... rail in place. The slide chairs in this area dont actually hold the rail. droppers%20b.jpg Each sleeper is drilled and a brass lacemakers pin dropped through. Where there are 4 droppers together this provides an electrical connection between the stock rail and switch rail via the copper clad. Only two of these droppers actually need to be wired to the power supply. droppers%20c.jpg The rail with the chairs already threaded on is then glued in place. The droppers are now trapped between the rail and the sleeper. droppers%20d.jpg A touch of solder and the job is done! Dont forget to 'gap' the sleepers. A cosmetic chair can be added later. I tend to leave them off the non viewing side so that I can see where the dropper is if I need to know later. droppers%20E.jpg As an aside, one compromise I take is to use as long a piece of rail as I can. I really don't like short pieces of rails as I think they are asking for trouble. You can nick the tops and ...