Griffin Jct ready for the waffle bottom

Might have on legs and ready for track by the time I leave for Ken-fest. 7 days and a wake up !

Mike Sherbak
Aiken SC

Almost ready for the waffle bottom

It won't be ready for Kenfest but perhaps the NRVMRR in Nov.

The challenge will be all the diamonds.

Mike Sherbak
Aiken SC

Starting to look like a module

Clamps off ready for the next step

Mike Sherbak
Aiken SC

Another view

Mike Sherbak
Aiken SC

Outside rail in place

Mike Sherbak
Aiken SC

Laid out and frontiers and ribs are glued in place

On to the next module

The next module to be built is a 6ft straight module combined with a 2 ft inside curve.
Modules built to S&SSofNC specs are designed to fit together on a 2ft 'grid'.
This grid is referenced off the front edge of the module closest to the double track mainline.

So for example a four foot 'inside' curve has a 48" radius on the edge of the module closest to the 8/10 mains.  The 'inside' refers to the fact that the radius of the outside edge of the module is less than the radius of the 8" main. The radius of the 8" main on an inside 4ft is 48" + 6" = 56"  

An outside four foot curve then has a radius greater than the 8" main so - the outside radius is 48" and the radius of the 8" main is 40".

Waffle bottom test fit

All cut out - the waffle bottom will be glued and clamped in place. This will significantly add to the long thin module's rigidity and torsional flexing

Ready for the waffle bottom

Mike Sherbak
Aiken SC

Revised the plan for the Basement Modular Layout

Mike Sherbak
Aiken SC

Working on an 8ft Mainline mini. Next up is a 2ft inside curve junction module.

Mike Sherbak
Aiken SC

Free-mo module design

A member of the Southeast Georgia (SEGA) Free-mo group proposed a module design that was interesting to me so I thought I would play around with a waffle frame design for the proposed module in XTrkCAD.  Here are a few images of the final design showing the waffle layout, the top surface with track and the underlying module rails to show how the track is supported and the dimensions of the top surface.

Unlike S&SS of NC waffle frames which are 4 inches high, this module, to be Free-mo Compliant, would need to be built with 6"x24" endplates.

8ft Mainline mini-module

Starting on an 8ft Mainline mini-module to parallel the 8ft branchline yard modules in the basement plan.
Mike Sherbak
Aiken SC

Another view

 

All modules on casters. Time to start laying track I suppose.

Mike Sherbak
Aiken SC