Then starting in a corner of the room and using a level make a light pencil mark all the way around the room to serve as a guide for hanging the track shelf.
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I ve had several people ask about constructing a shelf layout or ceiling platform to run trains around a room.
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Installing the finished train shelf is easy and rewarding.
Diy shelving option run the track around the entire perimeter of the room by first measuring each wall to determine how much shelf space you need.
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Shelf type layouts to run around a room perimeter.
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Also consider varying the width where you only have single track running through the country 8 inches is plenty where there are sidings or buildings make it wider.
If you plan it out you can have a narrow shelf on one side of the room with the wider one on the opposite side.
Even though the layout is limited to a main line and a siding i can only run one locomotive at a time.
See the other 3 videos in this series for project introduction and the building of the components.
I have looked at dcc and it is a viable next step to upgrade the layout.
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Attach your track shelf to the cleat be sure to drill pilot holes first since you re going to be attaching so close to the edge of the track shelf.
I have enough space to have 2 or three locos on the layout alternating them around the room.