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Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 23 Nov 1999 15:08:07 GMT
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lpieniazek@novera=antispam=.com
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Careful, some brands of silver duct tape are conductive. Electrical tape
is better.
For an all LEGO solution, merely mount the track ends one stud apart.
The wheels cross over fine, and if you do it on a straight, you can put
a baseplate or large plate underneath to hold the track in alignment.
Jim Rorstrom wrote:
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> In lugnet.trains, Ahui Herrera writes:
> > How would you put gaps in the train track? Should you just separate the track
> > say 1/4 inch?
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> Take the track sections apart where you want the gap, cover the metal ends of
> both sections with tape and put back together. Black electrical tape is an
> obvious choice but, is a little thick. I use silver duct tape.
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| (...) Wouldn't that throw off the alignment of the rest of the track in other places by being a stud off? Is there a way to get around this? (I'm thinking specifically of situations where the entire layout is mounted on baseplates). Steve Martin (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Take the track sections apart where you want the gap, cover the metal ends of both sections with tape and put back together. Black electrical tape is an obvious choice but, is a little thick. I use silver duct tape. It matches the color of the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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