OO Gauge Layout Build: Episode 2 Building a Swing Gate
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- See how I built a swing gate to access my model railway room without having to crawl under baseboards.
00:00 Intro
01:14 Drawing the plan
06:33 Checking the plan physically works
08:59 making sure everybody fits
13:35 Building the frame
15:03 Adding the top
16:43 Fitting the hinges and making it swing
20:48 Final adjustments - Навчання та стиль
Its nice to watch somebody who thinks before he makes, an excellent solution.
Well this is my third attempt at a layout in the room so I don’t know about that 😆 thanks for watching hope you enjoyed it.
Brilliant idea. I much prefer this to a lift out section.
I first saw the idea on an American layout and the idea seems quite popular over there. An even easier version I’ve seen is one that opens away from the layout on a corner in a similar shape to mine as you don’t have to worry about the curve and just butt the frames together.
Nicely done,,thanks for sharing..😊
Thank you
Good job. I reckon that excellent gate is more than trial and error (your comment at the end!!).
Thanks Tony, since I’ve carried on with the layout I realised what faults I should have corrected before building the frame for the gate and why it wouldn’t align when I put it back together, but at least I know for next time.
@@WesternSignalman I suppose this is where we say again, "trial and error"!
Excellent work love what you’ve done, your DIY skills are far superior to mine, given I managed to butcher and cross thread a bolt whilst putting together a new chair, I’ve since re threaded the housing and repaired it since. Like a true coward rather than own up too my wife I blamed my boy 😉
The safer option there, If makes you feel any better I tried changing the blade on my chop saw, after 30 minutes of shouting at it, hitting it with a hammer and generally calling it rude names I watched a UA-cam video and discovered the bolt that holds the blade in place is reverse threaded 😂
A well-produced and most informative video - thank you for sharing! 👍
Fast approaching my dotage, Ewhurst Green's baseboards were set at 53" high yielding 50" of headroom when the flap is closed (this also brings the viewing height closer to eye-level). 🙂
What may assist (if you aren't already aware) is the rails across each break being soldered onto copper-clad sleepers prior to cutting. 😉
Thank you for watching. Eye level is nice but I had to consider the boy otherwise I may have gone further up. Thanks for the tip I got some copper clad plates years ago I cut into shape but I might look at some actual pre cut ones this time.
@@WesternSignalman Raise the level of the layout each year as he grows up? --- (Sorry, couldn't resist). 😉 😄
So pleasing to have youngsters interested in the hobby - they must be given every encouragement for they are the future of the hobby. 👍🙂
In the non-scenic track break on Ewhurst Green I've used a wide strip of copper-clad for robust strength. However, on the two scenic drop-downs (provided to give access to the rear of the baseboard) the rails are soldered to copper-clad sleepers - I hope this assists! ⚡
@ewhurstgreen if only I put adjustable feet on it 🤣
Thanks for the tips 👍
I love it and plan to do something similar in my new layout. Great idea Well done.
Thanks, good luck with your new project
Writing this before you have fixed the swing door. I would have fixed it to the wall that opened upwards. Now, at the end, we'll done, nice job.
Thanks, If I’d was to do it again i’d make sure the two baseboards are properly anchored before cutting the wood for the gate, that would certainly solve some of the issues I came across.
IM SO JEALOUS!
If your good I’ll let you come over and have a go at opening the gate 🤣
@@WesternSignalman perfection
As Fifth Doctor cosplays go, I've seen worse...
😂 i get similar comments at work about the jumper
@@WesternSignalman no malice intended of course, just a bit of fun! 😁