Art Armstrong wrote: > > I can see using gate style hinges and mounting them high over the table > > so that the joint is an inch or so above table top. They would then > > look a bit unsightly unless I can hide them with buildings or foliage. > > I did this on an HO module. Four foot lengths hinged to make an eight foot > module. It worked fine with the one inch separation as you suggested. Put > some blocks on the end corners to support the folded half. I used a 1X6 > board across both ends with some 1/4 inch bolts to hold the folded unit > together. Folding the tops together protects them for traveling and the > shorter package is easier to handle - heavy but easier. I used a two-wheel > dolly to haul mine. > > Let us know how it works. I have tried to come up with something similar > but the size needed for even a 24 inch radius has stopped me every time. > > Art >
I'm not picturing how you have the hinges unless you're just sandwiching the two pieces for transporting which is something I once did with a pair of HO modules I had once done.. But while thinking about what you're done, I had a epiphany (sorry, watched Hook last night).... What if the 'table top' was inset into the frame so the the SHS track was at or just below the frame. Standard piano-type hinges could be used so the second half (or the two 1/4's) would just fold up and onto the centre section. It would just be a matter of notching out the inboard frame where the track crosses over to the next section. One benefit of this design would be that in the case of ankle-biter intervention, the raised frame (although at about the same height as the track) may act as a guard rail to keep the train from hitting the floor. The resultant design would then be: 3/4 inch clearance (occupied by the SHS track) 1 inch for the foam base (table top) The remainder would be for the cross members - the height which would depend on if 1x3's or 1x4's, etc were used for the main frame. Here's a very quick drawing of the end piece: http://www.stclaircollege.ca/people/pages/kgarber/railroad/Model/display.jpg Sound okay??? Anyone want to try it first? : ) Ken Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
