You are so dang talented to be able to build a bridge from scratch and I can't even put a plastic one together from a kit! Can't wait to see the finished project. Thanks for sharing! Notice you've got a jacket on and were wearing shorts and t-shirts! Lol!
Thanks David and it is cold here, that is the reason for the jacket. Don't know about the talent part but as long as it go's together i will be happy cheers Robert
You must have cornered the local market in scale lumber! I love trestle bridges. Don't really have anywhere on my layout for one so I'm planning on making a couple of small wooden piers just so I can have a go. Great work as usual.
I watched your last trestle series and enjoying watching this one too, I made a few Ho scale single track bents and used track nails on mine and seemed to look nice.
That is awesome Robert! I was hoping you would build a trestle bridge for this layout. When I first subbed to your channel over a year ago, I had to go back and watch the trestle bridge build you did then. Now I can watch it in "real time" (well, sort of). I am excited! Cheers, Dan
ok - I have just sold a OO exhibition layout and now moving over to N gauge so I can get more mountains in with a trestle bridge - yours is excellent in OO - I will use 3.2mm x 3.2 mm and the scale should be about right
I have watched your bridge series several times and I am wanting to build a curved bridge for my grandson,,,,I bought one of them chop-it boards and am not doing so well with it,,,,,both of the razor blades that come with it broke in the same exact place,,,,as I look at the blade sitting against the cutting arm it doesn't lay flat,,,,,,there is a gap and the blade wobbles like crazy,,,,,,do you any suggestions that may help?,,,,,,,,hope you're still on-line,,,,thank you for your time
@@csxmad,,,, yes,,,I checked the width with a caliper and there seems to be room in between the screws,,,,,,,I noticed you were using a paper pad of some sort under your blade,,,,I tried that but it didn't seem to work as well as your's,,,,,I have a box of blades coming so I will try when I get them
@@ninascroggins2481 Nina what material are you cutting plastic/wood and what is the thickness you are cutting. Also the pad i use on the top is a thin piece of Aluminium cheers Robert
Hi I would like to know how your Chopper cut through the Ice Cream Sticks/Coffee Stirrers as mine can't even get halfway through it. Is there something I am missing or is my Chopper faulty?
Depends on the size of the stick you are using. Mine want cut through an ice cream stick that you would bye from an ice cream shop, they have to be up to 2mm in thickness, and these are what we call craft sticks hope this helps cheers Robert
The top of the bridge was 130mm, so the top of the bent had to be close to that and the bottom of the bent was 190mm to give me the angle, and also the spacing was 40mm which is about 13 feet between each bent hope that helps cheers Robert
well you should just told me to wail but mine working out great too yes the jig's work great as for mine i am doing a 22" radius the mine top i will have to re do because i do not like how it looks now you show your way i may run with it mine first tine doing one what is taking me so long i weathered mine balsa wood before glue up Jennifer White train bug
Jennifer you should have told me you were doing one and you should put one up on video. And the bents will be weathered before it all go's together cheers Robert
You are so dang talented to be able to build a bridge from scratch and I can't even put a plastic one together from a kit! Can't wait to see the finished project. Thanks for sharing! Notice you've got a jacket on and were wearing shorts and t-shirts! Lol!
Thanks David and it is cold here, that is the reason for the jacket.
Don't know about the talent part but as long as it go's together i
will be happy cheers Robert
Some nice and deligent work on those Tressel supports, well done Robert
Thanks Peter and i did like the way this has turn out cheers Robert
You really should start to box these scratch builds up and sell them. Another great start to another great project. Amazing. -Mark
Thanks Mark and i think i will keep all these scratch builds, too much work cheers Robert
Hey Robert, you have some incredible talents! Can't wait to see the finished product.
Thanks Darren and i do hope it looks good all finished cheers Robert
Nice a scratch built trestle bridge another interesting project , good luck that is turns out like you want it to . Cheers Robert !
David this should look ok when all is finished cheers Robert
hi Robert... another great build.. looking forward to the finished product.. thanks for sharing.. vinny
Thanks Vinny and thanks for commenting cheers Robert
that trestle is HUGE!
Yes it is cheers Robert
You must have cornered the local market in scale lumber! I love trestle bridges. Don't really have anywhere on my layout for one so I'm planning on making a couple of small wooden piers just so I can have a go. Great work as usual.
Thanks Davie and i really like doing Trestle bridges and also wooden piers as well cheers Robert
I watched your last trestle series and enjoying watching this one too, I made a few Ho scale single track bents and used track nails on mine and seemed to look nice.
