Fabricating a rounded steel edge

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Ай бұрын

Todays weather conditions don´t allow for any real outside projects. That´s why I deviate to a different part of the layout where I can build one more platform edge that is small enough to fabricate inside. I am using 40 x 40mm angle iron which I am cutting, bending and welding to the desired shape. Finally I will test fit it on the layout to make sure it fits properly.

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@hsbagardenrailway Ай бұрын

Robert, you continue to make amazing progress. Very much enjoying the railway build and how handy you are!

@summitrailway Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! To be honest I´d like to move a little quicker but time, money and weather are my main opponents right now. But I will get there eventually that´s for sure!

@Lancelot_Jago Ай бұрын

I'm hoping that you might consider reviewing your first platform curve where you cut the vertical plane down. It seemed to me that it was a compromise that could perhaps be revised for a better visual appearance. Thanks for sharing. Cheers 🇦🇺

@summitrailway Ай бұрын

The first platform will stay as is for now, changing it to a real curve radius instead of two bends would mean a lot of extra work. It doesn´t look to bad in my opinion altough it could be better. Much more interesting will be the second, long platform which will be half staight and half in a curve on both sides. On that I will definitely try to make a nice even curve with the platform edge like I have done in this video!

@keithtimelessacres Ай бұрын

Great job. Really enjoy watching your progress. Everything is coming together. The one tool you had we call it a bevel square. Looking forward to your next video.

@summitrailway Ай бұрын

Thank you, now I know how it is called! Slowly but surely I am working towards a finished layout :) I am glad that you are enjoying the process!

@maulii687 Ай бұрын

Schöne Maßarbeit

@summitrailway 28 күн бұрын

Danke!

@royboydanny1415 Ай бұрын

The tool is called a sliding bevel or adjustable bevel , great videos by the way

@summitrailway Ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you are enjoying my video!

@jamesdavis4163 Ай бұрын

tool is also called adjustable square

@summitrailway Ай бұрын

Thank you as well! That´s what I was looking for :)

@rooster8039 Ай бұрын

I hope your chickens didn't get wet...👍...

@summitrailway Ай бұрын

I haven´t seen them on this project, they stayed voluntarily inside because of the weather...

@richardw5507 Ай бұрын

Hi Robert, fantastic progress. I was wondering why you needed to weld the slots on the curve - weather protection?

@summitrailway Ай бұрын

Hey! Tank´s for the question ... As long as the slots are not welded the steel is free to bend to some degree. I used very tight tolerances between the platform edge and the track so even a slight change in curve radius would be a big problem. To be save I decided to weld every single slot shut so it is one continous steel structure.

@richardw5507 Ай бұрын

@@summitrailway I see thanks

@testing_the_worldserious2153 Ай бұрын

TOP - das Wetter ist aber gerade echt crazy! Dann nun aber Mitte Juni mehr Videos oder? ;)

@summitrailway Ай бұрын

Der ganze Regen ist echt ne Katastrophe für mein Projekt. Keine Bahnsteige füllen, nichts lackieren und auch kein empfindliches Werkzeug wie Schweißgerät usw sind da zu benutzen. Mehr Videos wie aktuell sind für mich zeitlich nicht machbar allerdings werde ich versuchen mehr Baufortschritt pro Video zu verwirklichen.

@AlfredBelpaire1820 Ай бұрын

With the weather this year, always good to have a back-up plan. How do you deal with the leaves on the tracks? You pick them one by one? You use a garden blower / vacuum machine or you have some special track cleaner like «Die Gartenbahner » produce? Or the track inspectors pick them up :-)

@summitrailway Ай бұрын

All of the above! For most of the leaves I am using a garden blower. I have a video on my channel which is showing exactely that if you are interested. It is called "Sthil BGA 60 leaf blower test for Garden Railroad maintenance". After the leave blower I am picking up the residues by hand. Last but not least I am cleaning the tracks either by hand or with the cleaning system build by "Die Gartenbahner". There will be a video soon about this cleaning wagon!

@TrainsWithEthan Ай бұрын

How long have you been making garden railroads and how much does it cost to build one?

@leonbongers6004 Ай бұрын

He has a video with childhood pictures with a garden railroad.

@andrewlalis Ай бұрын

Generally with this sort of thing, if you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it. I know I can't. Everything he has right now is probably tens of thousands of dollars, not including labor effort.

@summitrailway Ай бұрын

My garden railroad hobby started around 2011. I made a video about that if you are interested... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bLSmaKtmrLrDd2w.html The cost varies a lot, depending on what you want to accomplish. The good thing is you can start very small and get bigger over time. On this channel you are watching me building my third layout. At this point I know what I want and I am shooting directely for the final layout build instead of starting slow and making changes to it over years. That means you have a lot of inital cost. But for any beginner I would highly recommend to start nice and simple which brings the cost down to a few thousand euro or dollar.

@summitrailway Ай бұрын

That is right, thanks for pointing this out!

@summitrailway Ай бұрын

This might be true, but like I described above I am going over the top with this layout right from the beginning since I know exactely what I want. That means hight inital cost, slow progress due to the high amount of labor involved and lots of complex planning. If you are starting with this hobby this is absolutely the wrong approach. To get started I would estimate about 2 to 3k, after that you can grow your layout and rolling stock at your own pace.