I also built a great deal of my layout with hand tools and now regret much of that. First off I (we) totally scratchbilt my entire railroad building. We used 2 x 12's twenty foot long for floor joists, plus all the other heavy wood, sheetrock and shingles to complete the room. Of course we used mostly power tools except for the hammering. However, I was a bit younger then, so you do recover. When it came time for the actual benchwork, the physical toll on my wrists in particular, hasn't been good. During the early construction, our eldest member came over to help. He brought over sheet rock screws and screw gun while I continured with drilling pilot holes, using soap and then hand screwing everything with #8 or #10 screws. I recommend any type of power equipment you can afford.
Bob Werre BobWphoto.com David Heine wrote: > > > For my last layout I cut all the benchwork wood with muscle-powered saws > because it made less sawdust in the basement. This was in the 1980's > and it > wasn't a 4'X8' either (approx. 27' X 34'). So having only hand tools > is not > an excuse. I was thinner then, I wonder why. I guess because I use power > saws now, but I don't cut wood in the train room (basement). > > Dave Heine > Easton, PA > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, > Pieter Roos <pieter_r...@...> wrote: > It happens that cutting the 1X3 or 1X4 supports needed for lightweight > foam > and ceiling tile construction would be reasonable, even with hand tools. > > > > Geez, I built a layout in the middle of the last century with hand tools, > plywood and pine lumber, cookie cutter with a "keyhole" saw. That is what > everyone did. > > Harold > > Yahoo! Groups > <http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJjN2cyNXFyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1MjE5MARncnBzcElkAzE3MDY1MzM4MTgEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDZ2ZwBHN0aW1lAzEyODI2ODc2OTc-> > > > Switch to: Text-Only > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=change%20delivery%20format:%20Traditional>, > > Daily Digest > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=email%20delivery:%20Digest> > . Unsubscribe > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> . > Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> > . > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
