09-04-2009, 01:12 PM
It's interesting that you should mention Proto 87 Wayne.
I ordered a bunch of their tie plates and a jig to help me lay them and keep them in gauge. I was going to use Pliobond to cement the tie plates on top of the decking for the pier and the transfer bridge. I was either then going to use the Pliobond to glue the rails to the plates or use solder to secure the the rail to the plates. The beauty of Pliobond is that if I do decide to do the later, the heat from the soldering will only activate the glue and make the bond riculously strong. Everything else around it will break before the bonded surface does.
I'm going give it a shot on some test pieces to see how ot works out. I'm just waiting for the tie plates to arrive.
So I kinda spoiled the plans I have for that part of the build. I'm eager to see how it looks as well and if I am satisfied with the results. I was thinking about spacing the tie plates the standard railway tie distance apart from each other or perhaps spacing them out a little further. Not to sure about that, nor have I come across any photos which could give me a hint in that type of rail on a pier scenario. It may not be a prototypical way to build a railroad either, but I'm letting my imagination fly with this one.
I ordered a bunch of their tie plates and a jig to help me lay them and keep them in gauge. I was going to use Pliobond to cement the tie plates on top of the decking for the pier and the transfer bridge. I was either then going to use the Pliobond to glue the rails to the plates or use solder to secure the the rail to the plates. The beauty of Pliobond is that if I do decide to do the later, the heat from the soldering will only activate the glue and make the bond riculously strong. Everything else around it will break before the bonded surface does.
I'm going give it a shot on some test pieces to see how ot works out. I'm just waiting for the tie plates to arrive.
So I kinda spoiled the plans I have for that part of the build. I'm eager to see how it looks as well and if I am satisfied with the results. I was thinking about spacing the tie plates the standard railway tie distance apart from each other or perhaps spacing them out a little further. Not to sure about that, nor have I come across any photos which could give me a hint in that type of rail on a pier scenario. It may not be a prototypical way to build a railroad either, but I'm letting my imagination fly with this one.