When handlaying switches I use epoxy . . . . . . . . . . however on more than one occasion I have wished I had used Pliobond® because, for a certain amount of time, the track-tie joint can be reheated allowing flexibility for repositioning and adjusting. WHEN EPOXY SETS IT SETS!
Down-the-road aspell when I get back to layout and switch building I will probably go the Pliobond® route.
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Pliobond is the way to go. If you place a thin bead on the bottom of the rail and let is set. Then place the rail on the ties and heat it with an iron. In the small space you have you might have to put the Pliobond on both surfaces and then when set press firmly. I have used this process to apply Formica to countertops and once it is pressed down, it is there to stay.
Either way, you need to stain the ties first because the stain will not color any Pliobond that is showing.
They're both the same, but the tube may be easier to manage. Fasttracks supplies the tube with a couple press-on micro dispensing tips that allow you to apply the pliobond right from the tube to the bottom of the rail. I've provided a link below to the Fasttracks website video that shows how they use Pliobond. I've not used their Quicksticks yet. I've been using individually cut ties between the PC board ties, and the Pliobond works just the same. Just follow the directions for letting the glue setup on each surface before mating.
http://www.handlaidtrack.com/video-theater.php?name=DYCgYE9888U&autoplay=1&title=Using%20Pliobond%20With%20QuickSticks
This link is to their adhesive supplies that you can purchase which includes the micro dispensing tip.
http://www.handlaidtrack.com/tools-supplies-adhesives-c-9_32.php
Good luck!
Bob O.
Pliobond? I've heard of it but never really seen it or used it.Searched at local Ace Hardware and they have these two products:
M.C. Fujiwara
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Silicon Valley Free-moN
I'm using Pliobond, a contact cement. This is what the Fasttracks people recommend for adhering rail to wood ties in their turnout building kits. I've just used the stuff to build a No. 6 turnout, adhering the finished turnout to wood ties, and it appears to work pretty well. I think CA might be a littel too brittle over the long haul, but I honestly don't have a lot of experience with it.
Whatever glue I ended up with I would stain the wood first. Then if you get globs they are a little easier to deal with. I'd probably go CA, but I would rough up the bottom of the rails a bit.
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
Atlas code 80 flextrack is already laid across.
I got some Atlas code 55 flextrack for the guardrails. Or I could use c80 flex or straight sections.
Is there a better type of rail for wood?
What are you using for rails?
I scratch built some trestles over a creek and want to attach guardrails to the basswood.
There are two more directly to the right:
With the regular rails I used shots of CA, but that's brittle and discolors the wood, and sometimes leaves whitish blobs.
On most tutorials I've seen, people have spiked them, but that's with HO. Any suggestions for n?