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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #90 on: March 01, 2016, 08:01:35 PM »
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« Reply #91 on: March 06, 2016, 06:50:04 PM »
Just getting caught up on a number of threads. This is very impressive planning and work that has been done for this project. Are there any plans for turntable excavation during the Spring work weekend?

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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #92 on: March 09, 2016, 08:31:48 PM »
Wayne delivered the turntable castings today.



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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #93 on: March 09, 2016, 08:53:29 PM »
Looks like some switching went on this week...
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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #94 on: March 09, 2016, 09:33:35 PM »
Yes, we had to tell Oily where to find everything when he comes in for the journal pm.
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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #95 on: March 24, 2016, 08:59:06 PM »
Here is a “Before” picture of the former parking area at Sheepscot, taken on March 18th from the ramp at the Percival house. Just thought it might be good to have a record of how things looked there prior to the start of the Sheepscot Turntable Project.


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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #96 on: April 27, 2016, 10:47:17 PM »
We pulled up track 7 today to make way for the turntable. What's left of track 7 will be realigned to become the turntable lead from the yard.







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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #97 on: April 28, 2016, 09:15:12 AM »
This is one of the few scenarios where I'm pleased to see us taking up track, instead of putting it down! Thanks for the update, Brendan.
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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #98 on: April 28, 2016, 01:15:47 PM »
2016 SWWeek is definitely underway!
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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #99 on: May 04, 2016, 08:10:14 PM »
IIRC the more faded and fat traffic cone is the location of the center of the turntable - please correct me if I'm wrong on this.
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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #100 on: May 04, 2016, 08:22:09 PM »
Quote from: Bill Sample on May 04, 2016, 08:10:14 PM
IIRC the more faded and fat traffic cone is the location of the center of the turntable - please correct me if I'm wrong on this.


Your correct that is the center.
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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #101 on: May 23, 2016, 07:28:08 PM »
The beams for the turntable are scheduled to arrive Thursday. Two wood cribs have been setup to build the turntable on.



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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #102 on: May 26, 2016, 09:45:26 PM »
Douglas fir timbers for the turntable arrived in Sheepscot this morning. We still have some oak timbers coming for the queen posts and some other parts.









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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #103 on: May 26, 2016, 11:05:54 PM »
Beautiful wood!

Do we know if Douglas fir was what the Portland Co. used originally? I would have thought they'd go for white pine or southern yellow pine, but maybe not.
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Re: Sheepscot Turntable - Official Work Thread
« Reply #104 on: May 29, 2016, 04:20:26 PM »
What was that unit under the lean-to roof at the shop wall, and why is it now gone?
Just curious.
Those turntable stringers look YUGE!  ;D
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