In the past, I’ve made sliding walls like the one for Ye Olde Taxidermist. For the current build, I don’t want a large gable blocking the interior view from the back. For Ye Olde Taxidermist, the narrow gable doesn’t block much of the interior.
Milo Valley Farm has no gable to get in the way.
Since I decided to have an eave on the back, hinging the house-shaped wall would not work. It would bind on the roof overhang. Next solution, magnets.
These stick to each other as well and come marked positive and negative.
Super thin, which is perfect. The ruler is in 1/64″ increments. They are 3/8″ in diameter.
The wall is just a bit shorter than actual opening to remove it easily. The interior trim on the ceiling blocks any light that might shine through. The beautiful barrel was made by Bill. :]
I used a spade bit to make shallow holes for the round magnets. This was no problem for the lower area where it doesn’t matter if the bit pokes through the other side. On the sides just below the eave, I had to be careful because the bit is longer than the material is thick. The interior trims add to the thickness, but I had to cut just what I needed and not a smidge more. :\
For the apex, the magnet sits in the space I left at the end of the ceiling beam. Hmm, looks like I need a touch up. :\
There will be six magnets. Here the holes have been painted brown.
I will epoxy these in place, but just pushed in you can see they sit flush.
For the wall, I will cut small pieces of K&S 0.008 thickness tin sheet left over from the Otter Cove kitchen.
One magnet is strong enough to hold this partial sheet. Since the wall will be able to rest on the landscaping board, I think the six magnets will work well to keep it from shifting or falling away from the structure.
Before I go further, though, I need to work on finishing the wall inside and out. Considering I don’t need the back wall for the final build to make sense, I will leave this for later and continue on the main structure. It’s not a priority, but I wanted to get the prep work done before the structure was attached to the landscaping base.
