This wood discussion really shows how many modelers need a "shrink".
John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: Pieter Roos To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 10:02 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: "S"hrinking Wood FWIW, A friend working in HO had a similar problem a week or so ago. Much of the wood in his layout had been used in prior layout construction. I suspect that the fairly rapid change from mild to very cold winter weather and increased use of heat are causing greater problems than when the change is more gradual. Pieter E. Roos --- On Sun, 1/27/13, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: "S"hrinking Wood To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 8:59 PM Or course, gas heat sucks the moisture out of the air in the winter, and everything gets bone-dry. So, we have to deal with humidity as high as 80% and as low as 30% indoors, depending upon the season. the price of living in the Sunny Southland... Fred Tolhurst Maryville, TN -----Original Message----- From: gsc3 <[email protected]> To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Jan 27, 2013 8:48 pm Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: "S"hrinking Wood As Fred Tolhurst and Jim Schall and Larry Morton will attest, east TN and western NC are among the most humid areas in the nation. At least we don't have salt air! George Courtney --- In [email protected], "Ed" wrote: > > Good point, Martin. I never thought of that. California is a very dry desert-like climate compared to other areas. Thanks....Ed Loizez
