Pieter, It is not minimal carpentry I am interested in, but stable low cost benchwork. I actually have a miter saw which I've been using. Anyway I took the dive and bought a pack of 3 2x4 sheets of tile. Foam and OSB is soon to come. Jeff
--- In [email protected], Pieter Roos <pieter_r...@...> wrote: > > Hi Charles; > > I couldn't agree more (with people working with different materials to build > a layout). Jeff Ngowe appears to be interested in methods that require > minimal carpentry. It happens that cutting the 1X3 or 1X4 supports needed for > lightweight foam and ceiling tile construction would be reasonable, even with > hand tools. > > I also know and respect modelers who say the only reason they use 3/4 inch > plywood for the layout is they can't get it 1 inch thick! > > There are some good points made; if the layout is going to be in a flood > prone or very damp basement, or Jeff has allergies to the ceiling tile > material, he needs to look at other construction methods. But I'd hate to > have him think 2X4s and 3/4 plywood that you can walk on is the only thing > that works! > > Pieter E. Roos > > > --- On Tue, 8/24/10, Charles Weston <rotary...@...> wrote: > > > Hello Pieter, > > > > Nice work, but nothing that couldn't have been accomplished > > using something else--foam or even plywood. > > > > I'm happy for you if you like ceiling tile, but as they > > say, different strokes for different folks: it's what > > makes the world go 'round! I just know that I have been > > around enough ceiling tile to know that I don't want the > > itchy, dusty stuff around my trains, much less having to > > deal with wet sludge being slung around by a Dremel tool. > > > > Charles > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