Track nails also would have been good to use cheers Robert
That is awesome Robert! I was hoping you would build a trestle bridge for this layout. When I first subbed to your channel over a year ago, I had to go back and watch the trestle bridge build you did then. Now I can watch it in "real time" (well, sort of). I am excited! Cheers, Dan
Danny thanks and i'm also excited to see the outcome,
just hope it turns out ok cheers Robert
Pleased to see a great bridge for train layouts start to get used in the UK - all the ones I have seen are on the USA layouts - well done - excellent
Russ i'm from Down Under in Australia cheers Robert
You sure have some patience that is a lot of structure work its going to look fabulous when completed ..Dave
Thanks David and a lot of patience but hopefully this scene will look good cheers Robert
very nice bridge, can't wait to see it in the snow scene, thanks for sharing
Hopefully she will look good cheers Robert
bridges and water are my favorite parts of layouts... nice start
Mine too lol cheers Robert
Very well done, anxious to see the rest, thx for posting
Thanks for the comment and i too am anxious cheers Robert
Nice work Rob,,cant wait to see it weathered ,Cheers .Jon.
Thanks Jon and i can't wait either cheers Robert
Nicely done! Can't wait to see it finished!
-JG
Thanks JG and i cant wait either cheers Robert
ok - I have just sold a OO exhibition layout and now moving over to N gauge so I can get more mountains in with a trestle bridge - yours is excellent in OO - I will use 3.2mm x 3.2 mm and the scale should be about right
Sounds about right and good luck cheers Robert
I so love building bridges Ive so many types and creative bridges are the best.
Thanks you Larry and i like the creative bridges too cheers Robert
I have watched your bridge series several times and I am wanting to build a curved bridge for my grandson,,,,I bought one of them chop-it boards and am not doing so well with it,,,,,both of the razor blades that come with it broke in the same exact place,,,,as I look at the blade sitting against the cutting arm it doesn't lay flat,,,,,,there is a gap and the blade wobbles like crazy,,,,,,do you any suggestions that may help?,,,,,,,,hope you're still on-line,,,,thank you for your time
Have you got the grooves in the blade that the screws go into?
@@csxmad,,,, yes,,,I checked the width with a caliper and there seems to be room in between the screws,,,,,,,I noticed you were using a paper pad of some sort under your blade,,,,I tried that but it didn't seem to work as well as your's,,,,,I have a box of blades coming so I will try when I get them
@@ninascroggins2481 Nina what material are you cutting plastic/wood and what is the thickness you are cutting.
Also the pad i use on the top is a thin piece of Aluminium cheers Robert
@@csxmad,,,,wooden coffee stir sticks and wooded tongue suppressors,,,the thickness is less than a 1/16"
Great work Rob , glad you made jig , have's a lot of time on mass production !! Keep's the VB in take to a minimum , LOL
Cheers Glynn
Glynn always need a jig takes away the hard work and a few VBs as well lol cheers Robert
What is the tool you used to but your balsa. I want to buy one if I can, but have no idea what it is called.
The board for cutting is called a chopper and you can buy these at Micro Mart in the US cheers Robert
Hi I would like to know how your Chopper cut through the Ice Cream Sticks/Coffee Stirrers as mine can't even get halfway through it. Is there something I am missing or is my Chopper faulty?
Depends on the size of the stick you are using.
Mine want cut through an ice cream stick that you
would bye from an ice cream shop, they have to be
up to 2mm in thickness, and these are what we call
craft sticks hope this helps cheers Robert
The sticks I had were 2 mm thick so nothing very thick. My hand balsa wood cutter went through it easily just not the Chopper I.
I just know that mine will do 2mm, have you tried a new blade? cheers Robert
I actually haven't yet I will go buy a new single blade and try it out. Thanks again.
Time for a new trestle bridge. I guess you didn't keep the one from the old layout.
Scott new was needed cheers Robert
How did you figure the math and angles of how far apart to place your pieces
The top of the bridge was 130mm, so the top of the bent had to be close to that and the bottom of the bent was 190mm to
give me the angle, and also the spacing was 40mm which is about 13 feet between each bent hope that helps cheers Robert
thx sorry I was asking how you figured the spacing and angles
Where do you get your materials?
I get most of my materials from Art Shops or online cheers Robert
well you should just told me to wail but mine working out great too yes the jig's work great as for mine i am doing a 22" radius the mine top i will have to re do because i do not like how it looks now you show your way i may run with it mine first tine doing one what is taking me so long i weathered mine balsa wood before glue up Jennifer White train bug
Jennifer you should have told me you were doing one and you should put one up on video.
And the bents will be weathered before it all go's together cheers Robert
Next time put the camera on the work bench to see more of the work & not your elbow !!!!
Noted thanks