Not really a fan. There is a gap between the end connector and block. Ill have to think about this.
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Bummer. Are the pins metal? Maybe file them down.
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Yes, I’m going to try that and also use a snipper.
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The only issue with snippers is that they might deform the edge of the pin to the point where you can’t slide the EEC onto the pin. A good metal file will do the trick without crushing the ends of the pins.
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I did try the snipper and it did exactly as you said. I looked for plastic rod with the same diameter but have none. 
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You might still be able to salvage the pins. I know they are small but if you can identify the side that’s been crushed you can still try to file them smooth on the ends, it’s definitely a lot more work than just filing them from the get go but pins that size are not going to be easy to find. If you have a train hobby shop close to where you live they sell very small gage brass rod that you could try to use but you would still have to cut it size and you’re back to doing a bunch of filing again. I would try to work the ones you have before you do anything else. Some craft stores have super tiny little clothing pins that folks use for sewing projects and they are dirt cheap but not easy to find and still require measuring, cutting, and trimming/sanding all over again.
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There are ones that will make a cut with little or no deformation. However, these tend to be rather expensive 
This is 0.5 mm copper wire that I just cut — notice the difference between the left and right sides of the cut. To do this, I used these snippers:
The copper wire on the left side in the first photo was on the flat side of the snippers, the pointed end on the other.
The only reason I have them is because I bought them second-hand some years ago, largely because they looked like good quality and are clearly specifically for copper wire, which I regularly have to cut. I thought that the twenty euros I paid for the was expensive, until I looked up what they cost new: in the order of ten times that … I now take almost religious care not to exceed the thicknesses and materials printed on the handle
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I put the track back in it’s box and have to think about option two.
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