Decided to hand sand the Cedar Weatherboards taking the splinters off which turned them a little lighter in colour, tho timber oiling them brought back the redness as seen in the 2nd pic (stacked up) which was good.
Joined the two side walls together which needed some packers in some joins to keep the frame square as using 120mm long Gal hex head screws, which were pulling in on my uneven hand held power saw join cuts - jack of all trades, profession at none
Roof frame just sitting on top in the pics, so to contemplate what on earth to figure out for the next step
Most likely get the wheels on, then the tracks down and make sure the whole Caboose frame rolls evenly weight distribution wise & squarely while the framing is still pliable or able to adjust if need - would be quite the 'Mission' if all the wall coverings & roof were secured on
I also need to obtain some 50 x 20mm Gal Steel Box framing which I'll weld together & screw into position on the inside to help keep the caboose square at all times - this needs to be in place as the door opening can Not have a top or bottom rail as the whole pier and scope has to have clearance through it when the caboose is moved away
An interesting little project and a nice challenge
