Hey everyone, here are some pics of my progress so far on the new layout. All risers and inclines I made myself gluing up layers of the blue foam then "resawing" them on the bandsaw, tapering them to the desired grade. The outer loop is all 4 percent while the inner loop is at 2. I rigged a hot wire cutter using a soldering iron I had and kerf cut the risers and inclines to form the curves. So far the whole thing is flat and true to radius and I saved boo koos of bucks making these things instead of purchasing them. I read alot of posts here about making risers with foam but let me tell you, if you have a bandsaw, this is the tool for the job. I made all the risers and inclines in one evening for the whole layout. Im laying in all my switches and cork bed today and hopefully I'll be ready for a short test run this evening. Seeing as how Im just getting back into this hobby after many years I would welcome suggestions for improvements or things I should be looking out for from the ones in the know here. I appreciate all the help Ive recieved so far and hope maybe someday I can in turn help someone else.
Thanks so much!
Jim
Thanks so much!
Jim