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brianel, Agent 027
"Praise the Lord. I may not have everything I desire, but the Lord has come through for what I need."
QUOTE: Originally posted by brianel027 Hey Reading, if you're going to use screws, try using nylon or plastic screws. Even though the homosote is a noise deadening surface, using metal screws will still help to transfer noise from the surface into the heavier wood frame. Same goes for attaching your track. I use 027 track that is ballasted. Once the ballast was dry, I found I could remove a lot of track screws and the track stays in place. If noise level isn't a concern for you, then I guess it doesn't matter. On glue, try Elmer's Carpenters Wood Glue. It's water soluable when wet, but when it dries, will not be effected by water. You still mix down the glue with water as CSXT30 mentioned above, also adding some liguid dish detergent to help with flow. Pre-wetting the area to be glued with some water in a sprayer bottle can also help insure the glue gets into everything you want it to. This can be important when ballasting and you find you need to apply some more glue. Regular Elmer's White Glue will get soft again when you apply more glue over the ballast.
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
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