CSX Hanover Subdivision 3.0

[John]

Drive your truck down here .. and sort through the pile ..

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[mu26aeh]

Those are 6.11 at my Lowes.  But they're also about 6 " too short.  I'm getting the pre-cut 9'

[John]

Those are 6.11 at my Lowes.  But they're also about 6 " too short.  I'm getting the pre-cut 9'

I'd almost be tempted to splice a 2 foot section .. since they aren't load bearing ..

[wm3798]

I'd almost be tempted to splice a 2 foot section .. since they aren't load bearing ..

Exactly.  Convert to 2x3s (at under $5 a piece) go 24" o.c., scab in the top, or leave it naked and build a light valance around the top of the wall.  You'll save $1,000.

Lee

[trainzluvr]

I don't know how often you guys splice you linear lumber, but whenever I do, I curse myself for not just buying the dimension I need, because the amount of sawdust created is just ungodly. I'm really tired of cleaning the "outside" (the driveway) each time I splice.

Sorting through the pile...that's another story. Usually someone had already gone through the pile and picked the best pieces, while leaving a total mess to try and find something left.

[John]

because the amount of sawdust created is just ungodly. I'm really tired of cleaning the "outside" (the driveway) each time I splice.

Sawdust and some cheap hobby acrylic paint = ground cover .. double score

[R L Smith]

Also, with the hopeful addition of adding a portion of Gettysburg to the new layout, the crews need somewhere to get their meals from before or after they make their set off for Gettysburg & Northern.  @rickb773 had this up for sale so I snagged it. 



https://www.google.com/maps/@39.8333117,-77.2404424,263m/data=!3m1!1e3

Years ago, the restaurant had the name on the roof, but after a remodel it was removed as seen above in the google maps images.

I lived in Gettysburg for a little bit. In the late '70's, what was the old Reading train station had become Tommy's Pizza. Eastbound trains would often stop for a crewmember to hop off the engine, go into Tommy's and return a few minutes later with chow.  Sometimes I would see westbound trains stop just short of Carlisle Street and a crewman would go into the Lincoln Diner.

[MK]

Drive your truck down here .. and sort through the pile ..

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I wonder what the 3-star reviews are saying.

[trainzluvr]

I wonder what the 3-star reviews are saying.

To be honest, I think that sentence in their description: "Our lumber is a premium blend of Spruce, Pine and Fir" is a misnomer.

SPF lumber is far from premium, and is really a bottom dwelling variety used in common construction projects, because it's cheap, soft and of questionable quality.

[mu26aeh]

I made lots of sawdust today while the snow fell outside.  I didn't bother going out to clear anything.  Pain in the a$$ with a stone driveway now.  I'll wait until Monday.  Just got the call I'm off anyways due to weather.



I still have to finish the bulkhead on the far wall to accommodate the upstairs plumbing access.

It was only after I had finished for the night that I realized I screwed up a possibly very important measurement.  There's a possibility of Ed K's/Lee W's Windsor st/Hagerstown Yard finding a new home here and it measures in at about 14'.  I have a little more than 14'between right wall and the sump pit but thought didn't cross my mind as I was more concerned with how I was going to do the bulkhead section so I just laid out an 8' treated on the floor, marked for the doorway and built a wall up.  I went back down and measured what I had left, 13' 6".      Of course, nothing is pinned down on where towns on the layout will be yet in the new space, but then again, if Hagerstown was put there, the layout could be planned around it being in that location.  So we'll see what the planning commission comes up with comes up with ....

[davefoxx]

I think it’s funny that I have already had the pleasure of operating on that yard both east and west of the Chesapeake Bay at Lee’s and Ed’s homes, respectively.  If I’m lucky enough to someday come join an ops session at your house and if you put that yard into service, then I’ll have operated on that same yard both south and north of the Mason-Dixon Line, too.  That’s a well-traveled yard!

DFF

[wm3798]

A quick glance at one of my original planning drawings has the end to end dimension at 13'2".  But if memory serves, it was actually closer to 14'.
@Ed Kapuscinski should be able to conjure up the hard dimensions for you.
Lee

[LKOrailroad]

I see a miter saw in your latest picture. Why on earth were you cutting studs with a jig saw if you have a miter saw?

You are using hot dip galvanized nails through the treated bottom plate, right?

[mu26aeh]

I see a miter saw in your latest picture. Why on earth were you cutting studs with a jig saw if you have a miter saw?

You are using hot dip galvanized nails through the treated bottom plate, right?

I had the wall built and didn't want to knock it apart to recut the studs.  If it had been a load bearing wall, everything would have been knocked apart and redone.  There's only 1 stud that's wonky   I did good for the situation

And yep on the nails.

[CRL]

At least he didn’t go full redneck with a chainsaw.