@Mark Boyce posted:I finally got the lower lift bridge framed out and it moves up and down by hand very smoothly. It was a week of trial and error on this thing. I have a bunch of various pieces of wood with a variety of holes drilled laying in a pile on the floor!!
After I took the photographs, I did bevel the table top where the end goes down so the beveled deck of the bridge will work smoothly as Mike has pointed out. The width of the opening right at the bridge is now 24 inches. I still have to get the linear actuator in there. It's a good thing I am still pretty thin.
Oh, I forgot to mention before I saw this power station backdrop for sale when I was ordering some things from hobbytools.com. I worked at several power stations during the first half of my working years. This station has a striking resemblance to Possum Point Power Station when viewed from the Potomac River side. Since I spent more time at Mount Storm Power Station in West Virginia, and it is only a few miles from Thomas, West Virginia where the prototypes for my engine house and yet to be built station kit, I think this is a good fit. It is just leaning against the backdrop still in its protective plastic covering. Besides giving a feel for the final results, it is safe there.
Mark
It looks like a trebuchet. Sorry, it's just my mind seeing what I see. Anyway, well done. 
