Last night, I cut the gaps in a pair of N Scale #10 Turnouts assembled in a crossover. Unfortunately, when I did so (using a Dremel with a thin cutoff wheel), the solder joint just below the lower gap broke on one of the point rails on each of the turnouts.
I'd like to clarify whether or not the point rails should be glued down when there is a web below them. In the video Finishing Your Turnout with Quicksticks, Tim says (paraphrased), "don't glue down the point rails" and "put a bead of glue along the whole web." grrrrr....
Second, related question: what's the best way of fixing these loose point rails?
Third question: is there a way of keeping the Dremel's torque from kicking the points loose? One of the frogs also "hooked" and slewed sideways.
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