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Thanks for all the help you've already offered – it has allowed me to figure out the proper heights of my two level HO layout... So now I've completed my bottom level benchwork - basically a box frame with joists 16" OC, using 1x4 stock. I have 7/16" OSB and 1/2" Homasote ( 4' x 8' ) to use as sub-roadbed and roadbed, respectively. I've been mocking up possible layouts directly on the Homasote for some time and now I'm ready to use the "cookie cutter" method and get everything up on risers. My questions are as follows: 1) On which material should I draw the final layout - OSB or Homasote? 2) Should I draw just the centerlines - I'm using mostly sectional track, or should I trace around the actual track pieces with them temporarily tacked down? 4) Should I cut out the OSB and Homasote separately, or should I glue them together first? 5) How stable, or "square", will the Homasote be when cut out? Seems like there will be a lot of play if I try to move it as one large unit. I hope those aren't too many questions for one message thread. Thanks again for helping out this beginner! > Craig
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