Has anyone ever used a liquid rubber (used in crafts) which can act like a
glue, depending on the surface it on ? How thin can it be cut ?
John Armstrong
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry Dillon
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Ballast
This Ballast adhesive thread is very interesting. I have
2 unresolved concerns with ballasting track: (a) noise transmission to the
benchwork, even through homosote or homabed subgrade, and (b) the impact or
damage experienced when removing Flex track to make layout changes.
I experimented with white glue on last layout, and only because the SHS flex
track was very rugged was I able to salvage it for reuse. the Elmers White
Glue
stuck everything hard in place. I had to use box cutters and putty knives to
pry it loose from the roadbed, and then had to scrape the ballast from the
ties. The homabed was scrapped immediately.
I also noticed that the white glue carried the noise from the rail to the
bench
work.
So please keep experimenting and pass on the results.
Terry Dillon
Laying track in Burbank
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From: Pieter Roos <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Fri, April 1, 2011 6:41:34 AM
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Ballast
Each ballast bonding method has pros and cons. White glue can leave shinny
spots. It remains water soluble, which can be a pro or a con, depending.
Matte
medium is dull, but some less expensive brands can leave a white residue. It
is
not water soluble once set, which may be good but makes it harder to salvage
ready-made track if you change the track plan/dismantle a layout.
I have heard about using acrylic flat base from the paint store as a matte
medium substitute, and now Future. I have not tried either. If they are
effective and cost competitive, there is no reason not to try them.
Pieter E. Roos
--- On Fri, 4/1/11, ctxmf74 <[email protected]> wrote:
> --- In [email protected],
> "Michael & Linda Marmer" <mlmarmer@...> wrote:
> >
> > I asked a friend who is the department head of the
> chemistry department at a college and a avid O gauge nut,
> about the floor wax.
> > He said that is a great idea and sees no reason
> why not to use this on ballast.
> >
>
> Haha, But I can't see a good reason to use future
> for ballast glue. Future is a floor coating, a very shiny
> coating in fact so is not designed to glue dull colored
> rock. There are certainly other products better designed for
> that job? .....dave
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