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How do I hate track laying? Let me count the ways: 1) I can NEVER get the flextrack cut properly for those 30"-radius [min] curves; always cut too much off one side, then the OTHER, then the OTHER... 2) I can NEVER get rid of those hidden humps and dips, that cause my 85-footers to keep coming apart (and yes, I DID use an NMRA coupler guage to check the height!); 3) I melt half of my ties when I try to solder wires onto the rail for proper electrical contact, the smaller soldering irons never get the track hot enough the melt the solder; 4) In spite of the track planning software (Abracadata) that I use - which ASSURES me that a curve will fit within a space - it never does, and I end up having to eliminate a favorite structure to make room for the [censored] trackwork; And this is all with standard DC - I dread the thought of what will happen when I try to install the Digitrax system that has been collecting dust for the past 5 years. Those of you who have the talent to hand-lay your own track, gawd I ENVY you...!
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