Jobs Log, Past and Upcoming

• Design signalling specification
  • Inner track will be a simple block control
  • Outer two tracks a bit more involved. Consider using microcontrollers for block and station work.

• Layout electrics
  • Design control panel
  • Build control panel

• Suggest the inner track has only one controller
  • Outer tracks are accessible by two controllers with 3 way toggle switches.

• Lay down track for station area

• Install West points, near the meeting room. One point sits across a join.
  • Need to keep the curves away from each other as much as possible.
  • Plastic sleepers need to be cut away so that the rails can be soldered to a copper strip to be laid across the join.

• Razor saw
• Dremel tool or similar

• Install East points.
  • Should be easier than the West ones.
  • Need to be staggered to avoid any point being on a join.
  • Being laid in a similar way to West points.

• Install girder bridge.
  • This will involve installing the Girder bridge and two concrete bridges.

•  Build and install concrete bridge model.
  • Bridge being purchased is only one track wide. 
  • This will involve installing the Girder bridge and two concrete bridges.

• Can be built at home or at the club room.

•  Lay down cork for main line only.
• Cork is being laid down for all lines and sidings.
• Read the article about the process here.

• Cheap paint brush for the contact cement.

• Finalise deck lay down. 
  • Check that modules are flush at the joins.
  • Sand with a belt or orbital sander as required.
  • May be easier to remove the baseboard and then sand the ends until they are equal in height.

• Belt or orbital sander.

• Lay down deck for West section. 
• This short section needs to match the two adjacent curved sections.
• May need to put deck down for the meeting room extension.

• Lay down deck for North West  section, the top curved section.
  • Cutting angles need to be calculated. See Shelf Layout document.
• Use the article on helix construction to determine the angles required.

• Protractor or other method of marking out angles accurately.

• Lay down deck for South section.

• Lay down deck for South section.This is the station and will take some time. May need support towards the window.

• Lay down deck for East section.
  This is a quick job, only enough is needed to support the track.

• Lay down deck for North East section.

• Lay down deck for South East section.

•  For North cut out sides for bridge and strengthen.
  (Partially done)

• Build and fit the West module.

• Build the NorthWest curved section

• Build the East module. This short module needs to be fitted to the adjacent two.

• Fit extensions to NorthEast
• Fit alignment devices to both joins.

• Liquid Nails
• Spatula
• Turps
• Drill bits
• 8mm drill bit
• Screwdriver bits.

•  Build the last curved section, NorthWest

Floor Plans

• Liquid Nails
• Gloves
• Turps
• Drill bits
• 8mm drill bit
• Screwdriver bits.

• Start NorthEast, do the North wall first, copy SouthEast except mirror it.
  As for SouthEast it needs to be extended to meet with the adjacent module.
• Use a piece of the 10mm ply as an end, leaving space to laminate an extension onto the end.

• Liquid Nails
• Spatula
• Turps
• Drill bits
• 8mm drill bit
• Screwdriver bits.

• Fit alignment device to SouthEast and South
• Add girders to wall section of SouthEast

• Liquid Nails
• Spatula
• Turps
• Drill bits
• 8mm drill bit
• Screwdriver bits.

• Add on to SouthEast the piece that joins up with East. 
• Complete extension to South.
• Add girders to window section of SouthEast

• Liquid Nails
• Disposable gloves
• Turps
• Drill bits
• Screwdriver bits.

• Finish off SouthEast, put the inner wall piece in (the shortest length)
• Fit the internal end (to allow for extending)
• Use a piece of the 10mm ply as an end, leaving space to laminate an extension onto the end.

• Glue bottle
• Liquid Nails
• Drill bits
• Screwdriver bits.

• Start building SouthEast, beginning with the section along the window. Needs to be extended to meet with South later on.

• Made a start but having to put screws in by hand slowed things down. Should consider getting a club owned power drill/driver.

Floor Plans

• Glue bottle
• Liquid Nails
• Drill bits
• Screwdriver bits.

• Join South module to SouthWest with joiner device
• Drill girders for wires
• Notch out SouthWest so that it fits on the “bar”.(This will need to be done to NorthWest as well)

• 8mm drill bit
• 26mm or larger spade bit
• Drill, cordless

• Construct SouthWest
• Construct North, South
• Shelf extenders
• Wall brackets