Latest Workday Wednesday Accomplishments On Glen Hammond Depot

Our Glen Hammond Depot Moves Along

We have some more news on the Glen Hammond Depot as shared my way via Doug's text and Bernie's photos.

We thank, Bill, George, Doug, Bernie, Fred & others who have contributed to this project for their dedication and efforts in building a new station for Glen Hammond which will benefit us all.

Here is their story from this past week.

On Sunday, Feb 25, Bill Scobie took the station to George Wellington's shop.  George is a highly skilled machinist (a millright by trade) with a very well equipped shop.  George graciously agreed to fabricate a metal roof for the Glen Hammond station.  Bill worked with George on the required roofing and took a few pictures.

Here is George in his workshop

George used a sheet of 22 gauge steel to cut the roof and associated parts - this roof won't easily blow off!

The main station roof was completed.

The ops bay metal was cut using the plywood underlay as a pattern

On Wednesday, February 28, Bill, Bernie and I joined Fred in the IPP&W shops to continue work on the station roof.  

Bill brought the station back along with the steel components that George had fabricated.  Here is the starting point - the station with the bare plywood sub roof.

Fred was the fire stoker of the old wood stove to keep us warm

         Bernie came in and he and I took pics as the work progressed.

First task was to wipe down the inside of the steel roof with lacquer thinner to remove any dust and grease

Once the surface was thoroughly cleaned contact cement was painted on both the plywood sub roof and the steel roofing material

We got a little impatient waiting for the contact cement to dry and attempted to hurry it with some heat from the wood stove.  It didn't work - some things just take time!

Once the contact cement had dried, the main roof was carefully put in place and after being positioned, pressed down tight.

Next, the ops bay subroof was fastened in place.  Where wood touched wood some Titebond III was used but the hot glue gun came out to secure the wood to the steel roof.

                 Here is the station with the ops bay sub roof installed.

The steel ops bay roof was put in place using the same process as the main roof - wiping with lacquer thinner followed by contact cement and careful placement.

The station roofing was completed but valleys and caulking were still required to prevent leaks just as the real roof would have.

The flashing for the first valley of the operator's bay was measured and cut.

The first valley flashing is positioned and held in place.

The second valley was carefully measured.

The second valley required some extra trimming to get a good fit - the geometry is a little tricky.

And then the second valley was put in place with silicone sealant to prevent water leaks. 

Sometimes a big hammer helps!  Installing the bay roof cap.

With the steel roof completed (except for the roof cap on the main roof), the base was painted.

The station was set aside for drying

George was contacted while we finished up the work on Wednesday and he agreed to cut one more steel piece for the roof cap the length of the roof.  There are no gaps in the steel roof so the cap is just for show.  

It is anticipated that we will be back in the shop on March 13 to install the roof cap, finish installing windows and to run a bead of sealant around the base of the station as well as seal the edge of the plywood sub roof.

Painting of the roof will be done outside once spring arrives along with final details such as the gable ends, train order signal and the name signs to name a few.

Thanks to all the lads involved.  It brings us great joy to follow your phenomenal developments showcasing such skillful modelling abilities!

All the best to everyone out there on this first day of March!

The Workday Wednesday Crew of the OVGRS

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada