Foam (Celotex, Knauf? Recticel etc) again.

[Bikeracer]

You can get Recticel sheets from Jewsons.

I got a 25mm thick sheet 2400x1200, it's foil covered on both sides and the foil can be easily peeled off if required.


Allan

[MalcolmInN]

You can get Recticel sheets from Jewsons.
I got a 25mm thick sheet 2400x1200, it's foil covered on both sides and the foil can be easily peeled off if required.
Allan

Thanks Allan, I have a Jewsons not far away from me, so a visit is indicated cos I couldnt figure out their web site, no prices that I could see, I began to think they were trade only
Did you notice if they had any cut to size facilities for customers ?

[Zogbert Splod]

Did you notice if they had any cut to size facilities for customers ?

Last time I contacted Jewsons I asked that very question - "Yes!" she said...
'Oh good!', thought I...
"We will lend you a saw!", said she...

I still went there and got what I wanted though.

[MalcolmInN]

Did you notice if they had any cut to size facilities for customers ?

'Oh good!', thought I...
"We will lend you a saw!", said she...

   

[Bikeracer]

Best to take your own saw and cut it.

I got them to cut mine for me to get it into the car,needed it cut down so I could get a 3 foot width into the car.
I asked the chap to cut it at 3 feet wide which he did........only problem was he cut it three feet from one end.He wasn't very happy when he had to cut another sheet down the length.

Allan

[MalcolmInN]

Best to take your own saw and cut it.
,
I got them to cut mine for me to get it into the car,needed it cut down so I could get a 3 foot width into the car.

Yes car was my reason for wondering if the various had cutting options, I think a cruise round and see which/who offer the best facilities is indicated !

Thanks all for your ideas,
at the mo I am thinking I might shelve the big 8ft one till later and am now playing with SCARM to see if I can squeeze a Gumstump lookalike into one of the Wickes 1200x450 packs

[Pengi]

Link to my posts on using Spaceboard and Jablite. Have been working with it for over four years

My layout is 900 x 3000 (six Spaceboards joined together) and the Spaceboard has not bowed or warped (in the four years) and I have built two OO layouts and my current N layout on the same base foam board (scraping off the previous scenery and covering it with cork to give a more even surface). I have also added beach and sea using Magic Water. I now join Spaceboards/Jablite together using Copydex and cocktail sticks to align the boards.

For scenery I use 25mm Jablite as easier to work with. You can use u shaped fence nails to secure wiring.

Foam is not for everyone but it works for me as it is light.

[MalcolmInN]

Link to my posts on using Spaceboard and Jablite.

Thanks.
I'd not heard of Spaceboard before,
googled and found SpaceboardECO which I guess is the same ? If so and your local shop still has any and you plan to expand your layout best get some bought in to stock !! cos their site says being discontinued in the UK
(which prob explains why I could not find any here )
and it may be the same (uk or eu name for ) as what used to be Pink? Knaufboard which I cant find any more either.

[Pengi]

It is Knaufboard and you may still be able to get it from B & Q. It is not advertised on their web-site though

[MalcolmInN]

and Jablite.

Jablite is economical but yes it would ( as in your linked thread ) make a dreadful mess unless cut with a hot wire or hot knife gizmo ! because it appears to be expanded polystyrene ?
the others, well Celotex anyway, are extruded polystyrene and dont give too much  mess
/research
have not tracked down good ref on Recticel but I think it is an extruded Celotex type ??

[Zogbert Splod]

...Jablite is economical but yes it would ( as in your linked thread ) make a dreadful mess unless cut with a hot wire or hot knife gizmo ! because it appears to be expanded polystyrene?...

It is indeed expanded polystyrene. However, it's not quite as messy as the static charged stuff made up of those white beads. It's not too bad to clear up either. The vacuums cleaner deals with it easily.
I got it coz the only local place had an eight pack of that, or, 8' X 4' sheets of some other board in the 4" thickness.
It was cheap so I decided to give it a try.
It cuts quite well with a VERY sharp knife so long as you actually cut it rather than just try to push the knife through it.
I'm not gonna try to say it's the best, but it does work.

Regards, Allan.....

[MalcolmInN]

It is indeed expanded polystyrene. However, it's not quite as messy as the static charged stuff made up of those white beads
,
It cuts quite well with a VERY sharp knife

Thanks Allan, all good to know, I was giving it a mis coz of the mess I used to get in when cutting the little white beady expanded stuff in days of yore to go under my tropical fish tanks !

It may even be a little lighter than the extruded type with fibreglass.
> more researchings

[Zogbert Splod]

It may even be a little lighter than the extruded type with fibreglass.
> more researchings

If weight matters to you, it is super light.....

[MalcolmInN]

If weight matters to you, it is super light.....

Yes, some will be in modular form -
work on / play with in domestic quarters table top etc. and move to/from the railway cave

[Dancess]

It is Knaufboard and you may still be able to get it from B & Q. It is not advertised on their web-site though

Extruded polystyrene is available in France at Leroy Merlin, I shall be buying when I go next week.

30mm thick 1.25 x 0.6 m sheets 3.83€ each about £2.80 each

20mm thick 1.25 x 0.6 m sheets 2.50€ each about £1.80 each