Advice on Turnout Controls

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I was thinking that if I could twist the knobs ( rather than push-pull ) , I could run a wire horizontally toward the turnout , have a vertical wire to the actual turnout , and join that 90 degree " angle " I'v created , with rubber tube . Not sure what mechanism would move the switch lever itself .

I wrote an article about this very subject:

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If you want a MUCH more DIY approach, but a similar rotary motion, Charlie Comstock wrote an article in MRH Q2 (April) 2009, on pg. 59.

Both are Forever FREE and available for download.

Galen