16: Special switch work.
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17: Removing the nails.
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for a Number 6 turnout is 6 inches long and 1 inch wide
(14).
To lay the roadbed, I use yellow carpenter’s glue and 5d finishing
nails. Lay glue along the centerline of the track and then use the
finishing nails to hold the roadbed in place until the glue dries.
The nails are left protruding, as they will be removed later. If the
nails were driven home and left in place, this would defeat the
sound-deadening qualities of the Celotex (15).
At the location of a single crossover, the sloped edges of the
ballast were trimmed away, and a solid strip of Celotex without
sloped edges was inserted (16).
When removing the finishing nails, use a piece of scrap 1/8”
Masonite to protect the roadbed you just glued down (17).
15: Laying the roadbed.
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