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Re: Prepare to cry: 2007 train pics
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 6 Jan 2007 18:37:52 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Dave Curtis wrote:
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So... do you really need something with a non-trivial profile -- a “channel”,
as you say, or does the top of the rail just need to be shaved down? I’m
thinking that a woodworker’s drum sander (the stationary kind used for
thickness sanding planks) and a simple jig to hold the track would make short
work of re-profiling the top.
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It’s a question better answered by a modder like Ondrew, but I think you are
correct-- “channel” probably wasn’t the best description. Shaving down would
work AFAIK. That is to match track height.
Now the 9 volt train motor actually picks up power from the track along the
inside of the rail. The wheels are cleverly spring-loaded to maintain contact
with the inside of the rails, even in curves.
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Does the web of the R/C track have the through-slots that the metal clips
fold into?
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Not AFAIK
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Does the rail head width also have “metal allowance” that needs to
be shaved down? -- Maybe that is what you mean by “channel”?
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Not sure about that. My initial thought is that a slightly thicker rail would
actually improve conductivity.
JOHN
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Prepare to cry: 2007 train pics
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| In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote: ..snip.. (...) Hmm... I wonder if that would need to be notched to accept "donor" rail. (...) May well be. I was thinking that the donor rail might not seat well if the rail head profile is too wide. Anyway... (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Prepare to cry: 2007 train pics
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| (...) OK, thanks, that makes sense. So... do you really need something with a non-trivial profile -- a "channel", as you say, or does the top of the rail just need to be shaved down? I'm thinking that a woodworker's drum sander (the stationary kind (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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