Comments on: Hand-Laying Track

By: Skip Duld

Skip Duld — Sat, 16 May 2020 07:35:56 +0000

TKS FOR THE INFO. DO U REMEMBER THE # ON EBAY I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM JUST IF I NEED THEM.
TKS skip

By: Norm T

Norm T — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 23:48:23 +0000

I use nails OUTSIDE of the rails.
This avoids problems with deformed sleepers, and is a lot easier to remove the nail later.

By: Gary P Byard

Gary P Byard — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 23:26:33 +0000

So far in my initial laying I use track nails and pre-drill the ties?cork/ply base using a 0.7
mm twist drill in a finger drill The us a track pin “pusher” to seat the pins to the ties.

By: phil johnson

phil johnson — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 05:26:18 +0000

depends on what your roadbed and ties are. I’ve used spikes only on pine ties and roadbed for years on HO track. Not a big fan of glue , hat’s off to those that use it

By: David Stokes

David Stokes — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:13:38 +0000

The P4 guys used to use heat activated Pliobond to stick their track to their sleepers. It worked well, and I would recommend a similar approach when making Code 80 N scale track rather than spiking. Spiking in this size rail is like using a sledge hammer to drive an upholstery tack. I’ve not tried it, but instinct tells me it would be a better approach.

By: Don

Don — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 23:59:08 +0000

I’ve used spikes, glue and track screws on N scale track, and for me the screws are the way to go. I got 1000 on Ebay and they will last me for life. You can remove them easily without doing any damage. If you have a hard baseboard it means you will be pre-drilling with a tiny drill (maybe 0.8mm), in your Dremel,but that can be therapeutic. Don’t over tighten or you will distort the sleeper, just snug.