Big Bridge

Re:Big Bridge (spike)

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:59:14 GMT

Re:Big Bridge (craigrailinc)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:18:33 GMT

A bridge that keep slugs away I like it!

Re:Big Bridge (handyman)

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:06:49 GMT

Westcott

Very neat!
I don't seem to have a disused dish washer, but the garden edging has got me thinking, particularly for a curved viaduct or two.
You'll be giving Nico ideas as well, to be sure.

just pop down to your local recycle center and you will find plenty of disused dishwashers.

Re:Big Bridge (steven large)

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:06:32 GMT

what a exellent job mate...loves it......

Re:Big Bridge (Jerry Barnes)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:36:52 GMT

Pretty creative!

Re:Big Bridge (Rhinochugger)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:29:03 GMT

I like it

Re:Big Bridge (Woderwick)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:02:53 GMT

Ingenious f sure.

Re:Big Bridge (Steve)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:56:30 GMT

Looks brilliant very neat

Re:Big Bridge (trammayo)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:50:52 GMT

Well, I can certainly see that you've busy today. Looks very good - 10 out of 10 for the recycling alone - never mind the finished product. You'd never guess where the compoments came from if we hadn't been told. Good one.

Re:Big Bridge (Philbahn)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:11:20 GMT

Looks very good Ade. Very ingenious. Better lock up our dishwasher.Oh sorry thats me

Re:Big Bridge (Westcott)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:03:20 GMT

Very neat!
I don't seem to have a disused dish washer, but the garden edging has got me thinking, particularly for a curved viaduct or two.
You'll be giving Nico ideas as well, to be sure.

Re:Big Bridge (adeshers)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:43:51 GMT

This next photo just about shows how the dish washer bits fit onto the fibre-board.
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I had a little difficulty gluing the other side and ended up using 'Stixall' builders adhesive but had to weight it down for 60 mins.
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I cut some bridge piers from Celcon / Thermalite block and carved stonework on them.
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Stone piers cemented into position
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The bridge in position
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With a train on to give an idea of scale.
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Drivers-eye view
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Big Bridge (adeshers)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:41 GMT

I fancied fabricating a representation of a girder / metal bridge so I assembled a few bits n bobs. The green bits are garden edging with slug guards (spikey bits hanging down from what will become the parapet) and the grey bits are leftovers from a disused dish washer.
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The ground spikes were cut off the garden edging and a wooden sub-base cut to size with a plywood top.
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On top of the plywood I cut a piece of all weather gypsum fibre-board (left over from the house extension - used as a firebreak above the car port. I used this because a groove on the ex dish washer parts was a tight push fit onto the board making construction a bit easier.
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I needed spacers to fit on the rear of the garden edging so found some old pieces of polyethylene and cut them to size.
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The rear of the bridge assembled. I screwed the garden edging to the wood (through the spacers) but decided it looked unsightly and resolved to glue the other side.
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