Re: Alternative to Bright Boy

DMS wrote:
> I turned to using plain wood, carefully cut to HO rail size...
> worked so well my local dealer said I should sell them...
> 
> see http://crud-b-gone.mixmox.com
> 
> Dale
> http://layout.mixmox.com


   Yeah, I do the same thing with scraps of 1x4 left over from benchwork 
construction, or even 2x4 scraps if that's whats available.

   But I don't bother with grooves.  The cross-cut ends work just fine 
as-is, and it only takes a little care to clean the turnouts.

   If/when they get loaded up too bad, I'll just grab another scrap 
piece.  If nothing's handy (doesn't happen often), I'll just trim the 
ends off the one that's loaded to expose fresh surfaces.

Stevert