Carpentry chores
I am using an electric drill with a 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) expansion bit to bore some mouseholes in the frame of four of my layout sections. I had to spend an hour or more to clear off all the trains, buildings, and track from the top of each section, unplug and remove the wiring, and unbolt the sections from their neighbors before I could cut the holes for the wiring of future track expansions. Then after a few minutes of drilling and cleaning up sawdust, it took another hour setting each of them back up. Above me you can see the horizontal L girder that this layout section will rest upon.
Carpentry chores
I am using an electric drill with a 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) expansion bit to bore some mouseholes in the frame of four of my layout sections. I had to spend an hour or more to clear off all the trains, buildings, and track from the top of each section, unplug and remove the wiring, and unbolt the sections from their neighbors before I could cut the holes for the wiring of future track expansions. Then after a few minutes of drilling and cleaning up sawdust, it took another hour setting each of them back up. Above me you can see the horizontal L girder that this layout section will rest upon.