Comments on: Laying Flex Track On Incline Risers https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/01/laying-flex-track-on-incline-risers.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=laying-flex-track-on-incline-risers Model railroads and model trains Thu, 01 Feb 2018 21:08:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: David Stokes https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/01/laying-flex-track-on-incline-risers.html#comment-20626 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 21:08:04 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4675#comment-20626 Sorry, I hit post too soon. Solder droppers at least once on every separate piece of rail and connect the droppers to a “bus” wire under the layout. If possible find the heaviest copper wire you can for the bus. – stripped down house lighting wire is good.as there are 2 wires enclosed in the insulation – one for each rail.

]]> By: David Stokes https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/01/laying-flex-track-on-incline-risers.html#comment-20625 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 21:03:38 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4675#comment-20625 Peco joiners are just fine. There is a reason that they are a tight i – so that they grip the rail. I find Atlas joiners, which I can slip on without using pliers create my worst “dry joints” in my rail. causing locos to stall. I find I need to “crimp” the Atlas joiners. To avoid dry joints I now solder the joints.

On curves I always stagger joints, I do not cut the two rails off square – that just wastes rail and puts valuable dollars and cents into others’ pockets. Take your time laying out the curves.

]]> By: Don Kadunc https://blog.model-train-help.com/2018/01/laying-flex-track-on-incline-risers.html#comment-20602 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:25:38 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4675#comment-20602 Cover with plaster cloth, add roadbed and track as usual. I’ve done this in my layout. Atlas code 100 rail joiners work. PECO are too tight.

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