Talking T Gauge The Original Forum Dedicated to the World's Smallest Model Railroad Scale    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Code 40 steel rail          Talking T Gauge Forum Index -> T Gauge Products View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message rmyers Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Posts: 73 Location: Evanston, IL USA Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:38 pm    Post subject: Code 40 steel rail With the intention of determining the practicality of handlaying T gauge track I searched for sources for code 40 steel rail. The 2mm Scale Association offers code 40 'bullhead' rail. Bullhead rail has a narrower base than typical flat bottomed rail. However, it is still flat enough to solder or glue to ties. The problem is that you have to be a member of the 2mm society to buy from them. This is a pretty expensive way to get rail -- the rail is £3.50 for a 10m length, membership is £20 in the UK, £27 for the rest of us. Does anyone know if this is an item available elsewhere in the UK hobby scene? This might be moot anyway when Eishindo starts selling flex, which could be cannibalized for the rail. Bob Site showing use of code 40 bullhead rail in Nn3: http://www.zen98812.zen.co.uk/track.html 2mm Scale Association: http://www.2mm.org.uk/ Back to top Jax Joined: 04 Dec 2008 Posts: 44 Location: London, UK Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:54 am    Post subject: My husband is a member of the N Gauge society so would be able to get it for anyone that want some. Back to top NLeaver Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 2 Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:24 pm    Post subject: You can buy code 40 flat bottomed rail from these people at modest cost: http://www.handlaidtrack.com/item.php?id=4904&link_str=184&partno=17-040-C However as it is not steel there is no adhesion so I doubt it will work. There is a UK supplier of bull-headed code 40 in short lengths other than the 2mm SA, but I can't find their URL. The 2mm SA also do code 30 plain rectangular section "rail". Perhaps a better option is to try using piano wire, which is steel. Noel Back to top David K Smith Chief Cook and Bottle Washer Joined: 03 Sep 2008 Posts: 435 Location: New Jersey, USA Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:25 pm    Post subject: NLeaver wrote: Perhaps a better option is to try using piano wire, which is steel. That's exactly what I used: http://1-450.blogspot.com/2008/08/handlaid-t-gauge-track.html I hope someday to be in a position where I can afford another reel of custom flat wire, which I use for handlaid track in other scales-- http://whiteriverandnorthern.net/detail_55.htm http://whiteriverandnorthern.net/clinic_03.htm http://jamesriverbranch.net/part_9.htm I'd order the wire in steel and embed it edgewise in slots cut in ties for T Gauge track. _________________ —David http://www.t-gauge.net/ http://1-450.blogspot.com/ Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Talking T Gauge Forum Index -> T Gauge Products All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum General Forum----------------Welcome!Trading Post Modeling Forum----------------Tips, Tricks and AssistanceT Gauge ProductsModeling in TLayout ShowcaseModular Frame of MindNarrow Gauge  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. Hosted by phpBB.BizHat.com