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Re: Parts I wish TLC made
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 6 May 2003 04:30:30 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, David Laswell writes:
> Amusingly, your custom switch tracks appear to have the exact same
> spacing as the ones that John posted at the beginning of this thread. He
> appears to have dealt with the fragility problem by bridging the split with
> a 4x6 plate. Granted, it's not consistent with the look of the original
> ties, but if it means you don't have to worry about them breaking...
I think in order to maintain the correct distance between parallel tracks in
layouts constructed with regular LEGO track pieces, anyone making these
would have to use the same spacing. I think it allows these custom type
pieces to be more flexible then other pieces since they don't interefere
with the regular LEGO track geometry.
However, I will say that in my experiments using a 4x6 plate to hold the
switches together, while quick, easy, and durable, isn't exact. It's only
off by a little bit which may amplify the error in larger creations. Then
again since LEGO track does have a little play in it, it probably doesn't
matter much. In fact my switches aren't even perfect, they're pretty close
though.
I may have to experiment using the MEK and plastic strips to join the
switches together as Ben Fleskes did. I'm currently using 5 minute epoxy,
but it's difficult to work with and I feel may be subject to internal
cracking since the epoxy is on pretty thick. I have 4 more switches to
modify and I'll probably use Ben Fleskes' method, then compare the two.
Jeff Christner
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| I used a 48x48 stud base plate as "form" to mount the points (switches?) on while they were being "processed". The error in the track change switching arrangement must be a lot less than 1 stud as nothing seemed to bow or strain during the placement (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Amusingly, your custom switch tracks appear to have the exact same spacing as the ones that John posted at the beginning of this thread. He appears to have dealt with the fragility problem by bridging the split with a 4x6 plate. Granted, it's (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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