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@Oman posted:

Think twice before buying Atlas flex track. It is really difficult to bend. Any curve smaller than O-100 is almost impossible. It always wants to return to straight.

I easily bent Atlas flex to O-72.  O-72 is my minimum curve so I didn't try to bend it any further.  The trick is to lay out the curve and then screw the track down as you bend it to the curve.  Cut off the uneven ends.  

People should remember that even O-72 which equals a 36 inch radius curve is very sharp for model railroading.  My HO club uses a minimum radius of 40 inches which is equivalent to O-80.  Most home HO layouts use a minimum radius of between 30 and 40 inches on their mainlines.  Almost no one in HO uses an O-36 (18 inch radius) curve.  NH Joe

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