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<p>Hi all, Here is a little help with glueing balast. I have posted this in the layout area of this forum also. Here is a cut and paste from that area.</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------- </p><p>I have been installing a lot of balast lately and I have given up on any kind of bottle applicaton for applying glue..</p><p>I was in Ace hardware over the weekend and in thier culinary area and I found a "flavor injector." It's a 30cc syringe with a 2" long injector tip. As a matter of fact I went back today and purchased another one. I use one to with a water/alcohol mix first and then the other one with a 50/50 mix of white glue and water.</p><p>I am laying N Scale track and in my switch yard I don't want any loose balast on top of the ties so I clean <strong>ALL </strong>the balast off the top of the ties. For the balast between the rails I apply the water/alcohol mix first this locks the balast in place. The water/alcohol fix is placed on to the top of the ties and let it run off the sides into the balast material (maybe two drops.) I do two section of track at a time. Then I go back with the other glue/water syringe and apply one drop of glue directly on top of the balast. With the balast locked in place you don't get any divet holes from the glue droping onto the balast material. For the end of the ties I put one drop of water/acohol at the end of every other tie and then go back with the gule. </p><p>This is takes time but it looks great.</p><p> </p><p>Dewayne</p><p> </p>
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