Sound Barrier

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. 

Try http://www.homasote.com/wheretobuy

Jan

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

Try plain Armstrong Ceiling Tiles.

See the switches on a grade thread currently on here for a picture of carpet padding under the track. Works better than anything.

DennisB posted:

Try plain Armstrong Ceiling Tiles.

AKA fancy Homosote.   Just make sure you don't get the fiberglass variety.

 |SMEDS, What about forum sponsor MENARDS ? : http://www.homasote.com/wheret...amp;State=&City=

I used Foam. Worked Excellent! 4x8 sheets.

I actually have a 4x8 sheet of homasote that I did not use as I changes to Foam. Easier to work with and nice to use scenery with.

I'm new to the forum (this was my first posting) and I'm very thankful for all the great responses.  Lots of great alternatives.  Your tips did help me find a homasote dealer within 40 miles.  I do plan to look at the foam alternative before finalizing the construction of my layout.  Thank you.

If you want to elevate the track over the table a bit- cork road bed works well also.

Welcome to the forum @Smeds Please post pix of your construction when you have time- "What Did You Do On Your Layout Today" is a great place to start. We all love to share around here.

Bob

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

Check with Home Depot I thought they did not carry it but they do under the name I think Sound Board or Sound Barrier. I had a hard time and just went to the store and talked with the Pro Dept Mgr and he know what I wanted and they had it in stock. But it is not called Homasote. The SKU Number off my receipt is 0000-123-024.

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

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..  

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

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