road bed

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Anonymous

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road bed

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 29, 2002 8:39 PM

What is the best Cork Road bed for laying track.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 30, 2002 2:35 AM

I don't think there's a lot of difference - in fact I'm not sure you can even get a specific manufacturer of cork roadbed. There are different type of roadbed out there - cork, foam, that funky tar strip stuff - is that what you are asking?

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 30, 2002 8:09 AM

Hi Bill, You are right about the specific manufacturer of cork roadbed. Once on a business matter I had to call on a company that made cork gaskets for heavy machinery. The GM was giving me a tour of the cutting operations. I noticed that one operator was cutting some 3/16 inch cork into 3 ft. strips and I asked what was that for. He replied.."Oh that's scrap...we cut it up and its sold to guys that play with model trains..." Just like processing a hog...everything is used except the squeal...HA HA... Take Care and Have Fun...Vic

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