I did not get as much done on my bench work as I planned mostly due to the lack of materials to work with.

However I did manage to get a 4 ft section in and the frame for my swing gate. 

Here are a couple of photos of the progress.

until next time.

Tim Schwartz

With sounds being a feature of the new trains coming out, we/I need to be focused on reducing the noise from train running. I've picked my roadbed (synthetic felt soundboard) which is extremely quite but trying to find the best glue for the Ballast.

Here I'm beveling the edges for the roadbed

Here is a layout plan I hope to start building soon, but I have some questions I'd like to ask as to the construction, as well as suggestions on the plan itself. I'll ask these in a separate post.

I'm wondering how to attach wood to our poured concrete basement wall to support a layout and backdrop. Will construction adhesive work on painted concrete? Son-in-law suggests anchors propelled into the concrete with a .22 shell, but doesn't that require a gun permit to use/buy shells. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks, John