Question: I have an access hole cut into a section of my town in my layout. But I plan to put buildings on the section I cut out and put it back in place. Then lift it out when I need access. I need to be able to raise that cutout section and leave it suspended above me because when all the surrounding buildings are done, I'll have no place to lay it aside. Make sense? Has anyone seen a way to raise and suspend a cutout like this?
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Yes I believe someone has a post on this in what did you do on your layout today. He attached a 2 by 2 piece of wood and raises it up in the air and has the system designed very easily with two blocks of wood to hold it in place and spin it out of the way so you do not hit your head on it
Thanks @E-UNIT-79. That topic has 614 pages! Any idea of keywords I can use to find what you're referring to?
Another person did a drop down, he built a hanging shelf underneath to slide it onto while he worked.
For a search in WDYDOYLT, I'd try hatch, swing, and up. 600+ or not, it should narrow it down to 10-20.
If you think 600 is a lot, consider that is about 1/4 -1/3 of what it could be. That thread gets "cleaned" of small talk and "unimportant" posts about once a year or so. Ive seen it at 500+ 3 or four times I think.
I think I recall the post mentioned, but not where it was or who did it. It may have used minivan rear hatch springback shocks if I recall.
I'd maybe put a 1x4 L shaped leg from floor to tabletop at the hatch corner, and mount a fat pipe vertically on it inside of loose pipe straps. A bolt through the pipe down low, raised to catch a notch and drop slot in the leg when it's turned. Pipe flange on top, hatch frame on that. Or plywood on flang, and plywood supports, notched to attach to the ply while sandwiching the flange between supports and hatch.
I believe it was Alex with the big basement 3r RR.
Also John Allen did it on his GI&G. Photo of it in his hard back book of his various RRs
here you go, Alex' layout build thread, check out the 3/18/11 post. The photos will show you an elegant method. Up and turn to the clear the hatch for standing. Turn and down when finished. A simple locking method.
By the way, he tore this down. Lots of good techniques in this build.
That's awesome guys! Thanks so much. I've got work to do!
Sorry I didnt see this sooner but that's the thread I was talking about. The one moon man posted. It's on page 5 midway down. Good luck looks like a nice project.
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