https://blog.model-train-help.com/2016/09/laying-fixed-rails-on-curves.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=laying-fixed-rails-on-curves Model railroads and model trains Wed, 19 Oct 2016 01:04:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2016/09/laying-fixed-rails-on-curves.html#comment-15827 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 01:04:11 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4155#comment-15827 I lay mine from a switch cutting about 3″ from the free rail and just pull the next rail into that track. This stagers the joints and you only need to cut once at the next switch. Keep the free rail on the inside of most of your curves.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2016/09/laying-fixed-rails-on-curves.html#comment-15814 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 21:41:59 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4155#comment-15814 If you place the “fixed” rail on the outside of the curve, you will not have to cut off (and waste) as many rail ties.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2016/09/laying-fixed-rails-on-curves.html#comment-15461 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 08:04:50 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4155#comment-15461 In N scale rails can be glued to the roadbed with “White Glue” if you ever need to lift the track spray it with wet water. It is unusual these days to “fix” track with spikes or track nails as a permanent fixing, but if you do when using proprietary flex track, a spike every 6″ or so is sufficient, into the middle of the “tie”. Most brand have a blind hole in the centre to facilitate track spiking.

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