Nice one. I have always had problems bending the ME code 83 weathered so much so I thought of buying the un-weatherd next time. I will try this...Thanks Tony great idea. Now where the neck is a scrap piece of plywood I can spare......
Neat idea... I have been modeling in N Scale since 1989 and recently HO scale since February 2017. I have never had any problem curving flex-track by Atlas, Peco or Micro Engineering.
Very good video and glad I saw this. I did see another modeler on youtube that would take 3 or 4 sections of flex track solder the rail and rail joiners. The entire long section was taken to the layout, put on the curve and he used a small track laying tool that comes with a kit for laying track. One side is for N scale and the other for HO. Using the HO side starting on a straight section just before the curve, he would move the tool back and forth along the length following the curve. I tried that method and man did it work out fine. He did warn that you move the ties, but before he would glue the track down, run the same tool along the ties and they would reposition back to form. Thank you for all your videos and I will keep watching. Oh by the way, I am a new subscriber!!!!! D. Muse (WTC/B&O Washington DC Div. MRR)
another good tip from MRP editor Tony Koester. any flextrack you get needs to be bent before you put it in. I buy Atlas Code 80 for all my track and when I buy it I bend it at the store place it in a bag with sheet cork which also needs to be bent and when I get home I take it out of the bag and bend it in a box full of stones before i place it on the layout. Tony is right don't use rail joiners on flextrack or sections that join turnouts you need powered joiners or insulators on these rails and some places need to be soldered or welded because rail joiners are bad at carrying electricity and over time they rust and become corrosive and the track goes dead. if you don't want dead track solder it or place powered joiners on the section that needs power.
So it doesn't matter what side you curve it from?. Are the ties attached to the rails the same on both sides? And not like Atlas where one rail slides and the ties on that rail have a gap underneath every 3 tie?
There are multiple opinions on that one. I like to put the sliding rail on the outside as that’s the one that needs to slide as the track is being curved.
Sir, i have a question, i came upon a box of "track gauge" thin strios of metal and some are marked 31 inch, 32 inch, 33 inch, 34 inch and say HO. What are these ysed for specifucalky,ty sur.
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Watching Videos Like This you Betcha I can Watch this All week and Not get Bored.
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Nice one. I have always had problems bending the ME code 83 weathered so much so I thought of buying the un-weatherd next time. I will try this...Thanks Tony great idea. Now where the neck is a scrap piece of plywood I can spare......
Neat idea... I have been modeling in N Scale since 1989 and recently HO scale since February 2017. I have never had any problem curving flex-track by Atlas, Peco or Micro Engineering.
Jon Frost I bought some Atlas code 100 off eBay. Feels easy to bend.
Very good video and glad I saw this. I did see another modeler on youtube that would take 3 or 4 sections of flex track solder the rail and rail joiners. The entire long section was taken to the layout, put on the curve and he used a small track laying tool that comes with a kit for laying track. One side is for N scale and the other for HO. Using the HO side starting on a straight section just before the curve, he would move the tool back and forth along the length following the curve. I tried that method and man did it work out fine. He did warn that you move the ties, but before he would glue the track down, run the same tool along the ties and they would reposition back to form. Thank you for all your videos and I will keep watching. Oh by the way, I am a new subscriber!!!!! D. Muse (WTC/B&O Washington DC Div. MRR)
I have learned something new today. 👍
another good tip from MRP editor Tony Koester. any flextrack you get needs to be bent before you put it in. I buy Atlas Code 80 for all my track and when I buy it I bend it at the store place it in a bag with sheet cork which also needs to be bent and when I get home I take it out of the bag and bend it in a box full of stones before i place it on the layout. Tony is right don't use rail joiners on flextrack or sections that join turnouts you need powered joiners or insulators on these rails and some places need to be soldered or welded because rail joiners are bad at carrying electricity and over time they rust and become corrosive and the track goes dead. if you don't want dead track solder it or place powered joiners on the section that needs power.
Wow! That was awesome! Happy Railroading!!!
curraheewolf
I might just try this method on my Peco code 55 flex track. I'm not sure if I would get the same result. But now I have a use for my old credit card
THATS SO COOL!!
That was fantastic!
Very Interesting that Is Pretty Cool. I was Fastenated in that.👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is simply brilliant !!
I tried it, all it did was wear out the piece of wood. Guess I'm not understanding your technique
That's just amazing!
Agreed!
So it doesn't matter what side you curve it from?. Are the ties attached to the rails the same on both sides?
And not like Atlas where one rail slides and the ties on that rail have a gap underneath every 3 tie?
There are multiple opinions on that one. I like to put the sliding rail on the outside as that’s the one that needs to slide as the track is being curved.
Sir, i have a question, i came upon a box of "track gauge" thin strios of metal and some are marked 31 inch, 32 inch, 33 inch, 34 inch and say HO.
What are these ysed for specifucalky,ty sur.
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Flex track by atlas can be curved wit your hands so wats wit the pc of wood
David Goldsmith his favorite kind of track is hard to bend.
dont want to be a troll but may want to go back and re-edit this video...unless theres a new system out DDC doesnt exist
Maybe the ufo are trying to show off or help us save our planet I love my trains get some Flex-tracks ok
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