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Do you glue down or nail down your track?
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I don't know if its just me, but my experience with nails/brads hasn't been the greatest. All it takes is a wrong "tap" one way or the other and then your track is out of alignment. Plus, after the nail has been driven, you are stuck with an unsightly nail head appearing across the tops of the ties. If you happen to drive the nail in too far, then you risk distorting the ties and narrowing the gauge of the tracks ever so slightly. In my opinion, glue is the way to go. My preference is for liquid nails. Its relatively cheap and very easy to work with. Spread a thin layer, lay the track and you've still got a little fudge time for alignment before the glue sets. Granted, glueing is a permanent method for setting track whereas the track nails can allow you to pull them and change the tracks around...Hope this helps and have fun!!!
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