what do you cut your track with

[boxcar2217]

I cut my track with a 2x4 piece of wood with 3 routed out grooves for the track to sit in then clamp it down and use a hack saw. what do you use to cut 3 rail track.

[nitroboy]

Good old dremmel with reinforced carbon disks.

[Anonymous]

Variable speed moto tool with a 2.5" diameer fiberglass re-enforced carbide disk. A small draftsmans triangle and sharpie marker to mark the track for cuts.

[spankybird]

QUOTE: Originally posted by nitroboy

Good old dremmel with reinforced carbon disks.

I do the same [;)]

[cnw1995]

A tin-snips / heavy duty wire cutter - then I re-open the 'squeezed' rails with a screwdriver - pop in a connector and squeeze 'em together again.

[laz 57]

DITTO with TOM.
Dremil tool with disk.
Takes about 2minutes.
laz57

[lionelsoni]

I'm with Doug.

I mark the tops of the outside rails, then cut straight down, leaving the flanges intact. Then I hold the track upside down in my left hand, sight with one eye across the cuts, and make the center-rail cut in line with the others. Then I flex the track until the flanges break, spread the rail apart as Doug describes, pinch the tops of the railheads flat with the tip of long-nosed pliers, put in a 3/32" punch, squeeze the rails back together, take out the punch, and squeeze a little higher if I want it to grip a track pin tightly.

It's very fast and makes no debris, particularly no steel dust.