joefryfry's layout - The Waynesburg Southern

[joefryfry]

Gonna be nice Trains on those broad curves in back will look good !
Just curios, how did you fasten the helix to the table?

Loren

The helix is pretty simple, hence the complex yet unproved design. it may fail in the long run, and I have accepted that. Anyways, the wood, I cut full circles at 13 in outside radius and 11 in inside radius. I laid track following the outside edge, which allowed me to place the bolts on the inside, which gave me clearance in and out. I just calculated the number of bolt turns to get me grade , dividing by 8 (the number of bolts). On the bottom, under the table, I just pust a nut? Not sure if that answeres your quest?

Come to think of it, the bolts had a big round head on them, I just put a the bolt up through, put a nut on there and twisted the bolt until the nut sucked right through the foam and down to the wood. It worked better than I thought it would.