I had never heard of a "lap" turnout....I assumed you were talking about a stub t'out... From what I see, this is something where 2 lines overLAP...Is this the case..?

Steamtrains Wrote:I had never heard of a "lap" turnout....I assumed you were talking about a stub t'out... From what I see, this is something where 2 lines overLAP...Is this the case..?

Gus a lap turnout is just two or more turnouts that are built as the name suggests overlaping one another, the photo is the most common type from what I have read .they were used most often in street railroading where space was the premium .
jim

10/4....Thanks for shedding a little light on my darkness....Learn sumpin' new ever'day....

jim currie Wrote:this is a pic of almost the exact lap i will need, i still build my special turnouts the old way in place as they don't conform to a set plan .
I do use jigs for mainline turnouts that i made my self , as for pc ties i don't use them i just hot glue the rail to the ties in the jig.

jim

(whistles) That's purdy!

Just looking a the points, you'd almost certainly have to hinge them using some small rail ME joiners. The FT website offers some instruction on how this can be done. Have you been able to lay this out on paper?

I'll take a closer look at home, but I am curious to see where you would need to cut your isolation gaps in order for there to be no dead shorts on it. I can see a need for gaps at the two frogs, one frog at the top of the photo and gaps for the other frog out of frame at the bottom. You could wire this up like a double slip which is easier then its sounds.

Ha found it. http://www.handlaidtrack.com/forums/view...?f=4&t=809

It's really neat looking piece of track though. I like it a lot!