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Paul - thank you for the roadbed info. Taking 1 x 6's, and turning it into roadbed. I could get into that! You see, having just purchased a house within the last year, I've been able to acquire a lot of tools for "the house". (as a sidenote, many of the new "house" tools double nicely as killer model railroad tools! - tablesaw, air compressor, etc.!) That would totally work. As I mentioned above, the only handlaying I've done so far has been spikes into pine - 1 x 4's, etc. They go in beautifully. I would imagine you want the roadbed to be at least as deep as the spike is long, right? Or at least as long as the spike plus the height of the tie. Installing lots of flooring at home, I've gotten very good with chamfered (bevelled) edges, etc. on the table saw. Yeah, make my own roadbed. I could get into that!!! Thanks for the tip. This sounds nicer than trying to exhale all evening and not breathe in too many solder fumes. I also appreciate the comments above about soldering being not so easy to adjust. I could imagine it could be a bit difficult. Theoretically, it just seems like there'd be unlimited adjustment, because it could be heated and re-cooled at any time. Then again, if solder is touched up with paint, etc., I could imagine trying to make adjustments could get ugly, and definately stinky! Thanks for the tips folks.
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