Well, as we got into the project, we had to develop some new techniques to help keep everything plumb and to avoid sheets climbing or falling over the distance we are traveling. Here we clamped a level to help ensure the backers are vertical to the lower member. You can see the 2X2 is up against the level to hold the masonite in place.
Another view of that process. We spaced the 2X2's at about 16 inches to give good support to the flexible masonite.
Here is the next sheet in place and clamped to hold it while the glue sets. It takes a lot of clamps as the masonite wants to straight from point to point. I have it keep it clamped for about 5 hours. So, I can only go so far as I have clamps to cover.
Here is a view from above showing the reinforcers holding the masonite in place. I cut the reinforcer's ends to match the curve.
Here is our next seam point. I use the nail gun to expedite to joint of the seam backer to the lower chord of the benchwork
This is an after view as we move along the branch. You can see a deeper cut in the profile where we have a culvert under the track
This is a view of the next piece, including the joint with the existing sheet.
This is where we stop for now as I have to incorporate a panel for the junction at Crowl. So, we covered about 30 feet in about 3 days.
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