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    Re: new switch designs...... help needed! —Ondrew Hartigan
   (...) you make a good point. i should be able to use a 4 or 8 stud offset with little or no huge problems. either way i think it's going to be fun which is what matters anyway. ondrew (19 years ago, 14-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
   
        Re: new switch designs...... help needed! —Scott Lyttle
     (...) Just thinking out loud here.. maybe consider a 16-stud offset (1 track length), primarily because it would be easier to join your track with, and not need a cut track to mate up with a 4 or 8 stud offset. it would make your double Y 48 studs (...) (19 years ago, 14-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
   
        Re: new switch designs...... help needed! —Mark Bellis
     (...) Ondrew, I see you have a single slip at 45 degrees there. I remember seeing a 22.5 degree crossing someone made from 2 straights, so that if two tracks were 32 studs apart with a switch on each and a straight connecting them, another track (...) (19 years ago, 14-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
   
        Re: new switch designs...... help needed! —Tim David
   (...) I was checking out a real three way point (switch) while waiting for the train home. The one in question has quite a large offset. However I don't think you need to worry about having both points set for the outside roads at the same time as (...) (19 years ago, 14-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 

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