>From : Alan Lambert Fort Worth, Texas Roger probably has a cheap blender that was heavily used when he got it at a garage sale. Thats where I find my junk. Alan
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 2:37 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Upson Board (was Re: Homasote) Roger, If you think the neighbors would scream over all the Homosote dust being made next to them, just listen to what my wife would have to say if I ever did that to her favorite kitchen tool, her blender! In a message dated 3/22/2012 6:53:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > > > >Dave is accurately describing the Upson board that I used on one of my yards >in San Diego. It was more available than Homasote, so I used the 3/16th inch >thickness, the thickest they carried, and it worked well. Drywall guys use >it to form curved surfaces, and finish it just like drywall. I now use 1/2” >Homasote for yards, but I swear by Homabed everywhere else. By my >calculations, it’s actually cheaper than cutting roadbed from Homasote, and a >lot less messy! > >Ceiling tile is made from a material that resembles what we used to call >“Celotex”. A guy in Indiana (Jim Six) is using it extensively for scenery. > >BTW, if you want a scenery material similar to Homasote sawdust without the >mess, you can grind up office blotters in a blender. Has the same >characteristics as Lee described.. > >Roger Nulton > >The upson board I've used on layouts has the following characteristics: >o Smooth paper finish (usually whiter on one side than other), not >the rough finish of homasote. I think a single sheet of paper covers >each side. >o Holds spikes well (similar to homasote) >o Can be cut with a knife >o Consistent thickness (many complain homasote is not consistent) >o Stiffer than homasote (on the HO eastern loggers layout we >carved grades in phone and used upson board on top. >o Does not "frey" as much as homasote when cut. > >I'm not sure how upson board would be used for Scenery. It is a paper >product of thickness. It cannot be carved like a foam or a cieling tile. > >Personally, I prefer it to homasote, but it is harder to get.... >I now use homabed for most of my trackwork for cleanliness, >no need to cut, ease to obtaine... > >Dave K. >www.sn2modeler.com >
