... perfectly on the Template, then accurately forming the knuckle and then flair. This takes a bit of practice- it is easy to get it near enough, but we are looking for spot on! Obviously, this will need splitting later for electrical purposes, but this is easily done with a piercing saw, and with a fine blade, the saw kerf will create a perfectly spaced joint with the two rail ends still aligned. I am hoping that this shot shows that the rails can be aligned quite well... 1129_261114_570000002.jpg You can see in this image that this tandem is so tight for space that the switches need to be loose heel- there is not enough length to use the flexible type. You will also see that I have left some of the N/S base strips over-length. I tend to make them extra long, then cut them to length when everything else is complete as this makes them easier to manipulate. The ones in the shot will have check rails soldered to them in due course and only then will ...