Dave, I have thought of just purchasing "point soldering" & "filing" jigs from Fastracks for regular turnouts (RH, LH & Wye) and just lay on wooden ties over template printed onto 14" cardstock.
I intend to build a 2 x 12' engine facility diaorama, including a kitbashed CMR 135' HO turntable and scratchbuilt (cut-away) roundhouse. Also a 27" long pair of removeable / reversible lead (fiddle) tracks. [i.e. inbound lead track loco goes through facility to roundhouse, as another loco leaves roundhouse thru facility to outbound lead track, freight locos will also get their cabooses cut and sorted by terminal switcher. when one such cycle is complete, lift up and reverse lead (fiddle) track] To fit all this in such a small area intend to use a #6 double slip (puzzle switch) & three-way. Although nothing mystical about these two turnouts, they will require some precision to operate properly, otherwise layout will be a drag. That is my quandry. May just go with Tomalco on these two to save precious time (I still work full-time & am happily married:) Although I'd love to brag that "I did it myself", the reality is it is better to simply get it done, than having everything in that perpetual planning stage. Best regards, Dennis Hultay, Bloomfield NJ --- In [email protected], "ctxmf74" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > With fastrak jigs you still have to make all the same > parts(actually more...), > It's really very easy to assemble a switch directly onto wooden ties > without a jig... > If you want to spend some money probably the most usefull thing they > make is the point and frog filing block which looks like it might > > save some wear and tear on the fingers.....dave > > --- In [email protected], "Dennis H" <dhultay@> wrote: > > > Fastracks seems to be the way to go, however, expense is a > > factor. > > Still I wouldn't want to tackle building all my turnouts completely > > from scratch. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
