Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
Some random Thoughts on bench work. First steel studs, if you want to use them it is easy enough to find. Go to the yellow pages and look under drywall suppliers. they carry steel studs. also steel studs are easy to work with. you will need a good pair of tin snips to cut them, a screew gun or variable soeed drill with a magnetic philps bit to set the screws. By the way the screws are self taping. You will also need spring clamps. they are used to hold the framing together while you are screwing the joint together. Truthfully working with 25ga steel stud is very easy, all it takes is a little fooling around with the stuf to get the hang of it. On the down side, I have a problem with potential shorts in the layout wiring being groun to the steel frame and end up having to spend weeks trying to isolate on sinple short. ( any one have thoughts on that as I am no expert. <br />Second, when using plywood, go with a good grade, say BC 5-ply minimum should give you a good quality material. second you can make your own I-Beam by screwing and glueing a web on the top and bottom. One thing I do, if I need to rip staight pieces from the plyood and do not have a table saw. First I make a straight edge by screwing a piece of 1X2 the length of an 12"wide by 8"-0" piece of 1/2" plywood along the 8 foot length, leaving leaving aproximatle 10.5" exposed. Next ( right hand people, lefties opposite) I cut the plywood holding the saw base tight to the 1X2 on the right side of the saw. once this saw jig is made, you clamp the jig to the sheet good you want to cut. Laying the jigs right edge on the oencil line. thus you know exactly where on the line the blade will cut to. this should give you nice straight cuts effortlessly. <br /> <br />Lou R. <br />
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag

Update Reply

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Model Railroader Newsletter See all

Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox!

Subscriber & Member Login

Edit post

Post Body

Tags (Optional)

Subscriber & Member Login

Users Online

Search the Community