suggestion. In the next update there is a new section that I really focused on using higher quality wood.
@@barkonious cool beans looking forward to it...its a great hobby, relax and dont rush..there are so so may techniques for bench work...some better than others, youll find what works for you. have a great day.