The definitive survey on handbuilt track
Various questions on handbuilt track
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1. Do you...
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Fully hand build your track
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Hand-build turnouts and use RTR flexitrack
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2. With regard to the hand built track, what construction method do you use?
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Ply/rivet/cosmetic chair
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Ply/glued chair
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Plastic/glued chair
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Copperclad/solder
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Fully moulded sleepers/chairs/baseplates
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Wooden ties / Spiked rails
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Copperclad/etched chairs
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3. How do you get your templates?
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Hand-drawn
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Bought from supplier
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Templot
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4. Where do you construct your track?
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In situ
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Off-layout (workbench etc.)
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5. How do you hold all the sleepers of your finished track together so that they do not get out of place before the final laying?
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I don't need to, it's fully soldered / it holds together on its own
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I incorporate the template into the finished road bed to hold the loose sleepers in place (a la Iain Rice)
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I superglue the chairs to rails
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I leave a small strip of the template that just holds the sleepers in place
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Other (please reply below)
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