Thanks, the risers come already tapered you can get them as 4%, 3% and 2%. They save you alot of work instead of working out the slope % and making something out of plywood. Also because my layout is portable it makes the layout lighter.
I've recently built a grade using the 2% grade risers. I found it easier in my case to cut a template that described the outer edge of the risers. It made it easier for me to follow my intended path instead of trying to sight a center line and guestimate how it aligned with the riser center line. After laying cork road bed and the flex track, I realized I had installed one of the risers upside down. I would not have thought this would cause problem, but it introduced a hump at one junction in the riser path. I'll be able to correct it by freeing the cork from the riser and shimming the cork for about 6 inches, but this indicates that some care should be exercised in using this product. I too used a cheap acrylic adhesive caulk to glue the risers to my foam baseboard.
I'm going to glue down a foam trackbed first using the acrylic sealant then lay the track on top using PVA glue. I am in the middle of making a video on lay the track down now.
I used the Woodlands Scenics 2% riser to produce a figure 8 climb on my 009 layout. Without the WS product getting a perfectly even gradient over 16 feet would have been very difficult.
👍I like the risers, seem to go down pretty nice. It looks like you're using a ridged putty knife. I have better results with a more flexible knife. Just my opinion. Thanks for the informative video.🚂
Very informative video on the woodland riser system. Does the risers that you show come already tapered from 0 grade and upward, or did you have to do that with some sort of form cutter. I was considering the cookie cutter tract system but do want to cut into my roadbed. Thanks
Installing Woodland Scenics 4% incline risers
Detroit River Railroad
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Installing Woodland Scenics 4% incline risers on my layout