Dave, Great idea. I'd love to see someone do a scratch-built turnout demonstration (alongside a Fast Tracks demo) that would save $ for other items.
After looking at Fast Tracks website, and "blowing a fuse" thinking about what are the bare essentials I would need (i.e. #6 point & frog filing clamp with # 6 double slip jig), I would like to try scratch building the rest of the regular turnouts. Until recently, I was too intimidated to try to build my own. But after laying others (Old Pullman) strapped turnouts to ties, making adjustments and regauging them after installation, it no longer seems too intimidating, nor that much more work. At work we talk about "training techniques". One of the concepts is that the trainee must be ready to learn, and the trainer must prepare the trainee to do so. Often that can be done with Positive incentives (increase salary) or Negative ones (getting fired). Unlike work, Model Railroading (or Railroad Modleling) is a multi- faceted HOBBY, which can sometimes over-whelming. But the concept is still the same, THE LEARNER MUST BE READY TO LEARN. Personally I'm ready to learn how to lay my own turnouts, but also understand why so many are not, and how Fast Track jigs, video & customer support may be the crutch that makes an intimidating task seem less so. Sincerely, Dennis Hutlay, Bloomfield NJ Just an observation. --- In [email protected], "ctxmf74" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You should also get someone to handlay a switch without the jig too > so they can see how simple that is? I know some people like to throw > money at a problem but it might be usefull to find out if there really > is a problem first? ....dave 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/
