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Posted by powlee on Friday, February 18, 2005 7:01 AM
Just another couple of structures I built in 2004.



When the time came to replace my son`s bed, I dismantled the old one and with my table saw ,reduced it to stripwood. It is well treated with preservative and hopefully should last.



It is one of the pleasures in what can be an expensive hobby to be able to save on construction materials.
The new wall was built when the railroad branched off around the garden instead of just one side. Rapid adjustments had to be made to the girder bridge after these pics were taken when my new Climax arrived and the rear roof lamp hit the the top section of the bridge.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 18, 2005 7:15 PM
Well done Ian , where is East Bedfont

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 18, 2005 7:25 PM
In typical Australian fashion I can answer my own question and for the benefit of those ignorant people who don' know where East Bedfont is. It is an important place near Heathrow Airport about 20 miles west of London. Probably it is regrded as as an outer suburb of London.

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Posted by TurboOne on Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:16 PM
I will be the first non Ian here. [:)]

Good job Ian (powlee) I like it when you can make something totally different out of something else. Very impressive work. How do you cut the grass under bridge in top picture ? Nice pics as well

Tim[8D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 19, 2005 10:32 PM
Very nice indeed! I especially like the bottom pic for it's low slung look.
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Posted by powlee on Sunday, February 20, 2005 3:22 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by TurboOne

I will be the first non Ian here. [:)]

Good job Ian (powlee) I like it when you can make something totally different out of something else. Very impressive work. How do you cut the grass under bridge in top picture ? Nice pics as well

Tim[8D]


Tim
The bridge lifts out so my wife doesn`t have to struggle lifting the mower and roller over the low wall.
Thoughtful husband aren`t I.

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Posted by Tom The Brat on Sunday, February 20, 2005 8:38 AM
QUOTE: When the time came to replace my son`s bed, I dismantled the old one and with my table saw ,reduced it to stripwood.


Hmm. That's a reasonable source of stripwood. Oh, Caleb[}:)]
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Posted by bman36 on Sunday, February 20, 2005 9:24 AM
Hey there,
Well done! We threw out my son's bed about six months ago. Nothing usable there. Just a lot of cheap pressboard. Oh well...the wife wants a new bedroon suite. Hmmmmmmmmm. That could build a lot! Have a friend who is a finishing carpenter. He saves all the good cuttings for me. I have a pile of Oak offcuts here. Some are even 8' long and 1" square. VERY usable for my indoor line. Nice to have friends like that! Later eh...Brian.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 1:21 AM
Ian how does it lift out ? Do you have special connectors from Hillman or similar?

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Posted by powlee on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 3:40 AM
Ian
No, I have never got around to any special fittings. It just rests on the piers and when I run the trains, I slide the rail joiners across. Hopefully, one day I will get around to it.

All the best

Ian P

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