2 foot by 8 foot space problems

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 12:23 AM

Hi,

I am at the stage in which I am working with a 2x8 foot shelf for the future town of "Falls Valley" which will work as a nucleus of a future railroad. It is meant to be able to offer many services and interchange with a nearby railroad.

I have plotted my trackwork which is a evolved Allen Timesaver and am building my structures. I have taken the square footage and broken it down to each of the buildings and space needed for the sidings.

I have about 1 by 2 feet remaining that does not have something on paper. I would like to try to finish it with a sawmill 6 inches wide by 18 inches including siding for lumber. If I was to do this I worry that I will have to rearrange the track.

As I thought about it why not borrow another 6 inches and go from 24" wide to 30" wide. I think I can reach 30" but it is pushing it. Should I keep the 24" width and sacrifice the sawmill for a future expansion?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 9:05 AM

Can we see the track plan, and the space available? That might help with suggestions...

Without having seen your plan, I would say that you should be able to get the sawmill in there without too much difficulty. You may need to "bash" the building to make it fit, but that should not be a problem.

Our local club has a Timesaver inspired module for shows that is 2x6, and we seem to have all kinds of realestate still sitting empty - I wonder if we could get a small mill in there...? [;)]

In terms of reach - if it is more than 4 feet off the ground, keep it to 24 inches for guaranteed "reachability". 30 inches is possible, but risky to foreground structures and scenery.

Andrew

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leighant

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From: Corpus Christi, Texas
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Posted by leighant on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 9:35 AM

Have you thought about increasing width ONLY at one point. Keep overall layout at 24" deep but extend a little more in one area. I added a lot of operation to my railroad with a 6" x 12" extension.

As sceniced...
http://www.railimages.com/albums/kennethanthony/aap.jpg

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cwclark

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January 2004
From: Crosby, Texas
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Posted by cwclark on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 9:53 AM

looks like the additional space can become a "wye" with space for the sawmill

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 3:46 PM

Very nice!

I was hung up on the 2x8 foot. I have a extra 2 feet of wall to go to the corner and from there can go 12 feet to the next corner.

Thank you for the tip about high structures. I was planning to build low stuff to the front and work back with bigger structures.

I dont have a "Plan" published yet, what I am doing is test fitting the trackwork and looking for room to place the actual structures then I go from there. I did plan this for about 2 years and alot of paper and internet research have gone into this project.

But that extension idea or a "bulge" to fit a slightly big industry in a spot is way awesome. I was looking at the 2x8 as "Rigid" barriers when I had all sorts of small areas to sorta "Sprawl" into.

Final verdict the sawmill is going in.

I have other industries such as Freighthouse, Engine service and passenger station. The grain and feed complex, cattle yards and reefer icing works as well as a gas works, electric coop and a single flat faced warehouse in the back for general freight makes for a small railroad that is super busy and dependant on both interchange and on line industries for revenue.