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Old Flatulent Individual
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More from Old Flatulent Individual
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #5: Wrapping up the intermediate sill.
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #3: Splicing an intermediate sill
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #1: Initial evaluation, or, are we really gonna do this?
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #2: What we have to work with. ( this entry is out of sequence, Operator error!)
Introduction to the task at hand
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #4: Finished cutting the scarf joint, added reinforcing plates to the joint.
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Restoration of an 1897 railroad car.
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Splicing an intermediate sill
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Finished cutting the scarf joint, added reinforcing plates to the joint.
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Wrapping up the intermediate sill.
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- Splicing an intermediate sill
- Finished cutting the scarf joint, added reinforcing plates to the joint.
- Wrapping up the intermediate sill.
Quiet week for us. I finished cutting the scarf joints and fitted them up. Unfortunately the beam twisted so things went a bit slow.
There was a hidden crack from the tree impact so we had to clamp the old part of the beam to prevent it getting any worse.
I had plates made to reinforce the joint.
I had plates made to reinforce the joint.
Once everything was done we pulled the beam and started to cut the mortises for the lateral blocks between the beams. I brought in my power mortiser, too many to do by hand!
More pics next Wednesday.
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Cool! Looks like fun!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
Bit by bit!
May you have the day you deserve!
A lot of wood was used. For us woodworkers great to see.
Board stretcher 101. Those metal plates gonna bring the sturdy with them.
That’s the idea George.
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Call them MONSTER mending plates. :-)
Very cool Kev.
"Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef
This is a cool story!
Does that particular scarf joint have a name?
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
Not that I know of Nathan, we’ve been calling it Scarf Joint!
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Took some searching but I finally found one site that calls it a
Under Squinted Stop Splayed Scarf Joint
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
Thanks Nathan. Some of the joints I saw had really complicated cuts and wedges. I stuck with the KISS principal!
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With those fish plates (just learned that is what they are called), no reason to make it more complicated. You got an amazingly tight fit. Apparently the plates that join 2 pieces of rail are also called fish plates.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
Good fit on the joint, this is an amazing project, good luck with it
Doing the best I can with what I've got
Old Flatulent Individual
Thanks Nathan. Some of the joints I saw had really complicated cuts and wedges. I stuck with the KISS principal!
Yes, there are some variations used in timber framing that are more complicated to cut.
"Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef
More from Old Flatulent Individual
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #5: Wrapping up the intermediate sill.
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #3: Splicing an intermediate sill
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #1: Initial evaluation, or, are we really gonna do this?
Restoration of an 1897 railroad car. #2: What we have to work with. ( this entry is out of sequence, Operator error!)
Introduction to the task at hand
