NVSrr1500
Well-Known Member
Doesn't look like much was done does it? But most of the progress was contemplating and strangulating numbers. My other signal bridge sit 29 feet from rail head to underside. This will be so for this one. To start, the heads needed to be painted so they are ready for LED work. In the pic is also three assemblies. the two that look like ladders are the vertical part. I had to figure a width, which is 6' outside face of the flange to flange. The I beam cross brace is 5'6' which fitted makes that 6 foot width. One is two foot off the bottom the other is halfway between that beam to the bottom of the horizontal. An intermittent cross member of flat stock was added. more to be added and the x brace of flat stock still needs to be done. I decided to sit these assemblies aside as is to cure good before I add the braces. help keep things square. The piece in the middle is the horizontal. on it you see a tichyplatform piece (3001) I added only one and the end beams. again to allow cure time before moving forward This way it won't fall out of square as stuff is added. I use MEK which if still fresh will resolve easier than letting it sit. Last there are a couple of flat stock cut into rectangle. those will be fashioned into the mast brackets. Next week will see this really take shape. as the brackets will be done and added. It will be Sort of assembled so it stands, cross bracing on both the sides and front and back will be started. maybe even lights added to the heads. Horizontal piece will get the rest of the cat walk and maybe some railings.
