Hello All,
I'm looking for advice/tips/ideas on working with 1/4" lauan ply to construct the framework for my next layout. Here's my plan:
It's basically a 4'x4' area with a 1'x1' extension on one corner/side, which I plan to subdivide into a 2'x4' section and a 2'x5' section...sorry, I don't have a drawing scanned in yet. The bulk of the layout rests on a 4'x4' tabletop, built for an N scale layout originally. The small 1'x1' extension leads to a 1'x3' staging area for aluminum angle cassettes. SO in the end it occupies a 4'x8' space. Think the shape of Oklahoma, just flipped horizontally.
I currently have 2 sheets of 4'x8', 1/4" lauan ply. I plan to beg or borrow a table saw to rip one sheet down into strips (3", 4", not sure yet...) to construct a box frame with girders for stability. What's left of the first and all of the other will be used to make the subroadbed cookie cutter style and risers/scenic formers. I haven't decided how to increase the rigidity of the subroadbed yet, to prevent warping.
Pieces will be assembled with wood glue and staple gun brads, and if necessary, corner blocks. Check the other discussion thread on backdrops for more info regarding that process.
So what do you think? Any comments or suggestions?
thanks,
ocalicreek
I'm looking for advice/tips/ideas on working with 1/4" lauan ply to construct the framework for my next layout. Here's my plan:
It's basically a 4'x4' area with a 1'x1' extension on one corner/side, which I plan to subdivide into a 2'x4' section and a 2'x5' section...sorry, I don't have a drawing scanned in yet. The bulk of the layout rests on a 4'x4' tabletop, built for an N scale layout originally. The small 1'x1' extension leads to a 1'x3' staging area for aluminum angle cassettes. SO in the end it occupies a 4'x8' space. Think the shape of Oklahoma, just flipped horizontally.
I currently have 2 sheets of 4'x8', 1/4" lauan ply. I plan to beg or borrow a table saw to rip one sheet down into strips (3", 4", not sure yet...) to construct a box frame with girders for stability. What's left of the first and all of the other will be used to make the subroadbed cookie cutter style and risers/scenic formers. I haven't decided how to increase the rigidity of the subroadbed yet, to prevent warping.
Pieces will be assembled with wood glue and staple gun brads, and if necessary, corner blocks. Check the other discussion thread on backdrops for more info regarding that process.
So what do you think? Any comments or suggestions?
thanks,
ocalicreek