Pitfalls

[Anonymous]

Hello all,
I'm going to start lifting my layout this weekend and am going for a major expansion using LGB points and Aristocraft 9 foot curves and 5 foot straights.Anything I need to look out for or is it straight forward rocket science?
Any problems that people have had? I would rather know now before the shops shut for the weekend.
Troy
P.S. I know this is not the thread but try finding hobby shops when there are only a few in the entire country[|(]

[cacole]

One thing you need to check is whether or not you can connect LGB turnouts to AristoCraft track. I use Aristo track and turnouts, and the rail joiners screw together. If LGB rail joiners don't match up with Aristo's, you might need to purchase some type of rail clamp to fasten them to each other. I have no experience with anything LGB.

[Anonymous]

Hi Troy,
Go for it mate and bugger the rocket science. My only problem with Aristo, as said elsewhere, is the sleepers coming away from the rail if handled wrongly, but when it's down - it's down. Hope you've got loads of extra gravel, I never seem to have enough.
Cheers,
Kim
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[Anonymous]

I personally have never done it ..but I read on a tread around here aristo and LGB are the same rail height and to just use rail clamps to join the two especially at points(turnouts) so they can be removed for maintence if need be.

[vsmith]

What Matt said,
just use some Railclamps to join them together and a little conductive greese and you should be in great shape.

Ti#1, for joining aristo track with those dam little screws. If you can once you have all your base work done and are ready to set down track. for things like curved track, try to assemble your aristo track in sections, on a work surface like a table, then carry them out to be layed down then ballasted. Trying to insert those little screws while laying the track down is maddening beyond measure. I tried to assemble 3 or 4 curve sections first then put them down.

Tip #2 where you HAVE to insert those dam little screws, use a little of the conductive grease on the end of that little screwdriver to hold the dam little screw onto the end.

All I can offer tip wise, as my outdoor layout got axed before I could ballast. Good Luck

[Anonymous]

Hi Troy,
Agree with Vic re the assembly, I use the garden table. When screwing sections together in situ don't forget to put something under the track to catch the little blighter when gravity takes over. I use a small blob of bluetack and you will find that the tool supplied soon gets rounded.
Have fun.
Kim
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[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone.Raring to go for it on saturday.Wife if a bit apprehensive!
She's off to see her Mum for a few days and 200 metres of wood has just arrived[:D][:D]
I had to promise that there will still be a garden left when she gets back.
( the front garden will still be there!! )
Troy

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by troybetts

I had to promise that there will still be a garden left when she gets back.
( the front garden will still be there!! )
Troy

Hee Hee wished I was there to help! [}:)][:D][}:)][:D]