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start on a flat 4x8 or just cross the Rubicon?
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I'm getting back into the hobby after a break of 8 years or so. I took the saw to my old 4x8 last weekend, now that the room where it was is cleaned out (but not until after I ran a few trains to make sure the old gear still works). Started building a U-shaped L-girder benchwork (7x9.5') last Saturday, and just put the finishing touches on it tonight. Next up is cutting the joists. <br /> <br />Fortunately, I built the original layout open-grid and screwed everything together, so I've been able to salvage all the wood, which is all 1x4s and 1/2" plywood top. The two long sides became the L-girders across the back wall, with 9" or so extensions to fill out the extra length. I cut the top in half to remove it, and it'll be cut up to become the base for my yard and/or staging tracks below the benchwork once I finish cleaning all the old roadbed and junk off it. <br /> <br />So yea, it was kinda tough to take the saw to the old layout, since I did put a couple of years work into it. But the prospect of a clean slate, longer mainline (my primary interest is watching trains run and pass each other, with a bit of local way-freight action), and the fact that I could reuse just about everything made it less painful. I just waited until I bought all the new wood I needed so I could start construction of the new benchwork as soon as the old was torn apart so I didn't have a whole lot of time to think about what I was doing. <br /> <br />[(-D] <br /> <br />---joe
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