The Concrete Warehouse arrived from Late Night Hobbies. Really nice package and such. I'll open it up later and take photos of the individual pieces and post it in my C&L Layout & Beyond thread. https://www.trainboard.com/highball...c-l-layout-beyond.154018/page-12#post-1310317 You even get a sticker And there is the Paint Test Plate
Bluford Shops latest run of cabooses is arriving. I just ordered the three Southern that are in this release.
Just received today, Friday 9/27/24, purchased in the Trainboard Swap Meet area from a very nice member here. Everything brand new, locomotives only run 30 minutes for break in period, and I am breaking them in also. All factory installed decoders in locomotives. And other items too listed below. Me very, very, very, happy. Quick video of CN ES44AC locomotive & CN MAXI-IV set in my layout thread. https://www.trainboard.com/highball...c-l-layout-beyond.154018/page-12#post-1310385 Kato GE P42 w/DCC, Amtrak 50th Midnight Blue #100 Kato GE P42 w/DCC, Amtrak 50th "Dash 8" Phase III #160 Kato GE ES44AC w/DCC, CN #2952 Kato Gunderson MAXI-IV Double Stack, TTX New Logo, CN Containers, 3 unit set #106-6183 Kato Bethgon Coalporter Canadian National 8 car set #106-4629 Micro Trains Two CN Bulkhead Flat Cars w/lumber load These are his pictures from Swap Meet area. Click to see Large images!
I like to shop for wood at Ganahl's as the wood is much better. The price reflects it. They are usually eager to help and show interest in the projects. I gave my poor quality 25 year old table saw away. I do not have feed tables and ripping 8' 13 ply birch is to rough on this old dad bod. Never mind a bit dangerous to do alone. I did the last few sheets with a circular saw, but if I know most of my needs I can just have them do it as they have a great table to work with. I am beginning to think they don't want to do the work as they state the saw is still down. I am calling over to confirm and get a manager involved as they have charged me already.
I'm in the same fix as you, having only a small table saw. What I did last time was to give the home center person dimensions that were an inch more than what I needed. That way I receive manageable sizes that I can then safely fine tune to perfection on my saw.
Assuming you can transport full sheets home, or have them delivered, a track saw is an excellent way for one person to move sheet goods from truck to/from truck, shop, workbench or table saw. A panel cart can store and roll full sheets of plywood, etc. around semi-vertically, and tilt them to horizontal (adjustable height) to slide them to/from pickup beds, saw-horses, work tables/benches, table saws, etc. Rockler and Woodcraft offer slightly different models.
Hi Andy, I have a mid sized SUV so would have the 8x4 sheet ripped in half and strap it down for transport. My version of a track saw is to use the factory edge of a piece of plywood as a guide. My machinist workbench is large and heavy and I clamp everything to it for ripping long pieces. When I used the table saw I would wedge it up against the workbench to use as a outfeed table. That worked great but I didn't have an in feed table so had a friend help me some of the time. I'm simply at a point where I don't want rarely used tools taking up space and spending power, when I can pay a fee, $5 in this case, to have it done for me. Model Railroading will be fun when this heavy construction is done. Oh, wait then there is track laying, wiring(2 huh!), scenery.......ah that's the fun.
As long as your home center reliably makes accurate cuts, I'd stay with that. For those who have problems getting accurate cuts from local home centers, and don't have the space for a decent table saw, a track saw is another option. Another idea... I remember helping a carpenter install a bay window for my grandmother when I was a teenager. He had a small benchtop tablesaw on a portable stand, and used a straight(!*) board, clamped to the bottom of the plywood sheet, as a "rip fence" up against the side of the table saw's table. Worked great for him! *A "board" cut accurately (perhaps at a good home center) from a sheet of quality 3/4" plywood makes a reliable, long, straight edge. Plywood resists warping sideways, thus keeping a straight edge for the above purpose.
I would not rely on a store ripped/cut edge for a reliable straight edge. The factory mill supplier to the lumber yards create an edge on 4x8 sheets that are generally quite reliable.
Actually I was wondering if anyone knows the maker or brand for this because I was hoping to find a couple more. Seams to be a decent shape for a dockside shed that could fit in a wharf or pier scene.
The new Bluford Shops P&LE Jade green cabooses just arrived and they look great. Thank you Craig at Bluford Shops for another run of P&LE cabooses.
