Using Peco flexible track

[stockers]

Looks pretty darned good to me.

 

[yb281]

I can confirm that they are most definitely NOT upside down Cyril.

 

[Gizzy]

I can confirm that they are most definitely NOT upside down Cyril.

But are they inside out I ask....

 

[Glengrant]

Funnily enough Giz, I did ask myself that as I was assembling the things, but then I said, it doesn't really matter. So there we have it, as Peter Sellers said, the problem is solvved. Thanks to all my G-scale mates, and GRC, and Gibbies Tool Mart.

 

[mike]

welcome to the club railclamps

 

[Rob s]

Right having wittered on about railclamps and flexitrack here is the latest from me. First of all, the ghastly result of bad track laying, not only is the join ugly, it does not provide good running.

So I make enquires and find that I can get Code250 railclamps, code250 being what Peco flexitrack is. I got these from GRC, excellent service. I think they work out at £1.50 each inc vat, but you will have postage on top of that. OK, now what is required is a socket to screw the bolts in/out.

I thought the size was either 2 or 3 mm. So off I goes to Gibbie's tool mart in King Street, great place, very helpful people, only to find that the size required is between 2 and 3 mm. All is not lost. Man says, how about if we try an Imperial size Allen key? Bingo, now I don't know what imp size this is, should be easy to work out. Cost of Allen key 0.35p. Now I had been advised that this was going to be a very tricky job, but absolutely not. Took me a few minutes. OK the track and ballast has to be cleaned up, but a very smooth join now exists. I need more clamps and less rain.

Someone is going to shoot me down and tell me I've put them on upside down

I have toyed with the idea of using these clamps on a few of my awkward curves
and a couple of points that seem to need a lot of maintenance for a while, but resisted the idea up till now.
Mainly because of the comments about being fiddly and needing fancy/long
etc alan drivers and partly the cost.
But not now
So thanks very much Cyril, BEST post on the use of rail clamps i have ever
seen.
Think this thread is a candidate for the 'TOP TIPS' section
Thanks again Cyril Top Man