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@Strummer posted:
Please elaborate...🙂
Mark (back) in Oregon

Years ago, there was an article in OGR where the author hand laid code 148 track with a code 100 center rail. My thought process is to use commercial code 148 flex and install code 83 rail as a center pickup (blackened using neolube).

An earlier article discussed laying a wire supported on brass wood screws, but I'm not sure about the long term stability of that option. I'd also be concerned that the height would potentially cause the equipment to "ride up" on the wire and cause the wheels to climb out of the track.

Scale Trax is code 192 and I'd need to shim the approach tracks by about 1mm to match the height and elevate the center rail separately.

I will document everything I do regarding the build.

1/3/2312:13 PM

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