Reply to "Building a new 104 sq ft Layout 3-Rail O-Scale Track"

ThomasTOGR Forum Member

Hello everyone,

Well I will be forced to make some changes to the Table Frame Work because it will not be built out of aluminum as planned. The shop that I had hoped would do all the aluminum welding for me has too many jobs already in progress so they are not accepting any new orders until sometime after the first.

I ordered all the material today in mild steel and will pick it up tomorrow. I still have my MIG welder so I will do all the fabrication in my shop. I will be using 1/8" thick material instead of the 3/16" as drawn to keep the overall weight down and it will be much easier for me to handle. This will take a little bit longer because it will need to be primed and painted, plus the clean up time and the curing time for the paint.

As soon as I get enough pieces fabricated I will add some progress photos.

12/26/193:27 PM

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