Yet ANOTHER HomaSote question

CaptnBilly

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Jun 14, 1997, 3:00:00 AM6/14/97

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Well actually you are going to cover it with paint if you do any of the
Woodland Scenics/Dave Frary type of scenery. They basically start with a
layer of some dirt colored paint.

Paint ought to stabilize water absorbsion but you would have to cover both
sides and all cut ends. I suppose that you could just begin by painting
all surfaces with the paint you are going to use as your dirt color.

I have a 10' by 13' and only painted as I went along. I eventually had
problems with the sandwich unlaminating, but that, I think was only
because I relied on weights to hold the homosote to the glue. I should
have both glued and screwed the homosote to the plywood.

Steve Moore

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Jun 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM6/15/97

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I am wondering about sealing my HOMABED roadbed and sub roadbed,
(homasote products from B.O. Mfg.). I live in Utah, a relatively very
dry climate. I have had some of my HOMABED roadbed and suproadbed down
for over four years now without any noticable problem of water
absorbtion or shrinking or expantion. I have track down on most of it.
All the HOMABED is nailed down to the wood below. I have used no glue.
Should be concerned or do some kind of sealing treatment?

Steve Moore

Hans-Joerg Mueller

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Jun 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM6/15/97

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Steve Moore <smo...@burgoyne.com> wrote:

I don't think so, but we sure had fun on an N-scale layout we finished
which already had Homasote. This is Great Lakes climate at its best.
BTW, this stuff was screwed down and just contracted and expanded
"beautifully".

Now interestingly, on our own home layout ( HOm Swiss Metre Gauge ) we
havent had any such problems. But of course it's 1/2" ply, 1/8' Lau-an
and handlayed track on woodties.

HJ
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Hans-Joerg, Eastern Mountain Models, Hillsburgh, Ontario, Canada

Hans-Joerg Mueller

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Jun 15, 1997, 3:00:00 AM6/15/97

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Ben Howard <bhoward...@his.com> wrote:

>Out of curiosity, what kind of benefits could I derive from painting homasote
>used on the top of an old layout. I was given the layout by a friend. It is a
>5 x 9 wood box-framed benchwork with a sheet of 3/4" plywood then topped with
>a sheet of homasote.
>
>I was thinking of slathering the wood and homasote with sealant (or maybe a
>good latex paint) to keep it from asorbing *any more* moisture. Anybody have
>any ideas/suggestions on the worthiness?

Personally, I don't see any advantages to the use of Homasote and
several major disadvantages. The sponge behaviour being one.

There are other methods to eliminate noise that have none of the
disadvantages of "Achoo sote ".

Steve Moore

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Jun 16, 1997, 3:00:00 AM6/16/97

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Well, everyone is certainly welcome to their own opinion. And I have
hear plenty on both sides of the "to homasote, or not to homasote"
question. I must say that by far, most of the comments have been very
positive toward the use of homasote in one form or another. Sides that
question, the other issue is the HOMABED product. If you are going to
use any homasote whatsoever, this seems to be the product line to use,
concensus says. And from personal experience, it works for me. Each to
his own opinion, but this is mine.

Steve Moore