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As a result of a move, I'm in the process of rebuilding an O gauge layout.  I want to reuse as much material from my previous layout.  The new layout is larger; therefore, I need to purchase additional material. For my previous layout, I installed 1/2" plywood and then 1/2" homasote to provide some sound abatement.  I'm having no success in finding homasote at any of the local hardware stores (e.g. Home Depot, Lowe's, several local lumbar yards, etc.).  I'm looking for suggestions for an alternative material others have used that has proven successful that may be more readily available.

I appreciate any suggestions.

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Call the Homosote Company in New Jersey to see who is the distributor in your part of the country.  Then call the distributor to find out who carries it somewhere in your neck of the woods.

The only product that comes close ro Homosote is Micore 300.  Introduced in MR Sept 1994.  Good stuff.  Again use the  same search process.

For many issues I notice a lot of folks first stop is this forum.  The OGR dorum can be  helpful but it can also lead down a rabbit hole or Ford vs Chevy style discussions ensue. What works for me is to go straight to the product provider before  I ask here. 

 

I recently got 25 sheets of Black Sheathing this is the same stuff as Homosote  with a black tar like coating on one side. FREE from Walmart here in B'ham.  They were doing some remodeling and must have been throwing away several hundred sheets. Guy told me I could have as much as I could haul away as they were going to have to haul it to a dump and pay to dispose of it. I have used black sheathing before and it works as well as Homosote but will make your hands black if you don't use gloves. I put the black side down on the layout and it's no longer a problem.  They were also throwing out several hundred sheets of 4'x8'x 3" thick Styrofoam but someone had already agreed to haul it all away. I got the impression the styrofoam was going to be reused somewhere.  J

RJT -- thanks for the info.  I actually went to the Home Depot Pro Dept Mgr at my local Home Depot and they researched this and told me it wasn't available.  I'll go back and give them the SKU # and see if that produces a better result.  BTW -- I grew up near Lancaster, PA and many of my relatives went to Penn State.  I have an uncle living in State College and a cousin in Boalsberg.

Rick

Dallas, GA

Rick,

Here are all the places within 100 miles.  Some indicate that they stock, but all will special order it.

http://www.homasote.com/wheretobuy?distance=100&search=dallas%2C+ga&State=&City=Atlanta

I also have to go 100 miles to find Homasote, but at least it in in stock.  I purchased my last Homasote while on vacation.  On the day I left for my 1000 mile drive home, I went by Home Depot and bought 4 sheets and a box cutter.

Jan

JohnActon posted:
SteamWolf posted:
palallin posted:

I know we tend to run our trains fast, but we'll never break the sound barrier on 027 curves without the train flying off the track

Scale sound barrier though..  

Not as fast as you might think, at 1/48th scale it would be between 14.1 and 15.8mph.   j

I think this sounds like a challenge.... 

Think I could do it .  I have a box of old slot cars with really hot motors  balanced armatures with 1ohm static resistance windings, from the 60s. They top 25mph  just have to put wheels with flanges and some sort of body that looks like a railcar on them. Perhaps a Lionelville trolley. On a short race 25 laps or so you could squeeze 150W out of the little Mabuchi motors if the track was powered with 12v auto batteries.  Transformer powered tracks usually limited each lane to 8A so about 96W was all you could pull.  J

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