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Fluesheet Wrote:............
I'm not certain why the angled cut has given me better luck.....
Matt
Hi Matt
Have only just come across this.
Inadvertently, you've adopted prototype practice, which is probably why it works

Have a look at Iain Rice's book on creating 4mm scale track (or even the free extract of his Proto 87 Maine layout available on the Model railroader web site); he advocates this practice and tidies up the joint with the splice rail (the second rail forming the 'vee') after the two have been soldered (sounds technical but is quite straightforward).
Jonte