Cutting LGB rail

[Dieseldonkey]

I've just cut some aristocraft brass rail with an angle grinder and just a general purpose cutting disc. Works a treat. Homebase did powerbase angle grinders fairly cheap. Aldi's also sometimes stock cutting discs. £15 to £20 should see you with a great tool for the job. Just measure and mark your cuts to ensure there square and linear.

 

[stockers]

Call that an Angle Grinder, that looks like a baby Dremel to me!
JonD

 

[pugwash]

Er, why cut it? Just buy the right lengths in the first place. And if you can't find the right length Mr Lehmann also supplies/d an adjustable section.
Mind you a couple of weeks ago we covered one of the terraces with concrete paving slabs, I had a great time with Mister Metabo Senior with a diamond disc dust everywhere, my nose still bleeds and stoopido cut in front of the train shed - even with the doors closed everything is covered in concrete dust, definitely a big boys toy!

 

[Rob s]

Mind you a couple of weeks ago we covered one of the terraces with concrete paving slabs, I had a great time with Mister Metabo Senior with a diamond disc dust everywhere, my nose still bleeds and stoopido cut in front of the train shed - even with the doors closed everything is covered in concrete dust, definitely a big boys toy!

Just run a thin film of water over the slab as you cut, no dust at all.
Mind you wear welliingtons or its a bu@@er to undo the boot laces after
a few hours, especially if the suns shining
Had to cut my boot laces of last week after i forgot to put me wellies on

 

[pugwash]

Mind you a couple of weeks ago we covered one of the terraces with concrete paving slabs, I had a great time with Mister Metabo Senior with a diamond disc dust everywhere, my nose still bleeds and stoopido cut in front of the train shed - even with the doors closed everything is covered in concrete dust, definitely a big boys toy!

Just run a thin film of water over the slab as you cut, no dust at all.
Mind you wear welliingtons or its a bu@@er to undo the boot laces after
a few hours, especially if the suns shining
Had to cut my boot laces of last week after i forgot to put me wellies on

Didn't need to, it rained as soon as we were finished and I was wearing Gortex hiking shoes, just put them under the tap and leave to dry. All the rolling stock is still covered in dust (must run it in the rain, plentiful at the moment) and my nose still hasen't recovered! and what is a thin film of water? It's Kärcher or nowt here!

 

[Rhinochugger]

To get back on track (probably about the first time I ever have)

I'm with Paul Minimans. As a devout bodger, a hacksaw's fine, accuracy doesn't matter at 1:20. I have some massive gaps and nothing's ever derailed because of them.

I run a variety of manufacturers' stock, but I have one complete consist of Accucraft finescale Fn3 which is quite happy on my rubbish track laying