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Re: Radius of the track (was Re: Need some help with some Train specs)
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:48:58 GMT
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You know what i was tought the way i wrote down, and if you want to argue
fine, just come over to my house and see i have a working railroad based on
that concept. Maybe there are different ways for finding the turn radius
and i relized the fact that i forgot to put into the statement that you
divide the number/diamiter by 2. And i know the radius is the measurement
from the center of the circle to the outside, i am not a freaking !%%#@$#$.
kai
In lugnet.trains, Kevin Wilson writes:
> kai brodersen wrote in message ...
> > Ok i am sorry but again this is how it works! The term Radius(in model
> > railroading) originates from the fact that you take a half circle of track
> > and measure it from one outside track to the other outside. The term TURN
> > RADIUS(in model railroading) means the minimul width of the half circle,
> > from the outside rail to the opposite outside rail, so that the train can
> > still run! The diamiter of a full track circle can be used as a turn
> radius
>
> You're still wrong Kai. Nor are you the only model railroader here. Take any
> issue of Model Railroader and find a track plan. Compare the scale on the
> plan to the stated minimum RADIUS and you'll see that, same as in any other
> use of the term, RADIUS is the distance from the CENTRE of the circle to the
> outer edge. Diameter is the distance you are describing, from one outside
> edge to the other outside edge of the circle across the centre.
>
> Kevin
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