In areas with 1x4 open grid I drill holes through the 1x4s. In areas with shelf brackets and no 1x4 I use 1/2" cable clamps.
http://www.amazon.com/100-Pack-R-type-Cable-Clamp/dp/B01DEX6J4U/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1525857214&sr=8-8
Modeling an HO gauge freelance version of the Union Pacific Oregon Short Line and the Utah Railway around 1957 in a world where Pirates from the Great Salt Lake founded Ogden, UT.
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I'm not sure that the plastic staples would stay in the foam if the wires were pulled on.
How about using industrial strength self adhesive Velcro strips? This is a Canadian listing. You should be able to get it for much less:
https://www.amazon.com/VELCRO-Brand-Industrial-Strength-Profile/dp/B000VR8B3K/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1525838452&sr=8-8&keywords=velcro+tape
Cut a piece about 1" long, stick one side on the foam, place the wire on the Velcro, and then put the other side of the velcro over the wire. Don't peel the backing on the second strip.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I just drilled holes in the 1x4's
I guess I am glad I used a thin sheet of plywood under my foam. A wire staple gun works fine for me but I wouldn't think it would hold at all in foam.
I'm not sure that what you linked to, will hold securely into just foam. It should not cut the wire though unless you drive a nail into the wire.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Here some samples. More samples. More samples.
A lot of these can be found at your local hardware store or big box store.
Can you pls offer really cheap and effective ways to keep the buss wires from hanging low under the layout? The buss wires are underneath a foam layout that's resting on 1x4's spaced every 16" apart. Using cargo tape is somewhat effective; duct tape is not working. One thought I had was buying "u-shaped" cable staples. I fear that the below might cut into the 14AWG buss wires. Something like this:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gardner-Bender-1-2-in-White-Plastic-Staples-For-NM-Cable-50-Pack-PS-50/100204230
If that's a suitable idea, should I get 3/4" wide ones instead?
Thanks.