03-24-2009, 11:50 AM
nachoman Wrote:I am not sure where I got the idea from, but I am sure I saw it on somebody's website or posting online. And it is remarkably simple, and so far works well. All you need is to find a place to mount the switch, and some way to transmit the motion of the throwbar to the switch. I used stiff steel music wire protruding from the bottom of the throwbar through a 1/4" hole in the subroadbed.
I ran across something in an old Gazette (I'm pouring over them right now with anticipation for my next issue...where is my new issue???)...and I ran across a similar technique in which the modeler took such a switch and cut down the toggle lever to just a little cylindrical stub. He then drilled a hole in it and inserted a harp switch stand lever. The result is something quite similar to yours. Of course, it is a bit different doing that in 1:48 than 1:87.1.
Michael
Michael
My primary goal is a large Oahu Railway layout in On3
My secondary interests are modeling the Denver, South Park, & Pacific in On3 and NKP in HO
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My secondary interests are modeling the Denver, South Park, & Pacific in On3 and NKP in HO
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