Baseboard Battens

[Peter Kazmierczak]

A, B or it doesn't matter?
Thanks.

[ISW]

49 minutes ago, Peter Kazmierczak said:

A, B or it doesn't matter?

If you are planning to join baseboards together (at the LH / RH ends), then 'B' is preferred as you stand a better chance of getting the two ends aligned properly for joining. That's what I did on my layout.

 

Ian

[Graham108]

7 minutes ago, ISW said:

 then 'B' is preferred as you stand a better chance of getting the two ends aligned properly for joining

Why?

 

Personally I'd go with 'A' - then the cross battens are all the same size and when drilling holes you're working on the two sides only

[chris p bacon]

B is the better option. I would add some blocks to the corners. 
 

Option A allows the ends to ‘twist’ between the side supports. 
 

 

[Peter Kazmierczak]

2:1 in favour of "B" then.  I think "A" looks slightly neater from the side, but I appreciate that "B" makes alignment easier.

Just about to get out the "Workmate"...

[johndon]

8 minutes ago, Peter Kazmierczak said:

I think "A" looks slightly neater from the side

 

Once you've got your scenery done up to the board edges, 'skin' the sides with thin ply which will make it nice and neat.

[ISW]

4 hours ago, Peter Kazmierczak said:

2:1 in favour of "B" then. 

I would just add that, in my case, the outside 4 battens were timber whereas the 'stiffeners' were simple plywood (offcuts from the baseboards!) to keep the cost down.

 

Ian

[Peter Kazmierczak]

Thanks guys. I eventually opted for "B". Baseboards now completed.  I'll put pictures in my "Shardlow" thread in the layout topics section in due course.

 

Edited January 28, 2023 by Peter Kazmierczak

[griffgriff]

A late vote for A…. The cutting is easier 

 

Griff

[Peter Kazmierczak]

1 minute ago, griffgriff said:

A late vote for A…. The cutting is easier 

 

Griff

I'm afraid the ship has sailed...