Tools

My apologies for the lack of posts. Summer is not the time to spend indoors. But now that Autumn has arrived, the temperature is getting much cooler - a signal to start thinking about model trains. In fact, I just joined the Calgary Eurorail Express club this week-end. It's a small group dedicated to modeling European railroads in Calgary. I met with some of the members and they were giving me some helpful advice on benchwork. I've been mulling over how to construct my benchwork for my railway station layout. Due to the lack of permanent space to display my layout, I decided to go with something similar to the N-Trak modular approach. My layout is going to span four tables. Each table is 2' x 4' in dimension. When connected together the layout will span 16'. The modular design allows for easy storage. Right now, I'm focusing on the section that will contain the railway station. I figure I can build the platforms and arched rooftop this winter. But before I can do that, I have to construct my table so I purchased a couple of power tools this summer to make the job easier. The primary reason was helping with the odd construction project around the house. Not shown is the circular saw for cutting the plywood. I bought the router this week-end in order to create a rabbit joint so that the plywood would sit recessed into the 1" x 4" frame. I didn't want the edge of the plywood to be visible. I wanted to keep things looking clean.