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Re: How long is a length of monorail track?
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 8 Oct 2010 22:21:08 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Koudys wrote:
> Short Track--2.5 inches
Wait, you mean you wacky Canucks use inches now? Aren't you guys supposed to be
on the metric system?
> Curve track--15 inches (as measured with a measuring tape--can't remember if
> it was inside, center, or outside radius)
Looks like the outside-- by my calculations, the outside ought to measure about
14.93 inches. In my previous post, I should clarify I was using the center of
the track.
> Ramp--10 inches -- didn't account for the actual ramp--it was too close to
> the straight length so didn't bother with the difference
Yeah, it's a minuscule amount-- although I *am* interested from a geek
perspective to figure out what that might be...
> I have a spreadsheet set up so you just type in the # of pieces used in a
> layout and it lets you know the linear feet
:)
I have something similar-- my own track weighs in at 79.41 feet in my system,
but it looks like I go up to 81.67 if I use your approximations! An extra 2+
feet of track, woot!
DaveE
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| (...) This is what I did for my calculations for our layouts-- Short Track--2.5 inches reversing Switch track--5 inches Straight track--10 inches Curve track--15 inches (as measured with a measuring tape--can't remember if it was inside, center, or (...) (14 years ago, 8-Oct-10, to lugnet.general)
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