So, I’ve finally moved the last 10 yards of dirt and its getting time to lay track on my railroad redo. My last line used all sectional track with some smaller (9 foot) diameter curves. This time around, I have planned for much bigger curves (20 foot and larger). I purchased an Aristocraft dual rail bender during their close out sale. My plan is to re-bend the 9 foot curves into larger curves- much larger. I have never used a bender, or in my case an un-bender, before. So, I’ve got some questions.
I’d like to attach several sections together and then unbend (re-bend) them as one long piece. Is there a limit to the amount of consecutive sections I can bend/un-bend?
Will the stock Aristocraft joiners be sufficient to hold everything together while I re-bend or should I use something more substantial- i.e. Hillman, Splitjaw, etc?
Thanks for your input.
-Kevin.