Pliobond was a popular method for gluing rail 30 years ago popularized by Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette. After the rail was glued and bonded with the aid of a hot soldering. After about 15 years

I'm going to take a swag on this but the CV ties are styrene I believe. The MEK thins the barge cement and softens the styrene making a bond. Someone could probably explain this better

I have 50 hand laid turnouts on my steam era freight car railroad. Many of those 50 are on CV switch tie blocks using the Barge cement activated by MEK method. I have had no problems in 10 years.

One article I read (and tried long ago) said to use a soldering iron and heat bond it in place. What I tried was code 40 rail on a little mining operation. Probably 30/40 years

I agree with Jim, especially when it comes to turnouts. I find that adjustments need to be made after the initial build of a turnout as different pieces of rolling stock pass through it (e.g., Sunset

Hi, At least one layout I know about just recently "self destructed" with respect to large sections of rail that was glued down letting go all over the layout. The owner lives near the Central

I use only the medium viscosity Zap-a-Gap ACC and have found that one can use very fine clear applicator tips that I have to visualize and control the flow and application of the adhesive - tip ID is

George Toman returns to the Resin Car Works blog with his second resin freight car kit; an RCW Illinois Central hopper. Check out George's work and his kit upgrades at the RCW

List, McMaster-Carr has a 6 inch overall length #60 bit I use for drilling for train line pipe. http://www.mcmaster.com/#3161a76 Regards..Jerry Albin

Gene That should have read it don't mind your lack of modesty. Predicted text is great. Paul Doggett UK Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Gene I done mine your total lack of modesty. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

The verylarge Northern Pacific layout Jack built is still operational at the home ofCentral Valley Model Works in Oceano, CA. His, son, Jeff, has addedsome new sections to the layout. Here is a photo

We were waiting for it to start. Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, "Music With Strangers". Wonderful film. Couple of shots of an elevated portion of the NYC subway system, but no STMFC

Must be an enthralling film! :-) Pierre Oliverwww.elgincarshops.comwww.yarmouthmodelworks.com On 2016-07-17 5:14 PM, pullmanboss@... [STMFC] wrote:

Sitting in a movie theater right now and away from my references, but I'm remembering the holes through the crossbearers are clearance holes, not snug fits. So for a 0.020" pipe, a #74 or even #72

Yes, Paul, I am saying exactly that. The actual outside diameter of a nominal 1.25" pipe is 1.66". As Dave and Dennis and perhaps others pointed out, I should have said nominal pipe size. As others

Long list of HO brass rolling stock for sale is now available via e-mail. Hugh T Guillaume mguill1224 "at" aol.com

When this topic was discussed last week I did not think that I would be spending my sunday morning installing a train line on an Intermountain Santa Fe war emergency boxcar (What ever happened to the

A key point in the use and application of Barge cement in our modeling is to create the ability to apply tiny amounts; and this is and has been solved by simply drilling an application hole through

The late Jack Parker, owner for the last 30+ years of Central Valley Model Works, Built his whole NP themed layout with rail bonded with Barges Cement. He was persuasive in my embracing the product