Benchwork without tools – 22 stories up! Building benchwork for an apartment railroad – on the far side of the world ! by Thomas Garbelotti
The challenges of building a layout in an apartment are significant. They’re even bigger when that apartment is located in the Middle East, far away from local hobby shops and Home Depots. Thomas (Scarpia) Garbelotti continues his tale of ingenuity with the benchwork supports for his new layout.
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f you’ve read my previous article (MRH Issue 9 - Sep/Oct 2010), you know that I prepared for apartment living by pre-building a series of modules while I still had access to my tools and shop in Vermont. One thing I didn’t construct, though, was the benchwork support system
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Figure 1: The components in the empty room. Figure 2: Assembly begins with a little help.
for the modules. I was running low on time prior to my move, and decided to wait until I was on site and look for a local solution. My local solution, however, didn’t include a wood shop, building supply company, or a way to transport materials. After taking stock of the situation, it looked like I had three options: • Construct the benchwork supports from scratch • Contract a local carpenter to construct them for me from my design • Use something not specifically designed for the purpose, such as shelving Figure 2
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