What have you used to cover the floor of your train room?

[lil chris]

Hmm, sawdust, bits of broken / cut track, about 3 million coupling springs, offcuts of wire insulation, I will eventually finish tracklaying/wiring etc, then if I recall correctly there is a carpet underneath!

Mines the same mostly bits of wire after the wiring job, managed to avoid dropping solder. There is a carpet somewhere underneath........

[ozzie Bill.]

mostly my wife's clothing as my layout is in the corner of our bedroom. Cheers, Bill.

[Sprintex]

Oo-er!

If all her clothes are on the bedroom floor I'm surprised you can concentrate on the railway?


Paul

[David Asquith]

My railway room is half of a converted garage,  Half became my workshop the other half a stable for a horse and a donkey.  We got rid of the horse and donkey so now I've got both halves.  The floor is dusty concrete but I've had ceramic tiles to put down for over a year!   The plan is to insulate the floor and walls first but playing trains seems to have taken priority.
As far as disappearing springs etc goes I have a plan.  First of all should we all invest in a pair of knee pads for all that grovelling around the floor?  I find that particularly with springs if you use a torch to look for them even if your room is not particularly dark the torchlight reflects on the springs.  Is it a step too far to wear one of the forehead lights?  I suppose with headlights and knee pads we would be almost kitted out for a bit of potholing!

Dave

[daveg]

Add a magnet on a stick for finding the tiny metal escapees and you're equipped for almost every situation! 

Dave G

[David Asquith]

Hi Dave (G),

I've got one of those magnetised trays for nuts bolts etc which I have considered working over but am concerned the magnet might effect the magnets in the loco.  What do you think?

If we combined the torch and the magnet on a stick we could play Daleks!

[daveg]

I'd suggest that you keep the thing on stick away from anything precious!

Like the image of the Dalek! 

Dave G

[David Asquith]

Way off topic now but!  When I was a kid I used to chase my younger sister around the house with my Dalek which she was terrified of.  A couple of years ago year she bought me a a toy Dalek with shampoo in  it.  She couldn't bear to touch it so she bought a gift bag and asked the shop assistant to drop it in so it was ready for Christmas Day!  I don't deserve a sister like her.  I used to get her to put her tongue on the slot on my scalextric and then press the trigger.  When she complained I put my tongue on but didn't press the trigger.  Of course  she had to try it again!!!.  Never go to heaven will I?  Mind you I wasn't all evil.  I used to make her shops out of cardboard boxes and then cakes out of chocolate melted in the airing cupboard to sell in the shop.  Is that enough for redemtion?

[Newportnobby]

I used to get her to put her tongue on the slot on my scalextric and then press the trigger.  When she complained I put my tongue on but didn't press the trigger.  Of course  she had to try it again!!!.  Never go to heaven will I?  Mind you I wasn't all evil.  I used to make her shops out of cardboard boxes and then cakes out of chocolate melted in the airing cupboard to sell in the shop.  Is that enough for redemption?

I think the answer to your last question is 'NO!'.
What an evil trick - and I wish I had thought of that with my 2 sisters