Old countertop as baseboard

[RobertInOntario]

Hi Rob,

The counter material is strong-ish, especially when supported by a bunch of cupboards; but it is heavy for the strength you get from it. To get really light for portable layouts, you need to engineer the lightness into the module.

I highly recommend the 2" extruded foam with either 1x4 pine, or even a luaun (door "skin") frame. Glue everything up and it is incredibly strong. Make your landscape from additional chunks of foam, expanding foam, or lightweight spackle.

I can post some drawings if you like.

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for this feedback. Sorry for the late reply...

Yes, I'm still planning to build a frame around my small switching layout as suggested, so yes I would be interested to see some drawings please. Yes, the countertop is pretty heavy, so it's still sitting in the garage!

My son & I are also interested in building a new micro switching layout (sometime in the near future), for which the foam would be excellent.

Cheers, Rob