Lionel O27 gauge track pliers very special, custom made track tool free shipping

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We are shutting down all TinMan track sales not to reopen until Mid Se. If you have some surplus O gauge track, switches etc. Please let us know, we would love to buy it. We are working on a brand new process for reconditioning O27 track as we speak, looks like it is going to be an exciting fall!From TinMan 3 rail as promised. Now available for O27 tracks We recondition 1000's of pieces of track. As part of the process, we remove the pins, and after polishing, reinstall them into the tracks. Removing the pins, no problem, 5 seconds or less with a heavy duty long nose, and out they come with a minimum of damage to the track. Reinstalling the pins is another story, which I am sure most tin plate guys can relate to. Occasionally we get a piece of track that was abused badly, like the one shown in the px. Normally this is time consuming grunt work. Not with our custom designed track pliers and track jig. The pliers are just the right size for O27 gauge, and are wide enough to cover the entire pin if necessary. You will notice that the top is cut, twice. It is designed also to squish (technical term) the bottom of the track below where the pins go. It is cut the second time so it does not hit the insulators on the middle pins. The pins are almost impossible to reinstall by hand after resizing the track with these pliers. Using the track read more