--- In [email protected], "Art Armstrong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How do you
> cut the grooves and how do you get the proper gauge?
>
Hi Art. I make them from a rectangle of plastic or whatever is
handy. A fairly thin material works best so one can work near them
without having a lump under the hand. The ones in the photo are 1/4
inch plexiglass, cut to be a little wider than the track gauge. I cut
the grooves with a handsaw, Using the NASG metal gauge as a guide. I
use a saw blade near the rail head width and try for a snug fit, if
it's a bit loose it doesn't matter because the final spiking is done
with a metal NASG gauge. These plastic gauges stay a few inches ahead
of the work and are spaced about 6 inch on center for one rail length
ahead, as I spike I move them ahead leapfrog fashion.
Sometimes I drill a hole thru the gauge center so I can tack them
and the rails in place but these in the photo don't have any holes.
These are actually O scale, I haven't bothered to make any in S scale
because I can spike just as well with only the metal gauge. I've found
it easy to line out where one rail goes and spike it fair then go back
and rough spike the second rail every few inches then finish up with
the metal gauge.
Here's a link to a photo of some.
http://pweb.netcom.com/~ctxm/plasticgauges.jpg
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