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Engine House - Official Work Thread

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Brendan Barry:
On Saturday the board of director voted to build the roundhouse this year. We made the Sheepscot roundhouse five feet longer than the Wiscasset version and we will have a full 40' x 10' inspection pit in the run through bay. Visible site work should start by the end of April. J

Jay Wiley has been doing all the drawings and renderings of the roundhouse.

Bill Piche:
I notice a distinct lack of smoke jacks in this. Will bays 1/2 not have jacks to eliminate the need to wheel the engine outside for fireup (and also for dumping the fire since a smoke jack can vent the gasses out)? Or will the idea be to wheel the stack outside the door to do the fireup half in the building or something?

John McNamara:
How deep will the pit be? I can remember sitting on the edge of the Bay 4 pit to drill holes in Number 10's frame, and it was great. There (and presumably in the new pit) water ingress was a problem.
John M

Bill Piche:

--- Quote from: John McNamara on March 14, 2021, 08:54:30 PM ---How deep will the pit be? I can remember sitting on the edge of the Bay 4 pit to drill holes in Number 10's frame, and it was great. There (and presumably in the new pit) water ingress was a problem.
John M

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If I'm reading the plans correctly, about 3 1/2 feet. A bit short for me but would make checking the pedestal binders a lot easier.

Wayne Laepple:
What is the enclosure in the rear corner of Track 2? And what are the six circles between Track 2 and Track 3 representing?

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