The first step in making the ties is to plane some wood board down to 7/16ths thickness. This is the height of the ties.
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The ties are then cut to width (9/16ths) on a table saw.
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The ties are then cut to length, 6" long.
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Voila! Pile of cut but unstained ties. Stain using a cloth around your finger. We used Miniwax Special Walnut #224.
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We're using Micro Engineering large track spikes and Micro Engineering code 332 aluminum rail, originally intended for G-scale use. It ends up looking like light weight rail in 3 1/2" gauge / 3/4" scale.
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The track in progress, 1/2 complete.
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Close up of finished section of track.
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