On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 03:24:09 -0400, Rick Measham <rickm*at%isite.net.au>  
wrote:

> Tyler Eaves wrote:
>> Well, after 3 days of work here's where I'm at. I'm progressing MUCH   
>> faster than I'd expected.
>
> It's coming along nicely .. however there's a couple of things on the  
> ground that need attention:
>
> Your ties (sleepers) are too slim .. cement ones are about that size,  
> but you need to make larger timber ones.
>
> Also, as someone pointed out the other day, the pins don't go through  
> the rails. This is because the rails expand and contract based on the  
> weather. If they were nailed down as per your drawing, they'd end up  
> shearing the pins and/or getting deformed.
>
> Thanks for sharing your progress!
> Cheers!
> Rick Measham

Okay, I'll add pins to it. As for the ties, they're 9 inches wide by 7  
thick, which according to some googling I did, is more or less typical.


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