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I Think I'm Going To Cut My Flex Track Shorter Than It Comes

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Posted by Track fiddler on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 5:18 PM

mbinsewi

TF, just joking here, but I think you should've cut the beers off last night, instead of your track. Laugh

 

Mike.

 

LaughLaugh  I came home from work and saw your post Mike and I busted a gut.  I see some of the other guys here had a little fun with it too.  I plead the fifthWhistling  Really though, I'm not one for denial.  I've been known to work hard and I play hard.  I always get up and go to work though.  Plumbing and electric rough-in today on the remodel job.  And I never cut any of the wire or pipe too long or too ShortLaugh  

I must admit what made perfect sense to me last night looked a little silly this morning.  I had forgotten from previous threads, it's not the rails in the track that expand and contract, it's the materials underneath as stated here. 

I'm way in the clear.  My 8-foot length of foam on my layout has only shrunk 1/16 of an inch in two years. 

I pulled in the driveway with anticipation this evening but no long box by the door.  Bummer.  When my track finally gets here I will only cut where necessarySmile, Wink & Grin

Thanks guys    TF

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Posted by mbinsewi on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 7:27 PM

I knew you would take in stride! Laugh 

So you were roughing in plumbing and electrical?  No license or building code problem with that in MN. ?  And here I thought you were a carpenter.

Now you need that track to get delivered, so you can "git-r-done".

Mike.

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Posted by Track fiddler on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 8:20 PM

mbinsewi
 

So you were roughing in plumbing and electrical?  No license or building code problem with that in MN. ?  And here I thought you were a carpenter.

Mike.

 

LaughLaugh   Whistling   Yep.... just a carpenter was about 20 years ago.  I had to adapt.

We'll  Get-R-Done Mike.  That's what I say too!   I would hate to see myself as a Pirate.  Oh well what the hey.

Arrr Beer

Track Fiddler

Track should be coming any day now.  Just think when I start to lay it,  I really will be the track fiddler

TF

 

PS     Seriously though, we are on the up-and-up.  I have a builder's license.  

 

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