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  Re: Raising baseplates
 
(...) works pretty well. All of my monorail is 4 bricks higher than the supports. That means that I had to raise the monorail station baseplates 4 bricks as well. Here's a rough graphic: ###### <- Plate (2x4) ###---...--- <- baseplate (## is a 2x2 (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Raising baseplates
 
Okay, I think I see how it works, did you have to tun the bricks far under the baseplate so you can attach things to it while it's up there. or are the baseplates sturdy enought to do it?? Thanks for the info. Larry Andersen wrote in message (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Raising baseplates
 
> did you have to tun the bricks far under > the baseplate so you can attach things to it while it's up there. or are the > baseplates sturdy enought to do it?? Thanks for the info. I have done a similar thing with a building I made -- I have a (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Raising baseplates
 
The basplate sags a might in the middle. I ended up doing what Sean suggests, putting columns under the baseplate. The trick is that nothing actually attaches to the bottom of the baseplate, only the top. That means that only the top plate in my (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.build)

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