My experiences gluing turnouts and track:
White glue (Elmers) no clumps, hardest to get permanet bond (without ballast), easy with ballast.
Liquid nails for projects, clumps abound, some difficulty getting a permanent bond quickly.
Latex silicone caulk, some clumping possible, easiest permanet bond.
A belt sander and a little care will quickly remove and smooth the bottom of a turnout once secured with Liquid Nails.
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When you "pry them up later", assuming you didn't go overboard in the first place, does it pull chunks of foam up with it, or can it come up cleanly?
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If you ballast them, they will be glued down. As others have said, glue them and keep the moving parts moving.
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I have 4 right hand #4 turnouts (Walthers Shinohara HO code 83) in an end to end configuration. Therfore, there is no piece of track between them to glue down. Since It has been said not to glue down turnouts, How do I keep them in position? Will ballast alone suffice?They will be run with Tortoises so there is always some side forces trying to displace them. Track nails shift in the 2" foam over time.
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