I have a few gaps in my track at some of the joints. Some are a little more than an 16th of an inch. When the loco crosses over them it makes a noise. What's the best way to fill them in?
I'd use a small piece of styrene, glued into the rail joiner. Paint it if the color bothers you. With styrene you won't have any trouble with expansion. A bit of a gap will not hurt, though.
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Thanks, I can leave it a few thousandths high and file it flush
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[quote user="originaldirtguy"]I had a similar problem and I just squirted in some super glue. When it set up I gently filed it down to match the rail. Worked like a charm.
nscsxI heard super glue can be corrosion to certain metals
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If the joint is not securely soldered it will creep between the joiner and rail and act like an insulator.
I have a few spots where there is a slight gap in an otherwise solidly soldered joint. It does not contribute to derailments and it sounds neat when the train is passing over it.
Have Fun, Ed
gmpullman nscsx I heard super glue can be corrosion to certain metals ...and If the joint is not securely soldered it will creep between the joiner and rail and act like an insulator. I have a few spots where there is a slight gap in an otherwise solidly soldered joint. It does not contribute to derailments and it sounds neat when the train is passing over it. Have Fun, Ed
nscsx I heard super glue can be corrosion to certain metals
''Corrosion is the natural tendency of metals to revert back to their ore form''
Thus CA really doesn't have anything to do with it.....it will though insulate from electrical conductivity. Use a Gel type, there is minimal capillary attraction. Zap-Gel PT-27 is a good one. Fill in the gap, let sit overnite and file to fit.
I have visions of all My metal miniatures, corroding to junk after, their 40yrs. of sitting in display cases....Naw! LOL
Take Care!
Frank
zstripe gmpullman nscsx I heard super glue can be corrosion to certain metals ...and If the joint is not securely soldered it will creep between the joiner and rail and act like an insulator. I have a few spots where there is a slight gap in an otherwise solidly soldered joint. It does not contribute to derailments and it sounds neat when the train is passing over it. Have Fun, Ed ''Corrosion is the natural tendency of metals to revert back to their ore form'' Thus CA really doesn't have anything to do with it.....it will though insulate from electrical conductivity. Use a Gel type, there is minimal capillary attraction. Zap-Gel PT-27 is a good one. Fill in the gap, let sit overnite and file to fit. I have visions of all My metal miniatures, corroding to junk after, their 40yrs. of sitting in display cases....Naw! LOL Take Care! Frank
Thanks Frank for giving me the particular glue to use, I have two Zap glues already but neither are gel type. I have 7 turnouts packed into a oval 4x6 (6 on the straight aways of the mainline) and so it's kinda noisey already, just trying to find out where I can doctor things up to make things quieter. Thanks y'all!
LION fills the gap with solder. File down what is neded to be filed down.
But the LION has lots of electrical gaps on the layout of him, and him just leaves them alone , no plactic filler or anything. Works.
Besides subways are supposed to be noisy.
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BroadwayLionLION fills the gap with solder. File down what is neded to be filed down.
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Add one more for solder to fill in the gaps.