I know there is (or was) supposed to be a prototype for the Atlas, HO and O scale turntable somewhere out there... but I have no idea where it is (or was). The pit of this turntable was not open, it was decked all the way around; see below :
HO Turntable http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/150-305 HO Turntable Drive Unit http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/150-304 O Scale http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/151-6910 Anyone know what the prototype might have been? Anyway, I thought I'd pass this along... Instead of having to hack and chop up those turntables above to convert them to S scale, I have an idea for scratch-building a turntable similar to those using a "swivel bearing" (as used in swiveling bar-stools) such as the ones below : http://www.faullandson.com/servlet/-strse-3/steel-stool-swivel/Detail http://www.faullandson.com/servlet/-strse-7/5-leg-chair-base/Detail http://www.barstoolswivels.com/FlatBarStool.html Seems to me that it would be no big deal to very quickly build a turntable using one of those... in the following procedure : 1. Cut a circle of the desired diameter from the desired material, 2. Mount it on the chosen swivel bearing, 3. Mount that assembly to another piece of board and mount it under the layout in the desired spot, 4. Mount the track to the turntable, 5. Super-detail the visible parts of the turntable around the track using whatever form of scratch-building wood is preferred (individual balsa or bass wood strips, or a sheet of flooring/siding (as seen below) : http://www.midwestproducts.com/catalog_sa1.asp?srch_grp_id=8&sa1_id=15&sa2_id=26 6. Run a metal rod with a small hand-crank on one end (near the edge of the layout) and a small, rubber wheel on the other end (under one of the the outer edges of the turntable) to roll on the bottom of it and make it turn. And there you have it. Sounds good in theory... now to try it! John Degnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
