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Baseboard Alignment Dowels
Alignment dowels ensure the accurate alignment of model railway baseboards. Prices quoted are for one assembly, i.e. one male & one female (plus screws, where applicable). Two assemblies are needed for each baseboard joint.
Three ranges of model railway baseboard dowels are available;
- Cabinet Makers Dowels, inexpensive & easy to fit but the least accurate, not suitable for finescale use.
- Bullet type baseboard dowels, these are a good compromise, similar to the Cabinet Makers but more accurate.
- Pattern Makers Dowels, very accurate with a clearance of just 0.002". They are the first choice for most finescale modellers, although they do require careful fitting.
Baseboard Joiners
Some people refer to alignment dowels as 'baseboard joiners', this term can be misleading. These dowels are used only to ensure correct alignment of the baseboards (and therefore the tracks), they do not secure the boards together. To join baseboards securely either toggle clips can be used, these being especially useful on portable layouts or nuts & bolts which are more suited to permanent baseboards.
All dowels are priced for one assemly, consiting of one male half & one female. Two (for wide baseboards three) assemblies needed per joint.
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