Category Archives: Construction

THE FIDDLE YARD

Posted on August 8, 2013 by BURROWA

The fiddle yard consists of 5 cassettes each 1125mm in length and constructed from a plywood base and aluminium angle 20mm x 20mm x 3mm spaced to 16.5mm and screwed to the ply. Power is controlled via an on/off switch … Continue reading →

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BACK TRACK TWO

Posted on July 7, 2012 by BURROWA

Here are more photos of the turntable before the it was put in place.

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THE START

Posted on January 1, 2012 by BURROWA

The main modules are welded using 50mm x 50mm x 4mm aluminium angle (as the WARRATOO exhibition layout of a few years ago) strengthened lengthways with box channel inside the angle. The modules are 1800mm x 600mm, with the boards measuring 730mm in width. The layout stands on … Continue reading →

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