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For large welded lenghts of rail around long curve they can pull the into shape. For example if you get a 1"x2" piece of wood thats 1 foot long you can't put a bend in it. But if you get a length thats 18 foot long, you can pul it into a shallow bend. Rail is like that. For short sections in the yard, there is a bender that has 2 claws and a head that screws out in the middle (much the same as the wheels on a G scale rail bender screw out to make the curve). Grinding: The only time rail grinding is usually necessary is on sections where wheel slip has occured which damage the rail head. Sand applied to stop wheelslip also damages the rail head, causing pitting in the surface. Or where a new welded section has just been done, and you need to grind the excess welds off. The majority of a network should never need grinding if it is good quality steel on a level grade. Glen.
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