--- In [email protected], "Jeff Ngowe" <chocolatte...@...> wrote:
I do not have a jigsaw, so unless a handsaw can be used to cut MDF, I will be
using Pieter's method. I am also wondering, do I need plywood (or OSB)
underneath the 2" foam? Would 1/2" foam be fine?
You don't really need a saber saw to build one small layout section. Buy a
sheet of good plywood about 3/4 thick, have the lumber yard rip it to the table
top width, then have them rip the remainder into 3.5 inch wide strips for the
framing. Then have the dimensions handy so they can cross cut the table top and
the framing strips to the correct lengths. Ten minutes of cutting and they will
be done. All you have to do then is take it home and nail it together. Those
tracks are too close together to need any kind of cookie cutter top, a solid
top with 1/2 inch of ceiling tile glued down would give a scale 32 inches to
carve out ditches and drainage which is plenty for a yard or industrial area.
You could add homabed precut roadbed to the tile if you want or just glue the
ties to the tile and leave the tracks lower. Once it's all drawn out you can
see where you might want to carve out some drainage between the rails but there
won't be much need in that width.
While working out the table framing consider how to add the switching
extensions cause it's gonna be a frustrating design to switch without
them.....dave
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