Conrail up in Coal Country

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Everything's up on legs.



I'm going to take a day or two to live with it and make sure I'm happy with placement before tying the doors all together. It's easier to move them when they're not.

[diezmon]

Everything's up on legs.



I'm going to take a day or two to live with it and make sure I'm happy with placement before tying the doors all together. It's easier to move them when they're not.

Damn, they're sagging already??   

[Point353]

Everything's up on legs.

Megadesk II.

[davefoxx]

@Ed Kapuscinski ,

How much room do you have around the layout to the walls for aisle space?  I can't tell from the pictures.  Also, which direction is the room longer and do you want to run the long side of the layout in that direction?

DFF

[Dave V]

I recommend you add 2 x 6 steel studs on 6" centers with L-girder made of high-tensile concrete and sink those legs down to bedrock...   

[Ed Kapuscinski]

@Ed Kapuscinski ,

How much room do you have around the layout to the walls for aisle space?  I can't tell from the pictures.  Also, which direction is the room longer and do you want to run the long side of the layout in that direction?

DFF

It varies. The aisle over on the left is about 24" as is the one over on the extreme right.
I've got about 3' behind it along the far wall.

The two pinch points are a BIT tight for my liking, which is why I'm going to wait a few days before moving forward. I'm thinking about chopping a few inches in each direction off to make it more comfortable for all potential operators.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Megadesk II.

Lol, it does kinda feel that way!

[davefoxx]

It varies. The aisle over on the left is about 24" as is the one over on the extreme right.
I've got about 3' behind it along the far wall.

The two pinch points are a BIT tight for my liking, which is why I'm going to wait a few days before moving forward. I'm thinking about chopping a few inches in each direction off to make it more comfortable for all potential operators.

If you do cut a door off, it will be hollow (duh, we know).  Okay, but, what I did when I cut a section off of the second HCD in the Seaboard Central 2.0 (expanded version) was to cut or delaminate the block out of the cut-off end, and then insert that block back into the new cut.  Worked great. 

DFF

[Ed Kapuscinski]

If you do cut a door off, it will be hollow (duh, we know).  Okay, but, what I did when I cut a section off of the second HCD in the Seaboard Central 2.0 (expanded version) was to cut or delaminate the block out of the cut-off end, and then insert that block back into the new cut.  Worked great. 

DFF

Yep. That's the plan.

[Lemosteam]

If you do cut a door off, it will be hollow (duh, we know).  Okay, but, what I did when I cut a section off of the second HCD in the Seaboard Central 2.0 (expanded version) was to cut or delaminate the block out of the cut-off end, and then insert that block back into the new cut.  Worked great. 

DFF

Hollow core doors have 2-3" of solid wood or substrate inside on the top and bottom,  After cutting the end of the door, peel off the outer layer from the remains, sand or scrape smooth and reinsert inside the hollow end with some wood glue. and clamp it.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Hollow core doors have 2-3" of solid wood or substrate inside on the top and bottom,  After cutting the end of the door, peel off the outer layer from the remains, sand or scrape smooth and reinsert inside the hollow end with some wood glue. and clamp it.

Yep. Although, knowing me, I'll probably just take the easy way out and jam some cut down 2x4 in there

[Lemosteam]

Yep. Although, knowing me, I'll probably just take the easy way out and jam some cut down 2x4 in there

 

Unless you have a surface planer available to you (I do and have done this myself), you might find that to be difficult without ruining the flatness of the ends of the doors.

[TLOC]

I know your feelings on this already but oh those walls would look great with those doors as a shelf layout. Just kidding!! The space looks great. Will be following this just to see how much grief I mean ribbing your compatriots will give you.

Tom

[davefoxx]

It varies. The aisle over on the left is about 24" as is the one over on the extreme right.
I've got about 3' behind it along the far wall.

The two pinch points are a BIT tight for my liking, which is why I'm going to wait a few days before moving forward. I'm thinking about chopping a few inches in each direction off to make it more comfortable for all potential operators.

You might want to get those aisles out to at least 42" with at least 36" at the pinch points.

DFF

[wm3798]

I recommend you add 2 x 6 steel studs on 6" centers with L-girder made of high-tensile concrete and sink those legs down to bedrock...   

And turnbuckles and cables.  Don't forget the turnbuckles and cables.

The aisle space is inadequate in the extreme.  You should use basic kitchen planning... minimum 36" aisles, with 48" being ideal.

Especially with those spindly minimally braced legs, and our big fat behinds.  There will be much jostling of rolling stock in the current configuration.

Without touching the third rail of the benefits of around the wall design, you could also consider using narrower doors...

Lee