Problem with Atlas Y turnout

[RobertInOntario]

Hello Rob,

do you own one?

This check gage has helped me to detect out of standard deviations which had caused in fact some of mysterious derailments.
Since i own this gage it is possible to make quick checks of rail, turnouts and wheels. After checking you know exactly where you have to adjust the stuff.

My two €ents.

Thanks... Yes, I do own one and will have to find where I placed it! However, I could see this being helpful to check the spacing between the rails, but would it be useful re checking the guard rail?

At any rate, I have just lightly sanded the guard rail, and some of my older locos now pass through it OK, but not all of them. I'll keep tinkering with this but I might end up facing two choices -- either to live with the layout the way it is (and not being able to use certain locos on it) or by replacing this Atlas turnout with a Peco or Hornby one. I might end up choosing the latter, especially before I start ballasting.