The CBR Line is Born..
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Today SWMBO said it would look better with a glass fence instead of the Wooden railing fence I have at the moment 
so took the panels down to see what it would like .
The castle rocks got extended, as well and I have finally started to add a wall capping to the raised border I built 20 odd years ago
does look better without a solid fence. Brain wave time the tonne of stone I bought came on a pallet in a round wire cage 
so used that wire which is 50mm x 50mm x 3mm thick to see what it would look like..
It would work and it was free I could take the middle post out and then build a wooden frame to support the mesh in the pic below you can see why I have a fence the destructive squad would flatten everything playing ball especially the innocent looking one in the Red collar The shifty looking one on the Right flattens plants sniffing the flowers..
Finished the track support on the second rockery on the Left now I just need to make bridges to fill the holes up.
so took the panels down to see what it would like .
The castle rocks got extended, as well and I have finally started to add a wall capping to the raised border I built 20 odd years ago
does look better without a solid fence. Brain wave time the tonne of stone I bought came on a pallet in a round wire cage so used that wire which is 50mm x 50mm x 3mm thick to see what it would look like..
It would work and it was free
I could take the middle post out and then build a wooden frame to support the mesh in the pic below you can see why I have a fence the destructive squad would flatten everything playing ball especially the innocent looking one in the Red collar The shifty looking one on the Right flattens plants sniffing the flowers..
Finished the track support on the second rockery on the Left now I just need to make bridges to fill the holes up.
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I do hope the adage about dogs and their owners looking alike is not true!
What ever do you mean lol the one on the right looks cute
Decided on what / how to build new dog fence first section done to test it, wire mesh on order to do the rest that surrounds the train tracks.
More civil engineering under way to take the track along the house rear wall, first section done think it's a bit over engineered really..
Playing with what to cover the wood with, roofing felt with grass down either side, not sure yet.. the board will get a front edging strip when it's finished.
More civil engineering under way to take the track along the house rear wall, first section done think it's a bit over engineered really..
Playing with what to cover the wood with, roofing felt with grass down either side, not sure yet.. the board will get a front edging strip when it's finished.
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not sure what horticultural grit is but here in the states we can get chicken grit and most of the stuff is crushed granite can't get more real looking than that, I use chick size for walk ways (smaller) and grower for railsA New Line is Born......well not quite yet but after 3 months of re-laying paving slabs, building raised borders etc. I have at last laid some track all 3.1m of it
The ballast is Horticultural grit, I am sure it will rain this week so I can see how much wash's away before I decide to go out and buy more and what color it changes too, it's not quite the right color but so far it is all I have found in our local garden centers.
The Large gravel at the back will get replaced with plant's etc. but it stops the weed barrier blowing away at the moment
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I really have something to aim for here - this is inspiring work!Decided I could 3D print the Bridges this is going to be a long job
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One section down and a lot more to go
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4 Sections built only 10 more to make.
Yep it would be I was not that clever I just started printing the sections before I thought about how many hours it would actually take to print them all
Yep it would be I was not that clever
I just started printing the sections before I thought about how many hours it would actually take to print them all
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Drill your railing posts before assy and after painting string piano wire through holds, it rusts up real neat. Excellent job, Bill
The holes are all ready printed in the railing posts 2mm dia and I have ordered brass rods for the hand railing so rusting will have to be painted rust
Well that is just too neat, just let the brass corrode it will look better than rustThe holes are all ready printed in the railing posts 2mm dia and I have ordered brass rods for the hand railing so rusting will have to be painted rust
In case anybody wondered what happen to this Line, wifey 1.0 decided to become ex wifey 1.0 after 41 years, so all work stopped on it's progress as it will have to move to a new home one day along with me when this place goes on the market, then I will start all over again if I get somewhere with a Garden to suit building it all again.
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Now that you have gone through the work of building the wire fence, may I make a suggestion ? It would be less visible if it were painted black.
Very late answer I only Just spotted your question, we was having one each but somebody decided to change her mind, so I have them both, so trains will still run this year here, while I think about where to move to with two Boxers now, they both like sunbathing and watching the trains run
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You certainly lucked out keeping both of the Boxers. What superb beasts they are.Very late answer I only Just spotted your question, we was having one each but somebody decided to change her mind, so I have them both, so trains will still run this year here, while I think about where to move to with two Boxers now, they both like sunbathing and watching the trains run
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