I'm back working on the railway again, eventually, which I'm sure Rob ( my customer ) will be pleased to hear. I'd hoped to be back sooner, but I've had a chest infection and have been coughing my lungs up since late November. Wood dust was never going to help that! In December, I did manage to do some repairing of some second hand mine buildings, that will be used on the next section. More of those when the time comes.
Anyway, over the last few days, I began work on the boards for the runaround along the back of the main sections. The line of the three tracks had been marked out months ago, when the airfield section was started. The two main lines are at the same height, but the branch line is still climbing up from the quayside to meet the main lines, and at the join, is about 3/4 in lower. The 4 inch wide MDF board would need cutting along most of its length, and the timber support would also need tapering.
I dislike using jigsaws for long straight cuts, as they usually end up anything but straight, so decided to use the bandsaw instead. Unfortunately, it's location in the workshop while fine for most jobs, isn't ideal for an 8 feet long strip of wood. It is located near a window, but the angle is wrong to push the wood out through the large opening.
Due to the bizzare hinge design, it leaves a gap of about 4 inches along the hinge line when open, which was just big enough to get the wood through if the saw was positioned just right!