04-08-2012, 08:11 AM
Pick up a used resistance soldering station (not cheap, but won't melt ties),
Spread ballast with a clean, unused small paint brush,
Get a "rail nipper" set of flush cutting diagonal cutters.
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Spread ballast with a clean, unused small paint brush,
Get a "rail nipper" set of flush cutting diagonal cutters.
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