by Nor Cal Mike » Tue Mar 17, 2015 8:40 am
Come on down any time Bob.
Mark, When the lighting is right, my track photographs pretty well but it really is fairly straight forward. Basically it is built on two tables (4X10 and 4X12), each running down one side of my shop attic. The right and left sections of track on these tables are connected by two parallel bridges bridging across the 40" gap on the north gable end wall of the attic. I built this track out of particle board. At the time this track was built, I did particle board to save money. But the track has worked out so well, that now I swear by particle board as a track surface. The surfaced is stained with a mixture of oil base enamel paint and mineral spirits wiped off with a rag after application much like what is done when staining furniture. This surface works very well with even many stock tires. It really likes urethane tires. It also works well in the dusty environment of my shop.