There is nothing wrong with a Shinohara turnout that a few ninutes of your
time can't fix. <snip> Most of the problems are from the rivet in the
center of the throwbar, in some cases it is pressed in too hard, causing the
bar to bend in a slight V. The curved point rail will then be out of gauge.
The first thing I do is drill out the rivit and throw out the old throwbar.
I make a new one from Radioshack circuit board material , the September
issue of S Gaugian has an article on this. Hint, clamp the intact points to
the new throwbar before you cut them apart, drill and tap them at this
point, this will keep the factory clearances. The Tortoise switch machine is
the best way to go, but the .025 wire is to lite, replace it with .032
<snip> Have fun, Bob Spaulding
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Bob....Is the above what you think a newcomer to the hobby wants to do with
his limited time? While everything you mentioned is doable, can you truly
envision a teenager, or young adult, with enthusiasm for trains choosing S
if he knew in advance this is what it took to make a turnout work? And also
knowing that HO, N, and O did not require such efforts? I think the intent
of the turnout discussion is to obtain a RTR turnout that can be used merely
by fastening it down to a flat surface. The world is not full of craftsman
like you and Dick Karnes. Give the typical younger guy a chance to do
something easy in S with a RTR turnout -- with integral motor already
installed -- and maybe more folks will choose S instead of HO. Just an
opinion of course. To make things worse, my layout is fully turnout-ized
and so I am not a potential customer for any kind of turnout any more.
Cheers...Ed L.
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