I thought about that Randie, but if I only cut two lengths of curved track at a time, I won't waste too much. I'll try that first, and if it doesn't work, I'll try your idea.
Just a thought, you could make your cuts on a 30 degree angle, or there abouts, so you alread have an angle on one side without sanding. When you go to cut the next run of track bed flip the sheet over, and cut the next at the same angle. Bothe sides would be angled.
Midwest cork $52 per box , 75 ft per box, lots of extra work, the club build a jig and used a table saw to cut your 2x3 sheets, you are making progress
I don't like cork roadbed for where I live here in the southwestern part of New Mexico where it is usually pretty dry environment most of the year because in this environment cork tends to crumble over time, and those crumbled bits will find there way into a locomotive motor where they will gum up the works.
Cheaper but it looks like more work. That’s a lot of sanding. And dust. But hey, it looks really good and like you said, you can choose the angle. Can’t wait to see track laid down on it.
Not sure if it matters to you or not, but that locomotive you show at the end, the NS 5246 has the dynamic brake hatch (the fan in the center) on backwards. The boxy section should be at the front. I do like your roadbed results.
Sorry, I just heard your name, I took the name of your channel as your name, Hi Dave. Enjoy your channel and can't wait until you have someone yell out, "Beam up, Scotty!" LOL
Cork is an awesome solution.
You could split your road bed down the middle and make flexible curves without wasting your cork cutting curves. Just a thought from north Idaho. 😋
I thought about that Randie, but if I only cut two lengths of curved track at a time, I won't waste too much. I'll try that first, and if it doesn't work, I'll try your idea.
Just a thought, you could make your cuts on a 30 degree angle, or there abouts, so you alread have an angle on one side without sanding. When you go to cut the next run of track bed flip the sheet over, and cut the next at the same angle. Bothe sides would be angled.
I thought about that, then decided I would just mess it up. I ended up using an air powered sander to zip the angle.
@@ScottRails point taken
Midwest cork $52 per box , 75 ft per box, lots of extra work, the club build a jig and used a table saw to cut your 2x3 sheets, you are making progress
I made a temporary jig for sanding the edges.
A tip you might want to consider Dave. Once your cork is down paint it ballast colour. I did it on some recent new track and liked the result.
Thanks Gary. I was wondering if I should do that.
Liking what ur doing. Nice job Dave.
solid work Scott! looking forward to your progress :)
Thanks Mystic.
I don't like cork roadbed for where I live here in the southwestern part of New Mexico where it is usually pretty dry environment most of the year because in this environment cork tends to crumble over time, and those crumbled bits will find there way into a locomotive motor where they will gum up the works.
Interesting. So what do you use instead, or do you just have the track directly on the base?
Cheaper but it looks like more work. That’s a lot of sanding. And dust. But hey, it looks really good and like you said, you can choose the angle. Can’t wait to see track laid down on it.
Oh, it's definitely more work, hehehe. The dust isn't too bad, as long as I keep on top of it with a vacuum.
Not sure if it matters to you or not, but that locomotive you show at the end, the NS 5246 has the dynamic brake hatch (the fan in the center) on backwards. The boxy section should be at the front. I do like your roadbed results.
Hahaha, thank you. That section pops off every time I pick it up and I was wondering which way round it was supposed to go.
@@ScottRails 👍
You could use some of that cork to fix the rattles in Bugsy.
Yeah, I could stick it in my ear holes then I won't hear anything.
How about a wood jig to angle knife at 45 degrees,mirror each cut(flip cork),be aware width sizing, less waste and sanding .
I did consider that, but by the time I figure that out I'll be done. Also, I'm keeping the sandings for future scenics stuff.
Thank you for the tip!! Saved a bunch of money on doing this! Thank you a million!!!
thanks for sharing
Sorry, I just heard your name, I took the name of your channel as your name, Hi Dave. Enjoy your channel and can't wait until you have someone yell out, "Beam up, Scotty!" LOL