I started building my layout before I had my train room finished (just studs with no insulation or wall board). This was going to present a problem when the board and plaster crew showed up. Therefore, I installed castors on the benchwork so that the entire layout could be moved to the side of the room that was not being worked on. It ended up working out well. I have provided a few photos of the bench work and castors
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Modeling the B&M Railroad during the transition era in Lowell, MA
Not bad idea. It may also come in handy to be able to push it to the side and use the space for other things.
Do you have any locking casters or how will you keep it from moving around?
Hope your construction crew is more careful than some I have heard of working around finished layouts.
Good luck,
Richard
That is pretty nifty but where is the side rod...?
I am now going to keep the castors on the legs permanently. That way I can push the layout in the corner of the room when it's not in use to provide more area in the room for other uses.
Are these casters held on by screws on each corner or are they the ones with a center post?
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
All of the Model Railroader project layouts have casters on them. They're held on with screws. One problem we've run into is casters that won't swivel very easily.
We've been upgrading to bigger casters on each project to get something that will work well with the weight these layouts eventually carry. I think we've found the current best practice on the Winston Salem Southbound.
I used the center post type. Since the bench work legs are only 2" x 2", I did not think that the screw-on type would work. I would eventually like to have storage below the bench work. I know that I am going to need to keep the weight down to keep the wheels moving freely.
I use 4" wheel casters on my 5'4"x12' layout - 4 legs. I can easily roll it by myself.
Enjoy
Paul