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MountainMan Wrote:Steamtrains Wrote:Les, as I understand it (and I may be wrong... :oops: ) the # is a measure of the divergence of the diverging track. For example, a #8 switch would diverge one inch from the straight, for every 8 inches of distance from the frog. How far apart are the tracks in the crossover..?
By that standard, a #10 would be approx. 10", and a #12 approx. 12" long, or near enough for government work.
Given that parallell tracks have track centers about 2" apart in H0 scale, a crossover consisting of two #12 would be approximately 2 x 12" = 24" (2 feet) long.
Smile,
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Something I have often wondered about. If I took a lets say Peco switch and removed th straight rail. Then took flex track and slid the rail that moves into the switch replacing the straight rail. Would that work? I know a notch would need to be filed into the rail for the point, But is it doable and has anyone else ever thought of this or tried it?
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Lester Perry Wrote:Something I have often wondered about. If I took a lets say Peco switch and removed th straight rail. Then took flex track and slid the rail that moves into the switch replacing the straight rail. Would that work? I know a notch would need to be filed into the rail for the point, But is it doable and has anyone else ever thought of this or tried it?
Why would you do this? Not sure what the advantage would be besides two less rail joiners?
You would run the risk of putting the rails out of gauge, and the profile of the rail itself may not be the same, requiring "handlaying" the new flex rail where the Peco rail was removed.
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Lester Perry Wrote:I have decided that manufactured is my best bet. Although BK Enterprises is very tempting I called them and they have a very nice setup. Also I have been adding shims to switches for years but don't think that will solve this problem. I have been praising Peco for a long time as many of you know. I am still thinking and looking. As I said at the start of this it will be a while before I get to this but don't want to wait till the last minute to start thinking out loud.
One advantage of putting this job off is that the NMRA is rewriting their standards. They are not changing the actual standard but rewriting it to make it more understandable to the manufacturers. In addition they are also trying to meet with manufacturers to show them what needs to be done to bring commercial offerings up to the standard. It may be that by the time you get to the actual modifications to the layout, your only problem will be to decide which manufacturer's product looks best to you.
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We don't have these problems in N-gauge.
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MountainMan Wrote:We don't have these problems in N-gauge.
You do but you cant see it
Russ you might be right. As I said this is a project to be done later. Right now trying see $$$ and options. Planning ahead.
