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My method is a little different. <br /> <br />I slide the moulded ties carefully back from the two ends. <br /> <br />Carefully pu***he joiners onto the rail making sure that you are lining up the track section the same way - ie moving rail to moving rail as people describe it. <br /> <br />Solder BOTH joiners. <br /> <br />Wash off excess flux, clean the joints using a file if necessary, now slide the ties back to the joint. Remove only so much as is absolutely necessary (on N scale track often only one tie!) but keep it for later. <br /> <br />When you place the track make sure to slide the ties into the correct position so that when the last one or two odd ties are pushed back under the track they all space out correctly. <br /> <br />Whether you do two or three lengths doesnt matter a lot. But dont forget to leave some expansionjoint space either every second or third length of flex track. If you don't then you can be in for a surprise in the future! My very first atempt at laying flex track I forgot to leave the gaps and about a week later I went into the room to see 'ripple' track! <br /> <br />John
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