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xxup		#1 Posted : 05 December 2017 07:39:13(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,463 Location: Australia		I have set up two circles of track (5922 - 600mm and 5935 - 1020mm radius) for the Christmas tree. Normally we don't screw down the track, but last year or the year before the track kept sliding across the wooden floor. So this year FD wants it screwed into the floor. The first problem is that the 600mm curves have screw holes, but the 1020 do not. So how do others attach the 1020mm radius track? The second question is the size of screws for the 600mm track.. I can't see them listed the the 2008/09 catalogue...
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cookee_nz		#2 Posted : 05 December 2017 09:07:00(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 31/12/2010(UTC) Posts: 3,953 Location: Paremata, Wellington		Originally Posted by: xxup I have set up two circles of track (5922 - 600mm and 5935 - 1020mm radius) for the Christmas tree. Normally we don't screw down the track, but last year or the year before the track kept sliding across the wooden floor. So this year FD wants it screwed into the floor. The first problem is that the 600mm curves have screw holes, but the 1020 do not. So how do others attach the 1020mm radius track? The second question is the size of screws for the 600mm track.. I can't see them listed the the 2008/09 catalogue... Maybe a bit random but would the track hold with a few dabs of hot-glue each section or two? Save any drilling and screwing and when done just lift up and peel off Cookee Edited by user 05 December 2017 19:57:33(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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Bigdaddynz		#3 Posted : 05 December 2017 09:50:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,663 Location: New Zealand		You can either drill a hole in the centre of the sleeper, or at either end of the sleepers. Space the screws about 6 to 10 sleepers apart. I use M4 bronze screws, 12mm to 16mm should be fine. Hope your floor isn't anything special to mind putting screws in the floor!
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xxup		#4 Posted : 05 December 2017 10:00:19(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,463 Location: Australia		Thanks for the responses.. The floor is overdue for sanding an re-coating so it will be okay..
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Markus Schild		#5 Posted : 05 December 2017 11:27:50(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,802 Location: Wurttemberg		Hi, If it must not last years, I made good experience with using small pads of double-sided adhesive tape. The removable version. Fast, simple and cheap. Regards Markus
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xxup		#6 Posted : 05 December 2017 12:24:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,463 Location: Australia		Thanks Markus. I will give that a try too..
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Purellum		#7 Posted : 09 December 2017 20:27:41(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/11/2005(UTC) Posts: 3,500 Location: Mullerup, 4200 Slagelse		I'll vote for the double sided tape also; but otherwise the same screws you use for C-track. Now it's the hole in the sleepers you have to drill in the right size. Per.
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xxup		#8 Posted : 11 December 2017 05:12:11(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,463 Location: Australia		In the end, I decided to not fix the track to the floor. There are many reasons for this - could not find any M4 screws or enough double sided tape. However, they are on the shopping list for Christmas 2018. Here is a very short video of the Maxi Trains under the tree. The layout is powered by one Marklin 6021, which is powered by a Markin 6002 transformer. The Maxi locomotives are Delta, but they seem to run okay. The inner track shows the loco "Luzie" pulling two Markin Museum Wagons. The outer track shows the loco 98 7505 pulling three tipper wagons and a flat car with a container.
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blid		#9 Posted : 16 December 2017 10:40:35(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 228 Location: Stockholm, Sweden		Here are some tips from another forum: http://www.gscaletrainforum.com...b=comments#comment-11590
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