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Title: Rail Insulators
Post by: Cody J on June 26, 2009, 09:41:48 PM
What is the best way to insulate Bachmann HO EZ-Track or the best product to insulate rail?

Thanks,

Cody
Title: Re: Rail Insulators
Post by: Guilford Guy on June 26, 2009, 09:49:29 PM
Atlas Plastic Rail Joiners.
Title: Re: Rail Insulators
Post by: ebtbob on June 27, 2009, 09:52:23 AM
Good Morning All,

      Try the Peco insulated railjoiners.   They have a lower profile than the Atlas and fit snugger.

Bob
Title: Re: Rail Insulators
Post by: rustyrails on June 27, 2009, 10:06:01 AM
Another option is to use a razor saw or cut-off disk to simply cut a gap in the rail.  You can keep the gap from closing up by using ACC to glue a little piece of sheet styrene in the gap.  Trim the styrene to the shape of the rail after the glue has set.  This method TOTALLY disappears once you've weathered and balasted the track
Rusty
Title: Re: Rail Insulators
Post by: Stephen D. Richards on June 27, 2009, 06:39:34 PM
Rustyrails.  Great idea.  Thanks,  Stephen
Title: Re: Rail Insulators
Post by: Cody J on June 28, 2009, 01:31:39 PM
Quote from: ebtbob on June 27, 2009, 09:52:23 AM
Good Morning All,

      Try the Peco insulated railjoiners.   They have a lower profile than the Atlas and fit snugger.

Bob

Where can I find these rail joiners?
Title: Re: Rail Insulators
Post by: rustyrails on June 28, 2009, 03:00:15 PM
Walthers sells Peco track, so you could order direct, or go to any Walthers dealer and have them order for you...or just poke around on the web and see what you can find.  You could start here:

http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/Peco_s/271.htm

Hope this helps,
Rusty
Title: Re: Rail Insulators
Post by: Cody J on June 28, 2009, 03:13:28 PM
Thanks for all your info

cody
Title: Re: Rail Insulators
Post by: ebtbob on June 29, 2009, 10:14:11 AM
Good Morning All,

       My club cuts gaps in the rails and then inserts a round wooden toothpick and cuts to size and shape.