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When I need to cut rail that hasn't been spiked down yet I use a Dremel with a fibreglass reinforced cutoff wheel, or if I am cutting sectional track close to the end of a section.  If the rail is spiked down already or if it is sectional track and the cut is further in from the ends I use a Jewelers saw.  Just depends on the situation.

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I see that this thread is over a year old, but I still have the same question.  I am cutting MTH ScaleTrax which mics out at .190 or code 190 rail.  I'm using the Xuron 2157B cutters.  The ScaleTrax does tax these cutters, but they do work with a little extra effort.

 

Jim, you stated "I use these, from techi-tool, even on code 148 rail, only cut top to bottom not side to side.  They give a nice, flush cut on non-ferrous metals (do not use on steel rail)."

 

 

How do you think the Crescent cutters will work on code 190 rail?

 

Bob

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Posted by Ed:

The easiest way is to use a Dremel rotary tool with a 2 foot flexible extension and a cutoff disc.  You can cut totally vertical if you have the eye for it.  Dress up the end with a small file and you are finished.  It doesn't matter if the rail is laid or loose.  Wear eye protection at all times.

Ed

 

Hands down the best way to cut rail.  Simple, clean, fast and no deformation.  Be certain to get the two foot extension so you have better angles.  I have cut dozens of pieces with this tool. And, you have the ability to cut different lengths for each rail for custom fits.  (No two pieces of track have the same lengths on all three rails.  No more running out to the band saw and "hacking" away with a saw.  Find it right in your local Home depot and be sure to get the Dremel EZ Lock metal cutting disks (EZ456).  With a flip of the lock you can replace disks in seconds.

Ditto Ed, flex shaft or 90 degree head.  Love them both.  EZ mount for outright cutting of  rail lengths.  Thin old fashioned standard mount disks for cutting electrical gaps.  You get a narrower gap that way.

 

Have done a lot of Atlas 2 and 3 rail, MTH both styles and GG.  Have not even touched tubular track in five decades.

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