Apr 2010

The woodwork for the first peninsula has been completed and I have started to lay cork and track from Wildwood to Coleman.
Here you can see track and cork laying in progress. The cork used for the mainline is 5 mm and from Midwest. In the yard of Coleman I used 4mm cork flooring tile.

Here you can see the track laid and fixed down ready for testing. After testing all the track was lifted and the cork was laid.

There is a single slip at the south end of the Coleman to allow access to the industries from the outside mainline. The cork floor tile can be seen in the yard now.

After we pass Coleman the main starts climbing 2'' at a grade of 2.5% round the end of the peninsula to Lacoochee.

Here is the start of the Devil's creek branch line that leads to Cummers paper mill and Devil's Creek Sawmill. The brach line climbs to a height of 6" above Coleman at a grade of 2.5%.

1.5" Wide strips of Masonite board are laminated together in the spline construction process. Spline works really well but it is a longer process because of the drying time of the wood glue. The results are stunning and well worth the effort.