Question about track

[union bay]

Hi all, I have just built a Campbell's wooden trestle and am about to lay the rail onto the trestle's ties. What are some of the reccomended ways to a fix the rail to the wood besides spiking?

Thanks in advance.
Union Bay

[selector]

You could use little dabs of acrylic latex caulking if you don't mind the finicky work...sounds like you don't for the question you are asking...but I have found that plain white glue can work well, somethink like Weld Bond, or a similar high-strength glue that dries clear, and that can be painted relatively easily.  Some folks have great success with cyano-acrylate (CA on this forum) or super glue. 

Whatever you decide is an intuitively reasonable choice, find a way to press the rails tightly to the ties so that they dry well-adhered and in gauge throughout.  Don't forget the guide rails in the centres of the ties along the bridge deck.

[larak]

I've used CA. Be aware that the wood will absorb a lot of glue. Medium viscosity might be better than thin.

I've also used clear latex adhesive caulk. It prefer it.

Good luck

Karl 

[snaggletooth999]

  Some folks have great success with cyano-acrylate (CA on this forum) or super glue. 

I know this is a bit off - topic, but thank you, thank you, for clearing up a little mystery for me, am often reading reference to  cyano-acrylate (CA), and keep reminding myself that I must find out what this wonderful CA glue is, and get meself some, well now I know and don't have to worry, cause I got the good old Super Glue lying around everywhere. Why the need for the fancy technical talk for everything these days I"m a wonderin".

[Anonymous]

The "Fancy Technical" talk is necessary to keep one on target and using the right chemical or procedure in question.

The old days of Kwazyglue is over. The CA's used in the hobby takes many forms, I use one that sets in 30 seconds so I have a fighting chance to get to the "Debonder" bottle if I should glue something to something during a project.. or worse, me to something.

I think there are several brands of track that probably will do very well for bridging. My idea of a bridge is a bookcase shelf. Im a klutz with them.

Good luck!