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Help to disassemble a O gauge table.

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Posted by Richyb on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 5:38 PM

Thanks, not a bad idea

Rich

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Posted by mobilman44 on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 5:12 PM

Hi, and welcome to the forum!

A thought..........you might be significantly better off if you take the layout totally apart, and build a new one at the new location.  Especially if you have more room, this could be a great opportunity to build a "bigger and better" new one.

Taking the old one and cutting in half and reassembling is likely to turn out being a bigger job than you anticipate.

As they say......."trust me"!

ENJOY  !

 

Mobilman44

 

Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central 

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 3:37 PM

Before you take it apart, go underneath and cut and re-connect every wire with barrier strips so re-assembly will be easier.  Labelling will help, too.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by rrebell on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 10:28 AM

just water can be used to lossen ballast if white glue was used. 

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Help to disassemble a O gauge table.
Posted by Richyb on Monday, September 9, 2019 1:47 PM

We have moved and my layout needs to be taken down. It was screwed together. The track is screwed down and track bed is covered with ballast except between rails. I assume a rail section will need to be removed and then a saber saw to cut through table.

Can alcohol be used to loosen the glued on ballast? I am in Omaha Nebraska. Anyone close to me?

Richyb

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