Hi,
Today the last of the larger base boards that will make up the front of the layout had its legs fitted; with the help of my wife a trial assemble was made that included one of the boards for the curved track. I am quite pleased with the results, the boards went together fairly well, not a disaster but a bit of a set back some of the aluminium stays bent when moving the joined boards. Rhydypenderyn uses the same system for staying the legs however these stays are steel; the layout often has to be moved when part assembled to line up the front and back of it. This is mostly done on smooth floors not carpet as in our house however, moving the layout is a fairly frequent occurrence so, a change to steel would be sensible. Getting small quantise of steel (about 10 metres) at a reasonable price can be difficult, the present layouts was left over from making some welded steel track at the club, I will have to check to see if there is any more left. Changing the stays won’t hold up the construction of the layout as it could be done at any time. So, only four more boards to have their legs fitted and I can start to think about making and laying track!
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Regards Tony.