HO, 1/16" (0.062" / 1.6mm) thick CopperHead PC Board Ties are produced using Fast Track’s unique routing process that allows us to offer ties with a very clean edge, precise dimensions and are always perfectly flat. The copper cladding is paper thin, allowing you to cut the copper with a small file or rotary tool to isolate the rails. Both sides of the tie are copper-cladded.
Copper cladded fiberglass PC Board ties are used at strategic points in hand-laid trackwork to hold the rails in gauge permanently. The remaining ties are filled in with wood ties.
When painted, the PC Board ties will become nearly invisible, blending in with the wood ties. While some sizes of CopperHead PC board ties are not as high as standard wood ties, this will not be an issue. Once soldered to rail, the thinner PC board ties will “float” between the wood ties, the space is hidden when the track is ballasted.
Using our printable tie templates as a guide, cut the ties to the lengths you need for your turnout. While specifically designed to fit all Fast Tracks assembly fixtures, they can also be used for any hand constructed trackwork.
Sold on a fret of 27 ties.
PC Board Tie Dimensions
Size Length Width Height
Prototype Imperial 17.5' 9" 5.5"
Model Imperial 2.41" 0.1" 0.06"
Prototype Metric 5.3m 228.6mm 139.7mm
Model Metric 61.2mm 2.6mm 1.6mm
HO, 1/16" (0.062" / 1.6mm) thick CopperHead PC Board Ties are produced using Fast Track’s unique routing process that allows us to offer ties with a very clean edge, precise dimensions and are always perfectly flat. The copper cladding is paper thin, allowing you to cut the copper with a small file or rotary tool to isolate the rails. Both sides of the tie are copper-cladded.
Copper cladded fiberglass PC Board ties are used at strategic points in hand-laid trackwork to hold the rails in gauge permanently. The remaining ties are filled in with wood ties.
When painted, the PC Board ties will become nearly invisible, blending in with the wood ties. While some sizes of CopperHead PC board ties are not as high as standard wood ties, this will not be an issue. Once soldered to rail, the thinner PC board ties will “float” between the wood ties, the space is hidden when the track is ballasted.
Using our printable tie templates as a guide, cut the ties to the lengths you need for your turnout. While specifically designed to fit all Fast Tracks assembly fixtures, they can also be used for any hand constructed trackwork.
Sold on a fret of 27 ties.
PC Board Tie Dimensions
Size Length Width Height
Prototype Imperial 17.5' 9" 5.5"
Model Imperial 2.41" 0.1" 0.06"
Prototype Metric 5.3m 228.6mm 139.7mm
Model Metric 61.2mm 2.6mm 1.6mm