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laying track

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laying track
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 27, 2004 7:29 PM
on the Lazy & sleepy (ho), I'm having problems, i,m laying 24degree curved flex track,on my double track mainline how do go about keeping the 2.5 inches between centerlines, without having abig gap between my cork roadbed?
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  • From: Prior Lake, MN
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Posted by JCasey on Saturday, March 27, 2004 10:15 PM
Hi Dave,
You're going to have a gap. You need to fill it in with something, ballast, ground cover or something.

John
"Anyone who goes to bed the same day they got up is a quitter." Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 28, 2004 9:08 PM
find a yardstick, or a meter ruler [ wooden] drill a hole at the distance you want and on the end and mark with a pencil. you should have almost perfect spacing.

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