what or how is the best way to insulate my rails when setting up for my blocks?
HO Southern what or how is the best way to insulate my rails when setting up for my blocks?
Alton Junction
Dremel and sheet styrene... when rails get painted you can not see it very well. I have to look for mine that I did, and I know where they are! The insulating joiners, while easier, are more visible.
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
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LION uses Dremel tool. So what if cut is not perfectly vertical, it matters not!
You can put an insulating material in the gap, the LION does not bother since railjoiners are soldered, the rails will not creep together again.
Wanta remove a gap, just solder it and it is closed.
ROAR
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BroadwayLionSo what if cut is not perfectly vertical, it matters not!
It matters to me. Besides, when you use the moto tool with the cutoff disc mounted in the standard way, your tendancy is to make an arc when you cut through the rail which makes the cuts uneven and inconsistent. This causes trouble if you want to add an insulator.
I use a 90° attachment to cut my gaps. Since the arc is on the same plane as the disc, I can get vertical cuts of consistent width.
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carl425I use a 90° attachment to cut my gaps.
For the same reason I use the flex-shaft attachment.
Ed