10-06-2011, 10:39 AM
Lester Perry Wrote:Something I have often wondered about. If I took a lets say Peco switch and removed th straight rail. Then took flex track and slid the rail that moves into the switch replacing the straight rail. Would that work? I know a notch would need to be filed into the rail for the point, But is it doable and has anyone else ever thought of this or tried it?
Why would you do this? Not sure what the advantage would be besides two less rail joiners?
You would run the risk of putting the rails out of gauge, and the profile of the rail itself may not be the same, requiring "handlaying" the new flex rail where the Peco rail was removed.
Andrew