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Prolific poster 2,307 posts Rio Grande Dan Prolific poster 2,307 posts
Rio Grande Dan

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. So far I have 9 sections of 36 inch pieces glued in place and for tonight thats it. I have a section of Baseboard that needs more supports before I glue more Cork roadbed down and I want to see just how well the liquid nails works. I finished the first tube so I'll wait until tomarrow to make sure I get a firm and dry adhesion before I use any more. If It works really well I'll buy a dozen more tubes.

QUESTION:

Didn't Joe or somebody say they used liquid Nails to fasten the track to the roadbed also?

Once I get some Track on the main line I'll take some photos. I've made a few big changes to the track plan and am already starting on the upper level.

Dan

Rio Grande Dan
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dfandrews Prolific poster 1,038 posts
dfandrews

caulk

track to roadbed:  The recommendation is DAP DynaFlex 230 latex caulk.   Trouble is, once the recommendation was broadcast on this forum, the price of the grey colored version rose to double the price of white, at least at Home Depot.  So, I'm using white.

Don - CEO, MOW super.

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Charley Regular poster 238 posts
Charley

Track glue

RG Dan , fellows.

I mentioned "Aileens super tacky" glue for glueing track down . Almost a white glue , but represented as glueing anything to anything . This might be a stretch. It is good glue , staying rubbery forever as far as I know. Drying quite firm but never hardening totally.I used the words never and always  , as far as I know these statements are true ? . This stuff available at your craft stores and Wal mart.A gold plastic bottle in the crafts section of the big box , Same place as the apple barrel paints.. One store is literally half the price of the others.No affiliations etc.

Charley
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Rio Grande Dan Prolific poster 2,307 posts
Rio Grande Dan

Liquid nails works great

Liquid Nails works great and once it dries it sucks the cork road bed down snug and flat against the base wood. Just make sure you have the cork or Homa Bed aligned where you want it because it's there to stay. Since this is cookie cutter style roadbed I will never need to remove the roadbed or tracks and should I deside to change the track plan it's razor saw thtough the Track and saw through the Base board and then un-screw that setion of track bed. But since I have no plans to change anything I think the liquid nails is perfect after 2&1/2 years in the planning stage I should get it right the first time. Or should I say I'd better.

Dan

Rio Grande Dan
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Charley Regular poster 238 posts
Charley

Progress

RG Dan , fellows.

Getting started is good . That seems to be the crux. Carry on , get in there and build some stuff. Please post fotos of your progress. I am motivated by posting fotos of my progress to this list.If I build nothing , I have nothing to show.Something you fellows have not heard  . I got the motivation  to build my HO switching layout in early April 2007 . I built furious because I was worried about getting a plywood dragon { foam in my case} started and losing motivation. The haste caused problems with the track plans . Operations were envisioned but never a tried and proven method. This is currently being revisited. I have some more track needing re located and re built. Probably the next series. I believe I have seen an uptick in people building and showing modelling on this site . This is the whole reason for magazines . Commercial aspects aside. I have for a long time advocated a total immersion method of model railroad building . I mean , use all the disiplines of the hobby . Do some trackwork, then do some scenery , car building , structures . I have seen too many plywood dragons which will never be finished . This scares me .  I plan  to make trees . I have made some in the past . I want to use house paint to dunk the sagebrush into to preserve it. I am sure this comment will generate many ways to do it.

Charley
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