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Re: new switch designs...... help needed!
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:46:43 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
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Hey all,
While at the NMRA show this past July I was talking with a few people
about the custom switches I make and I was given a challenge. In short the
challenge was to make these:
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The double-Y will be difficult to do with both switches at the same
position. You’d have to have some way to ensure both aren’t set to reverse
(curved) at the same time, and a reliable way to direct the train when both
are normal (straight). Probably better to offset them by a few studs, as
most (all?) such points are normally done.
ROSCO
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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
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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
long, but then again, that would be perfect for a gray baseplate, and would fit
easily into any track layout. But then again, as you say--figuring out the best
offset is part of the fun of it...
Scott
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 | | Re: new switch designs...... help needed!
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| (...) 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)
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