Benchwork - Roadbed
PVC / Vinyl moldings for spline sub-roadbed construction
I'm getting ready to do some expansion and have abandoned using 3/4" plywood for the sub-roadbed because of the difficulity of cutting and waste in favor of spline construction. I know many use hardboard, and some use wood, but has anybody used the PVC or vinyl strips that are used for molding? They are available at the home supply stores in ready to use (no ripping required) sizes that can be glued together. I know they are more expensive, but won't require painting, don't swell / shrink like hardboard can when wet, and are ready to use.
Thanks,
24"X48" Ceiling Tiles for road bed Least expensive method
I have been checking on the ceiling Tile for road bed to replace homasote topic. In the states Home Depot sells 8 pieces of acoustical panels in a case lot ea tile is 24"X48"X5/8" thick for $31.36 that's a total of 64 Square feet or when cut into 2" wide stripes thats 384 feet of roadbed where a single sheet of homasote is 4'X8'X5/8 = 32 Sq. feet and cut into 2" wide strips thats 192 feet and sells for $25.00.
Beyond The Homa Sote yard
Now that I have the Yard layout set I've been putting the 4% Narrow Gauge Main line grade out of Ridgway toward Placerville and Telluride using the cookie cutter style baseboard. I have about 40 feet of baseboard installed so far and My wife went to bed so I had to quit cutting and screwing the baseboard down and decided to glue down some cork roadbed in place. Usually I use wood glue to attach the Cork roadbed and I have 3 or 4 tubes of Caulking type tubes of liquid nails so I Tried it. It is so much less messy than any other adhesive I've ever used before.
Not with a chainsaw, but with a surform rasp
Okay, by now most of us know what a chainsaw layout is. I can't quite say that I've ever had one - and with the current size of mine, it isn't likely I'll be tearing it apart anytime soon.
But... my layout has a sublayout of sorts. As an excuse to buy Z scale equipment without totally changing scales (according to my very perceptive wife), I decided to put in a Railroad Park type railroad on my layout. It's definitely not 7.5" gauge, more like 15", but it's as small as I can get without having to rerail cars with a set of tweezers.
More progress
I've been making progress on my ACW layout with a little help from my brother. It's almost time to build the big truss bridge over Potomac Creek. I am really looking forward to this project. Here is a shot of the gap the bridge must cross. More photos at http:usmrr.blogspot.com
Building The Final Table and the Back Drop of my RGS W/Photos
For the past 2 weeks I have been on vacation from work and have spent 6 to 8 hrs every other Day on completing my bench work and getting the homosote as well as my back drop up for my first section of my RR The Ridgway Engine facility. Next I'll paint the back drop and get the Narrow Gauge Yard ready for track.
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