Can Marklin 3-rail M track be successfully laid on 1" or 2" rigid foam insulation board (pink or blue)? If so, will track screws hold in the rigid foam insulation board? Thanks.

I have used a product called Pinex and then used longer screws into the 1/2" plywood below. Still quieter than straight onto plywood. It does make the track too rigid and more work if a piece of track needs replacing. You could buy longer screws and nuts and use that combination in your case. In my next project I am considering using corrugated cardboard on top of the 9 mm plywood.

Dereck

Edited by user 01 January 2018 10:36:08(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Screws won't hold if you screw them into the foam without anything else. I would recommend you to get some rigid 2 mm cardboard and cut out small squares (~2 x 2 cm) that you glue on top of the foam with white wood glue wherever you want to put the screws. This definitely works, I have tried.

Hot glue would probably not work on foam. It has a tendency to melt. I haven't tried, though.

Something popped up on the Bar & Grill this morning about using the Non Slip insert that goes onto kitchen draws , a type of open mesh weave but with a sticky surface both sides . Link to Post _



over the years there have been several ways to sound-proof a layout;
i.e. getting rid of as much resonance from the tracks to the layout

(the noise from the wheels to the rails cannot - should not be avoided)

cork - various plastics - rubber-like sheets etc etc

i've found that a simple “anti slip mat”
( antirutschmatte )

<https://www.rakuten.de/produkt/jes-collection-antirutschmatte-75-x-30-cm-verschiedene-farben-fuer-haushalt-boot-wohnmobil-auto-caravan-10-x-a-1553256050.html>

as found in various DIY stores - typical 75x30 cm
to be used as anti-slip in drawers or under rugs
- actually gives a very nice result - compared to price and work-effort

currently it can be bought for 1 (one) euro pr 75x30cm

laying it double gives a very noticeable result

added bonus - the c-track sticks to the mat as glue

PS
i’ve only so far laid it in the hidden areas
so I dont know how it works when creating landscape
around the c-track

Yours sincerely
Christian Vinaa
http://www.trains-and-trains.dk

....... Meanwhile, aunt Martha, having taken a tramp in the woods,
is lying in a ditch at the edge of town .........................



I haven't tried this yet but SWMBO told me that she has a bag full of the stuff some where in the garage , just a matter of finding it to see how it works with K or M track.

Cheers Tom in Oz .

Have you checked this thread: Sparrow's new shelf layout
https://www.marklin-user...s-new-shelf-layout/page3

Unfortunately the pictures can't be viewed anymore, but there are some videos on page 3. As far as I recall he made cutouts for the C tracks in the foam.