phillyreading posted:I use Gargraves track and have found that the size of the hole for putting a screw into the wood ties can sometimes split the ties, so I went down a drill bit size(one/sixty fourth smaller) smaller then what Gargraves recommends on the screw package and that keeps my ties from splitting as much.
Lee Fritz
seems backwards, to put a screw through the tie to fasten down the track you would want a clearance hole (larger than the diameter of the screw) not a smaller hole. if you are trying to attach a switch motor then you need a pilot hole (slightly smaller than the diameter of the screw). the smaller you make the hole, the more likely you are to split the tie.
