Having seen some requests on how to repair damaged Chairs with glue etc I decided to illustrate my suggested repair. It also occured to me after another request that this would also be a good way to show how to make an odd section of track using leftovers. In this instance the sections of rail used are 12cm long. But any odd length could be created using these methods. Of course I used all odd sleepers and happened to have a couple of LGB Fishplates handy.
The parts laid out on the bench prior to work including that ever required cut off bit of Mains Cable. Other sorts of strong wire could also be used.
Below I have made up the section using a piece of LGB Rail as a reference to spacing and working out how many sleepers would be required. My G scale eye got this right first time! Note I have also stripped the wires, bent them to u's and drilled the second sleeper from the left for wire shoving through.
Below I have pushed the U's theough and bent them all over, a tap down with a Centre Punch and check with an LGB Wheel to ensure no flange contact and all is well. The sleepers with the U are pretty well immovable now.
Underneath view, not the neatest of jobs but it will suffice for an end siding or fill in somewhere on a permanent section of line.
This little project to make up Rail will not be so good for a continuously pulling up and putting down line. Here I would have prefered to use sleepers all with their Webb in place. But for a pretty permanent line will work just fine and start to use up some of those old sections that are just left over from a previous build.
The parts laid out on the bench prior to work including that ever required cut off bit of Mains Cable. Other sorts of strong wire could also be used.
Below I have made up the section using a piece of LGB Rail as a reference to spacing and working out how many sleepers would be required. My G scale eye got this right first time! Note I have also stripped the wires, bent them to u's and drilled the second sleeper from the left for wire shoving through.
Below I have pushed the U's theough and bent them all over, a tap down with a Centre Punch and check with an LGB Wheel to ensure no flange contact and all is well. The sleepers with the U are pretty well immovable now.
Underneath view, not the neatest of jobs but it will suffice for an end siding or fill in somewhere on a permanent section of line.
This little project to make up Rail will not be so good for a continuously pulling up and putting down line. Here I would have prefered to use sleepers all with their Webb in place. But for a pretty permanent line will work just fine and start to use up some of those old sections that are just left over from a previous build.
