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Alright, I'm still in search of the perfect roadbed for handlaying track. I understand the thickness of Homasote varies quite a bit when you buy it in sheets. Now, would I be able to rip it into 1.5" wide strips on a table saw, then lay it on edge and trim the original thickness of the material, so that all of my roadbed stock is the same thickness? I'm trying to understand if it's a homogoeneuous product (where it's like solid stuff made of the same material all the way through the thickness), or if it's more like corrugagted cardboard, or an oreo cookie, where there's a "skin", then "guts", etc. - in which case reducing the thickness would not work. Yes, before anyone suggests it, I'm aware of the Homabed product (but at $1/foot, I'm determined to find another method, and I enjoy the table saw labor anyway). Yes, I know it's dusty. The idea would be to trim it to a constant thickness, then cut in slots so I could curve it, then lay it and paint it to seal it to prevent dimensional changes. Thanks for any advice Edit: Thanks to Homasotes dealer locator on their website, I just found a couple places in my area that don't stock it, but could order me a single 4x8 sheet at a time if I'd like. I'm awaiting a price right now. So I could get the stuff, I just can't get my hands on it until I buy it. Sometimes I feel like MRR'ing is a midwest/east coast hobby, because half of the materials called out in MR are hard to find in CA!
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