Station build from scratch
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Must admit 99% of the praise should go to ianS as he was the inspiration and the supplier of the plans 
But i will happily take the 1 %
But i will happily take the 1 %
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</p><p>This... err... viaduct Steve. Do you have a mould? I know you made some massive curved sections but I haven't seen this thin section before.</p>
Well a bank holiday weekend at last and i had some time to get on with me Station and Platform.
First off i cut my decking to size and put some cables in for the lighting
First off i cut my decking to size and put some cables in for the lighting
Next up was to ask SWMBO nicely if i could buy some roofing felt , i now have 8m of roofing felt spare 
Suppose it's not bad for a southern jessie
No Actually I'm very envious, I could be tempted to change outline. But your safe
Suppose we'll have to give it 15 out of 10
No Actually I'm very envious, I could be tempted to change outline. But your safe
Suppose we'll have to give it 15 out of 10
Hi Kiddo,
Once again it looks as though you've been a busy bunny
Notice that you have used a long piece of decking for the platform - will the platform be in a shady or sunny part of the garden?
May seem a silly question but did the same as you are doing (although I did not cover the decking with roofing felt) when I first laid some platforms........ the platforms in the shady part of the garden were screwed into the aerated blocks and are still in place 5 years later.....the platforms in the sunny part of the garden were got at by the sun and were all warped and unusable by the end of the first summer!!
Pops
Once again it looks as though you've been a busy bunny
Notice that you have used a long piece of decking for the platform - will the platform be in a shady or sunny part of the garden?
May seem a silly question but did the same as you are doing (although I did not cover the decking with roofing felt) when I first laid some platforms........ the platforms in the shady part of the garden were screwed into the aerated blocks and are still in place 5 years later.....the platforms in the sunny part of the garden were got at by the sun and were all warped and unusable by the end of the first summer!!
Pops
KentKeith said:Hi Kiddo,
Once again it looks as though you've been a busy bunny
Notice that you have used a long piece of decking for the platform - will the platform be in a shady or sunny part of the garden?
May seem a silly question but did the same as you are doing (although I did not cover the decking with roofing felt) when I first laid some platforms........ the platforms in the shady part of the garden were screwed into the aerated blocks and are still in place 5 years later.....the platforms in the sunny part of the garden were got at by the sun and were all warped and unusable by the end of the first summer!!
Pops
Cheers Pops ,
Its in the shade nearly all the time also its a good quality decking board treated so i hope it will last
WOW Steve!
Beautiful work, I hadn't come across the original post :admire:
I only take this sort of trouble with my wife's dolls house fittings.... where they are safe from the elements (apart from dust).
Congrats
Rob
p.s. Perhaps you can advise me on how to adjust my (cheap brand) bandsaw - I simply cannot cut a straight enough line to use on detailed work - always veers to one side or the other
Beautiful work, I hadn't come across the original post :admire:
I only take this sort of trouble with my wife's dolls house fittings.... where they are safe from the elements (apart from dust).
Congrats
Rob
p.s. Perhaps you can advise me on how to adjust my (cheap brand) bandsaw - I simply cannot cut a straight enough line to use on detailed work - always veers to one side or the other
robsmorgan said:WOW Steve!
Beautiful work, I hadn't come across the original post :admire:
I only take this sort of trouble with my wife's dolls house fittings.... where they are safe from the elements (apart from dust).
Congrats
Rob
p.s. Perhaps you can advise me on how to adjust my (cheap brand) bandsaw - I simply cannot cut a straight enough line to use on detailed work - always veers to one side or the other
Rob
The band they come with is about 6 mm exchange it for at 10mm blade then all your cuts will be straight