I’m considering using this product for my layout and have a question. When you lay track on it and want to glue your track down, is it easy to push tacks into it to hold the track in place while the glue dries?
Chris
Yes, it works very well in that way. I use PolySeamSeal adheasve caulk and the random Atlas track nail as needed.
Sheldon
Definitely yes. That’s the beauty of homabed/homasote: tacks, spikes, and such easily penetrate into it yet are securely held until/if pulled.
Mark
Super, that’s what I wanted to know. Thanks, Mark.
Chris
Great stuff. It adapts well to caulk and yellow glue glue as well. A word of advice though at this time of year he is quite busy so order early so you will have it when you want it.
All the above advice is good, let me add a comment or two. I have used Homabed since it was first introduced by a company in Herkimer NY I believe it was. the owner of California Homabed has expanded and improved it. As you lay the strips, make sure that at the locations where you have joints, you get those joints solidly fastened to the plywood, and that you lightly sand over the joints after the glue has dried. In fact, it is best to sand/lightly plane over the roadbed once it is laid and before you lay track as I have found a little roughness in the past. I have some areas (yards) where I used 1/2inch homsote for the subbed over the 1/2plywood on the L girders and then homabed on top and that is the quietest roadbed you could imagine. I only lay homabed for the mainline tracks through the yards and lay the yard tracks on the homasote. Also as stated, the roadbed is sometimes hard to get. I ended up buying quite a bit of stock and storing it for any changes or expansions.
Have fun!
Bob
If the situation allows for it, you may even want to clamp the ends to the benchwork as the glue dries, or place heavy weights on the ends.
Dave Nelson