Wednesday 17th April 2019
Must be nearly Summer, today the volunteer numbers went into double figures, compared to Monday when it reached 5. Not that anybody could see each other.
Pat was strimming in the distance, Mike was on the Station ceiling Knotting the new wood work for the stairs, Dave was finishing off the first picture frame for the Poster next to Cabin 2 , and Brian turned up in the afternoon to give the new Broadway Station sign another coat of paint.
As I said Wednesday was a much better day Volunteer wise. And so was the weather !
The slabbing gang were back , Today laying the slabs which lay outside of the eventual fence .
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As usual Paul and John were in charge of cutting the slabs.Behind them in the distance an orange spot shows how far Pat has gone, he was so far away he failed to hear or see the first train of the day !
Terry sent me the end of day shot , with just one more cut needed , that will keep till next Wednesday
Down at the Carpentry cabin , Dave had finished and given the first picture frame to Pete for a bit of filling and a coat of paint.
Wood has been stored in the Cabin to keep dry and on then primer applied some has had a first coat of undercoat.
A makeshift rack construction allows them to dry.
This wood has been lined up for one thing , to be made into Dagger Boards for the stairs .
Before lunch Neal had worked out the various angles that were needed to start and a template was made.
Peter holds up the Dagger board template, which is top of the car park side number 1 , he is actually holding it flat to the camera so you can see the various angles that were needed to be cut.
Okay 1 became 5 and so off to the stairs for a trial fit.
They fitted well and lined up with the existing wood work , Holes will then need to be drilled to match the existing, plus the slots from the bottom up to the holes. 22 boards to get to the landing and then another challenge but that is for another day.
A nice sunny day at Broadway and today's Locomotives were looking at their best.
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" 2807 " and " Dinmore Manor " both running around their trains.
And later in the day 47376.
The new dagger boards are looking good. Also the pics of 2807 and Dinmore running round. Thanks for the update.
ReplyDeleteRegards, Paul.
Boreda Pete,
ReplyDeleteTake care. The angle of dangle of the dagger boards is important as they tend to change as the wood matures.
Appreciate these shots and narrative, most interesting and informative, thanks v m. Only wish I lived closer, I could escape my wife's survailance for a few hours!
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