The resin cast tie strips worked pretty good. But is a bit messy. Also it took some time to clean up the flash. So another method was developed using PC tie strips.
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The first jig milled, plus engraving test. |
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The first jig design. |
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Final jig design without engraving. |
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Jig loaded with PC ties. Upper right slot is for cutting proper length tie. |
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Back side of jig is used for tie spacing. |
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Fastened tape in the center slot and loaded jig with ties. |
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Ties ready to be glued to the layout surface. More can be joined to make longer strips. |
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Making up a track section using PC ties. |
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A three foot section made up. Note the 5 tie spacing on upper left versus the 10 tie spacing on the rest of the section. Seems 10 tie spacing works OK on straight sections. |
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Test fitting straight section on layout. Whole roll of wooden ties. |
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Every tenth wooden tie removed for PC tie. |
At this point it seems favorable to use PC ties every 10th tie. I have not yet laid any permanent track since I'm working on the first module frame construction. When
doing curved track, only one rail gets soldered to a PC. It is then shaped to the needed curve and then the second rail is solder on with the aid a a track gauge. Using a
tie every 5th place works good for curved track. That'll be it for track design for now. I may add more information later as necessary.