Peco diamond crossing - short circuit?

[IanS]

Personally I prefer screws to pins, less chance of missing the pin and damaging the rail or sleepers. Others of course may disagree and many use PVA to glue track down.

[Walkingthedog]

I think the most important thing to do when using track pins is never use a hammer but push the pin in with the end of some pliers. Secondly use Gaugemaster pins that are very sharp with a thin flat head.

[Simon_100]

Thanks chaps. In the event it was a car of raising the crossing with bits of card. I'll see if this solution passes the test of time and if not replace the sections of Profitrack - probably should do this anyway!

Personally I prefer screws to pins, less chance of missing the pin and damaging the rail or sleepers. Others of course may disagree and many use PVA to glue track down.

I think the most important thing to do when using track pins is never use a hammer but push the pin in with the end of some pliers. Secondly use Gaugemaster pins that are very sharp with a thin flat head.

I'm using Gaugemaster pins and find that they're great with the very hard MDF that I have for my baseboards. I first bought Peco but they're hopeless ... I think screws would be too visible but can see taht they're a sensible option. But I'm using a fine glazier's hammer and a 3" punch to drive the pins home gently without the hammer coming anywhere the track or rails.