How To Custom Build A Piece Of Scalextric Track

[@donwest5387]

didn't know about the "loose pins"; great discovery!

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Thanks 😊

[@steveconnor9871]

Greetings for Down Under Perth Australia. Just planned a new track design and and abandoned the idea because it didn't join up. Guess what, now it will, thanks to the both of you. So to borrow your catch phrase Let's do this! Thanks once again Guys.😄

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

😂 thanks Steve

[@steves.922]

Awesome idea that anyone can use. Thank you!

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Your welcome and thank you Steve

[@Dafingers1]

Much appreciated your accuracy in explaining this hack....am sure many will feel better about the do dslled making of the missing link. Thank you, Boone

[@roberthill2219]

Nothing is safe when you have a Dremel and epoxy....

[@keithryan9314]

The fact that all layouts have short comings in unequal length is a dose and then your stuck for an exact piece of track to finish a layout it's a very informative video of how to make a custom piece of track brilliant thanks boone and Mike 👍🏻. I have a few very old slot cars and constantly tweaking with them to make them complete and running l. Love the channel boone.

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Thank you very much Keith. Tweaking old cars is a fun part of the hobby 😆

[@keithryan9314]

@@BoonesSlotCarGarage it is as long as what you are doing works 😃

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

@@keithryan9314 😂

[@michaelmarty6240]

This was very informative to watch I have scalextric track and have run into this problem a few times. I never thought about doing something like this. But watching this gives me the knowledge to try it thanks so much.

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Thank you 😊,

[@mypearce8089]

Fantastic booneman thanx for sharing

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Thanks buddy

[@titicharpi9611]

Très bonne vidéo, comme d'habitude merci boone ✌️🍀🙋

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Thank you 😊

[@CiaranMcHale]

Great idea and a simple-to-understand video to explain it. I have some small improvements to suggest. At 9:40, you show how you use a flat-head screwdriver to pry up the metal tabs on the underside of the track rails. When doing that, there is a possibility you will create a slight bulge in the side of the rail. To prevent that possibility, you could insert a small wood chisel into the slot between the two metal rails, and use the chisel to support the side wall of the metal rail while you are prying up the metal tab on the side of the metal rail. Then, when you have removed the metal rail from the track, use a combination pliers to straighten the metal tabs on the rails. Doing this will make it easier to re-insert the rails back into the track.

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Good idea 👍, the rails are very soft . Thanks 😊

[@CiaranMcHale]

@@BoonesSlotCarGarage D'oh! I slightly mis-remembered the technique I used for removing track rails. I put the flat-head screwdriver between the rails to prevent the buckling, and I used the wood chisel to pry up the tab. The advantage of using a wood chisel for prying up the tab is that the wood chisel has a sharp edge that can fit underneath the tab more easily.

[@raydean9758]

I have done something similar but cut and shut. Strip the rails out, Cut out from the middle what you don't need DEAD SQUARE. join together using cut down rail pieces and join underneath with some plastic strip or pieces of waste track or even that tongue depressor, using hot melt to glue everything together. I have found that hot melt glue is the only thing that will stick to the PE that it is made from. As long as you have at least one pair of tabs to clip the rail with, it works. Don't use a hack saw, use a Stanley knife and a square. Just needs a light sand then.

[@patrick59]

Oui c'est peut être plus simple !

[@jameswalton9299]

Very nice great idea thanks for the content 👍🏾

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Thank you James

[@jameswalton9299]

@@BoonesSlotCarGarage you’re welcome

[@thatslotcarguy]

This is a really good idea mate and works well. The cars had no trouble at all passing the new section Great video....well done

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Thanks mate , ya it works really good .

[@donaldmullikin9861]

Hi Boone, great video, I just did that with 6 pieces of 4/15 curve track, I added them in between the 6 - 60 degree turns that gave the cars just enough relief to make the 420 degree turn without leaving the slot.

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Thanks Donald, very cool for a corner. I just love these types of ideas that think outside the box. A corner tweak is very cool

[@garydunmore9179]

Hey Boone, I just watched 👀 a video of you making a shorter piece of track that you had cut down to make a piece of custom track. That was awesome 👌. That was a great idea that Mike, Came up with. Thanks to both of you. I hope that you can do Carrera track like that.

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Thanks Gary, I plan on getting ahold of a few different manufacturers of track for future videos . I think it would be a good thing to do , not everyone has Scalextric 😂

[@95unded]

Thank you so much for this video!!! I’m doing as much research as I can before building a permanent layout of my own and this solves an issue I have had ever since buying sections of track and extend the layout. All too often we ran into not having a piece that was exactly the right size to complete the layout. I have old school scx track but I think I can run with this and make it work. THANK YOU 🙏

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Your welcome, I hope it works for you

[@steves.922]

I need this idea on my new layout. Perfect! Thanks!

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Good deal Steve, thank you 😊

[@mikelandis6042]

Really good video. You go through and explain everything! One of the more complex videos 😂. Track turned out perfect Boone! Awesome job buddy.

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Thank you 😊 Mike , and thank you for sharing your idea with me , made a very cool video

[@mikelandis6042]

@@BoonesSlotCarGarage you're very welcome. Hopefully that helps a lot of people with their layout.

[@roberthill2219]

I've done LOTS of cuts on Tomy AFX and Tyco track... gotta do what ya gotta do...

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Very cool 😂

[@roberthill2219]

@@BoonesSlotCarGarage the straight, flat rails make it super easy...

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

@@roberthill2219 I can imagine how it would be

[@whitmanft]

Hey Boone ,,Great idea..what about carrera digital track..same concept?

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

Yes pretty much the same concept, just the connection is a bit different, but easily figured out

[@Joop.23-2-63]

IMHO, to much work te get a piece of track to get a perfect fit. I used the C8295 track part. Only cut of the bridge supports and job was done.

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

That would work as well

[@dennisdwire5587]

To much unnecessary talking. Couldn’t get past craft sticks or discussing track lengths. We’re aware of the various lengths, that’s why we’re making our own piece!

[@BoonesSlotCarGarage]

😂 yep I do talk a bit Dennis , but thank you for watching.