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    Reshaping 4.5v track —Wayne Jackson
   I am wanting to use my old 4.5v tracks for a narrow gauge train that will be 4 studs wide. Obviously the straight track is fine, but it is the curve track that is giving me some bother. Can anyone suggest a solution? (15 years ago, 23-Dec-08, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Reshaping 4.5v track —Ondrew Hartigan
     (...) I’ve had some success using a heat gun although you have to monitor the temperature extremely closely. You could also try making small cuts on the inside of the curve rails, but i've never tried this method myself. ondrew (15 years ago, 23-Dec-08, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Reshaping 4.5v track —Benn Coifman
   (...) You might want to check out Ross Neal's 3 stud wide solution... (URL) post pictures if you make something work. Benn (15 years ago, 24-Dec-08, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Reshaping 4.5v track —Wayne Jackson
   (...) I have been using 2x4 plates, turntables, and a solid base-brick and a hair-drier with limited success. It would seem the plastic is a bit brittle from years of disuse. (15 years ago, 28-Dec-08, to lugnet.trains)
 

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