[alex10]

Wondered if any 00 model rail engineers out there construct their pointwork from scratch ie designing, filing rail for making frogs, blades etc.
I have done this for years and still enjoy experimenting with new ideas and tecniques. 100 code rail (ex Peco flexible track) soldered to copper clad sleepers were my normal preferred essentials but have successfully used wooden sleepers and found that the best material for these was the stuff they sell in our local "cook shop" for making iced lollies. ( good grief!!) Perfect for the job, hardwood, exactly the same thickness as the Peco sleepers and two sleeper widths can be cut from one lenghth. I have used a variety of adhesives of the contact type for bonding rail to sleeper and most work up to a point ( pun intended ! ) but the best of all is the quick curing Araldite.
I would be interested to hear views from anyone on this topic .
Alex10