01-13-2009, 03:40 PM
Tom Wrote:Steamtrains Wrote:John...Great to see you're passing on the hobby to future generations...
If there's a joint of the fx'track on a curve, I solder the two pieces of track together before laying down. This way there's no possibility of a kink developing at the joint...Kinks on curves make great train-jumping spots....
I can't recomend this idea enough. I usually solder 3 pieces together in curves and lay the whole shebang all at once to avoid kinks, with the sliders on the inside of the curve. That is in my opinion the biggest hurdle to overcome in using flex track, avoiding kinks, but if you are careful in how you lay your track, it's not an issue.
I want to make sure I understand what you are saying, Tom. Do you solder the flex track sections together while laying in a straight line on a table? If so, how do you bend the track when the soldered rail joiners or I would imagine solder itself won't slide through the spike detail on the ties?