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OK, today went better. I got the frame finished, with the lower rail at two levels (to make room for the opera house lower light box at the far end, and the bulged-out mortar at the near end).
Then I made the clips. Cut, drilled, deburred… next time I’ll order them that way, it’s not much more expensive than getting the material in stock lengths like I did.
After that I did the final sealing of the light boxes (with aluminum duct tape), and propped the flats against the rails. Shims and clamps helped keep them level and in position.
The moment of truth came in installing the clips. And thankfully, that went very smoothly. I applied methacrylate to the upper part of the rear of the clip, keeping a clear margin near where the rail would be. I don’t want to weld these flats to the rails, that’s for sure! Then I secured the clip with a #10 SS sheet metal screw.
As you can see, the back stage view is awful. I might work on improving it some year… The front view is better though.
I’ll eventually need to find some way of filling the gaps between boardwalk and road, that doesn’t glue the thing down.
I need to get more sprinkler cable to run the lighting power, that’ll be next weekend.
Cheers,
===:>Cliffy
