Track Cutting Jig For O27 Track
I made a Track Cutting Jig to help cut short sections of straight 027 track.
It is made from a scrap of 3/4" wood 2" x 2 1/4 " with a same size 3/8" plywood glued on the bottom. Three slots were sawed, with a band saw, 1/4" deep and 1/8" wide at the spacing of the three rails of 027 track. A 1/16" wide slot was cut at 90 degrees to the track slots to accommodate a fine hack saw blade.
A piece of 1/2" plywood was made to act as a Track Hold Down. Shown at the top of picture. Groove was cut to go over the track tie if necessary
Picture of clamp holding Track Cutting Jig, track to be cut with hack saw and Track Hold Down. The Track Cutting Jig is held in vise. The vise is a 4in X 10in Columbian woodworking vise I have had for 40 so years.
I use a fine tooth hack saw blade and find the Track Cutting Jig makes cutting shorter pieces of track and easy neat job.
