Comments on: Shelf Benchwork https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/11/shelf-benchwork.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shelf-benchwork Model railroads and model trains Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Colin https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/11/shelf-benchwork.html#comment-558 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:51:30 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2009/11/shelf-benchwork.html#comment-558 In february this year I put up a foldaway layout which might interest you

http://modeltrainsetshelp.blogspot.com/2009/02/ho-farrer-siding-foldaway-layout.html

Regards

Colin

]]> By: Tony P https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/11/shelf-benchwork.html#comment-553 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:10:02 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2009/11/shelf-benchwork.html#comment-553 Questions, do you want to be able to fold it away when you are done? If so you will need to attach it to the wall with hinges at the studs in the wall, piano hinges or something stronger. Is it going to be a permanent set up just hanging off the wall or will it have legs to the floor. However you are going to do it, you will need a strong, (as with any layout), foundation. Purchases Roberts E book and it will give you everything you need to accomplish this. For ex: Plywood with 1 x 2s framing, you may want to put styro foam over the ply or just cork road bed. If just hanging off the wall you will need good bracing and if standing on the floor if fold away you will need fold away legs or if permanent, permanent legs.Also checkout Model RR magazine, they have a lot of ideas for what you are looking for. also you can make the shelf as wide as you want but then it becomes more of a standard free standing layout that you can just push against a wall and move back out when you need to work on the back side of the layout. that is important if you have back problems and or getting older. things always as it seems to go wrong at the unreachable side of the layout. so this could be a problem even for the younger modeler. So you see the possibilities are endless. Let us know how you make out with your project.

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