--- In [email protected], "Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>SNIP
>
> I believe it comes down to this ... If you are a good craftsman,
buy the Fasttraks jigs it will pay off in the long run.
> Perhaps there is a good craftsman in your group? Perhaps your club
or group could buy all the different Fasttrak kits and use them?
>
> Otherwise, If your really not a craftsman, if you just like to lay
your flex track rail and run your trains, don't buy the Kit.
> There is no shame in saying your not up to it, most of us aren't
that good at building all the aspects of model railroading that we
need to be, that is why most of us simply buy it, and run our trains.
>
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To: Bill, Dave & list:
Bill, with all due respect to you and Stan, I am not sure you need to
be a craftsman to consistently build high quality switches with the
fast track tools. In fact that is the point of these excellent
tools - to permit guys like me with five thumbs to produce excellent
work on a consistent basis.
Though I have not had the pleasure of seeing Stan's work, I have no
doubt he is much more of a craftsman than I am. In fact, even though
I have built many switches, it was the lack of consistency in my work
that caused me to seek a better solution for manufacturing turnouts.
Thanks to these wonderful tools, I would say the quality of my
switches has improved 100%.
Dave, the point of the jig is to consistently produce a high quality
standardized turnout. If you need a standard number X turnout, the
jig will cause you to cookie cut as many as you need or want. If you
require a non-standard turnout, the track jig will not help (though
the frog/point jig can still be used).
For those of you from Missouri, you will just have to go to Ed L's to
see the double slip switch on his layout, or come to Rocklin to see
what I have done. <VBG>
OK, I have posted enough on this topic - I "R" done.
John Gibson
Rocklin, CA
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