04-05-2009, 10:34 PM
Well I am putting one of these on my layout.
I decided that it would only make sense for all four points to either make both tracks run straight though or all four set to make both tracks cross over.
I experimented with some thin soft wire to see if I could move both points at one end.
This worked well, so next I bent some .032 piano wire to the same shape.
This one didn't work all that well. Pushing on the center of the bent wire took a lot of force to move from the closed (straight through) position to the open (cross over) position.
So I made the bent two pieces to make my shape. Each had a small loop at the center position.
I decided that it would only make sense for all four points to either make both tracks run straight though or all four set to make both tracks cross over.
I experimented with some thin soft wire to see if I could move both points at one end.
This worked well, so next I bent some .032 piano wire to the same shape.
This one didn't work all that well. Pushing on the center of the bent wire took a lot of force to move from the closed (straight through) position to the open (cross over) position.
So I made the bent two pieces to make my shape. Each had a small loop at the center position.