irocinblue89
Member
Hello everyone!
After a 6 month hiatus I am finally able to get back to model railroading. I have truly missed the forum and the help! With the new house comes a new layout. Anyways, I will refrain from posting the layout design for personal reasons, but I could really use some help/input on the engineering aspect of it. I am try to figure out what size 3/4" plywood to cut in order to support a 20" shelf cantilever style. I am using supports every 16" and the base will be 3/4" 7 layer plywood with a 1/2" layer of pink builders foam on top.
What size have you guys used?
I was hoping to use 2" tall by 3/4" wide supports but I am worried that will not be enough. Especially in the yard area. The reason for trying to get the supports as small as possible is to leave room for a lower level to be built down the road.
Thanks in advance and again, I am glad to be back!
Seann
After a 6 month hiatus I am finally able to get back to model railroading. I have truly missed the forum and the help! With the new house comes a new layout. Anyways, I will refrain from posting the layout design for personal reasons, but I could really use some help/input on the engineering aspect of it. I am try to figure out what size 3/4" plywood to cut in order to support a 20" shelf cantilever style. I am using supports every 16" and the base will be 3/4" 7 layer plywood with a 1/2" layer of pink builders foam on top.
What size have you guys used?
I was hoping to use 2" tall by 3/4" wide supports but I am worried that will not be enough. Especially in the yard area. The reason for trying to get the supports as small as possible is to leave room for a lower level to be built down the road.
Thanks in advance and again, I am glad to be back!
Seann
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