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Ocelot Spleens
Ocelot Spleens
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Model Railway theft
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GlennR
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That is, of course, terrible, but I am left wondering why they used aluminium rather than steel for the rails.
richmac
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Better metal for narrow gauge low use perhaps?

Lighter, easier to work with in terms of flexibility and ease of drilling, also doesn't rust in the same way.

Awful through.
GlennR
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Sorry, my "why" wasn't really a comment on the metal's advantages, which I appreciate, but surely they should have realised it would get nicked?
Ocelot Spleens
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Aluminium is pretty expensive, so yes, you wouldn't bother with a load of steel. Over specced.
richmac
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Ah Sorry I should have realised! seems they paid more money to use a material that is way more nickable.

TBF for a light use super narrow gauge they could probably have used plastic
GlennR
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Or spaghetti.
swittle
swittle
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or pipe cleaners.
richmac
richmac
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Your taking the piss now.

Spaghetti would just get stolen by the hungry

Pipe cleaners not so much.

Although either of those things with covered in emery cloth would give good traction.
swittle
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Your taking the piss now.


Moi? :p

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