inch boards) 1/16-inch thick. This par- ticular building represents the Denver & Rio Grande Western facility in Montrose, Colorado. I found exactly one photo of it and had to work from that. I made it 72 feet long and 35 feet wide. I admit to being a bit intimidated by the thought of cutting in 22 window holes, ten for each side, and two big ones for the rear. Instead, I took a leaf from the styrene methods and used the “strips & chips” method of cutting the wall into strips: section above the windows, section at exact window height, and section below the windows. I then did a little math to determine the width of sections between windows and diced up the center strip to that dimension. Now you can make a spacer jig the exact width of the window to position all those mini wall sections. Glue a strip of wood to your jig for ease of handling. These small sections are held in place by the vertical wall beams. I used 9 x 9 beams, cut all at once on a Micro-Mark table saw. In this way, all are the exact same size. Just as an aside here, I tape together the number of a giv- en size of stripwood needed, and make the cut through the tape, so there is less fuzz to trim. Measure and cut carefully here, since making something too short wastes a lot of wood. Lay them up one at a time, progressing right down the wall. Craft two long walls in this manner, us- ing the measurements you need for your engine house. Test-fit your windows of choice at this juncture, trimming the re- sultant holes as needed to ensure a firm but not too tight fit. I installed the win- dows with the trim on the inside, such that the protruding window stuck out about the thickness of the styrene “tin” and, thus, the exterior of the window was flush with the outer wall. I cut the end walls from the same scribed wood, and then cut in the two
Above: A simple fi xture can be used to space the wall secti ons between windows, using the verti cal bracing ti mbers to assure proper positi oning.
Above: Noti ce how the end wall bracing is indented to accommodate the fl ush braced side wall.
Below: The completed wall shows how the window holes were created without getti ng carpal tunnel syndrome cutti ng all those openings.
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