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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffrey-wimberly Abuelo; I have a layout that's 7'8" wide, 10' long on the left side and 6'5" on the right side. I knew there would be times when I would have to get to the far side so I made two holes I could come up through. The one on the left side is 2'6" x 2'6" and is a lift out portion. The hole on the right side is 1'9" x 2'7" and is a drop out portion. The lift out panel is supported by 3 peices of 2x4 along the sides. The portion on the right is held in place underneath by 3 sliding locks, barrel locks I think they're called. This makes it fairly easy to get to where I need to be without sacrificing space for walk through areas. [/quote] I have an HO layout 10' by 5' "L" shaped with a 5' x 5' extension. Its on casters so I can move it away from the wall to work from the other side. I went a little crazy with my subterrain and ended up building a mountain/tunnel (on the side against the wall) that reaches over two feet high, starts at the top of the curve on the left end and travels around about a total of 6 or more feet. Oh, and it covers 4 tracks, one which exits from the middle of the structure. To build it I had to remove all my track and climb on the table. Now in order to re install the track (and service it), and fini***he waterfall, stream etc... I am going to have to cut an access hole in the middle of the layout (or climb on track). Your post caught my eye because of the barrel bolts. I was going to put the 2x4's and hide handels to lift the section out. What is the purpose of them? Also, is there a good way to hide the cut lines and still make it easily moveable? Thanks, Mike
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