I am installing approx. 24' of masoniste spline roadbed on the new layout. The rest of the layout is pine strips for subroadbed and homasote roadbed on top a la the Howard Zane method. Other then the giangantic dust storm created when cutting homasote I have no problem with it but wanted to give the masonite spines a try being as some many have stated that they are far better then the method I am currently using.
Well to my question I have seem where some mount glue the track right to the masonite while others glue cork roadbed to the masonite and then attach the track to it. What method do you use any pros or cons to doing it either way?
In either case the masonite will need to be sanded smooth with a belt sander so I have read which should create more dust and fyi masonite makes a pile of dust when you cut it on the table saw. Took me 45 min. to an hour just to vacum up the shop this morning time that I could have been working on my railroad. I need to a clean up crew to follow me around.....lol
Thanks for your input guys always appreciated.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
I finished up what I could tonight and I completely see the virtue of using 1/4" over 1/8" masonite, but I used what I had laying around I like the idea about the rasp I only mentioned the belt sander as it's waht the author of the article I read used. It didn't turn out all that bad but it isn't as neat as I owuld have hoped. I guess after sanding etc. it will look ok.