Adam Thompson Model Railroading is fun!
QUOTE: Originally posted by cheese3 Thanks for that article. I am still interested in building my own rails and after I do that i can build a turnout as suggested in your article.
Have fun with your trains
QUOTE: How much expansion and contraction in the wood (i.e. gauge changes)?
QUOTE: Originally posted by troybetts ..........................................................The moral of this story folks is (sometimes)listen to the people that know best. Troy, [;)] If we'd all do that there would be little to grumble about![;)][}:)][:)] BTW one of my fav quotations (by "I don't know who"): "The difference between smart and stupid people is; smart people make mistakes, stupid people make the same mistakes over and over again." Cheers HJ http://www.rhb-grischun.ca/ http://www.easternmountainmodels.com Reply Curmudgeon Member sinceJuly 2003 From: US 1,386 posts Posted by Curmudgeon on Thursday, June 23, 2005 2:52 PM Channel works GREAT if you aren't going to use track power.... Curves are a little hard....... Had a local YEARS ago, in "0" gauge, decided to build a "1" gauge outdoors.....had all his buddies come over, cut ties, did the roadbed, spiked rail, ran good enough. Too cold for him in winter, spring came around, all the ties had expanded or shrunk, gauge all over the place, spikes out, unusable, ripped it out, gave up, then died (really). TOC Reply RhB_HJ Member sinceDecember 2003 From: Coldstream, BC Canada 969 posts Posted by RhB_HJ on Thursday, June 23, 2005 3:01 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Curmudgeon Channel works GREAT if you aren't going to use track power.... Curves are a little hard....... Had a local YEARS ago, in "0" gauge, decided to build a "1" gauge outdoors.....had all his buddies come over, cut ties, did the roadbed, spiked rail, ran good enough. Too cold for him in winter, spring came around, all the ties had expanded or shrunk, gauge all over the place, spikes out, unusable, ripped it out, gave up, then died (really). TOC Dave, For just that reason I built the first turnout years ago, set it out there in wind, snow, rain, blazing hot sun etc. been there for going on four years. Spikes still in there, gauge holds really well etc. etc. BUT after handlaying enough HOm track to last me for a while, I decided to just build the turnouts, go with flex track (Made in Canada) and do some other stuff instead i.e, write posts on fora. [;)][}:)][:)][:D] PS did they guy get a t-shirt?? [:o)][:o)] PPS What do you mean curves are a little hard.... isn't this to be a point to point railroad connected by a tangent??[:o)][:o)] Cheers HJ http://www.rhb-grischun.ca/ http://www.easternmountainmodels.com Reply cheese3 Member sinceMay 2003 From: Morgantown, WV 1,459 posts Posted by cheese3 on Thursday, June 23, 2005 4:04 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by jebouck http://www.gscalechuffchuff.com/ Thats what i need. Thanks for everyones help[:D] Adam Thompson Model Railroading is fun! Reply Puckdropper Member sinceDecember 2002 From: US 725 posts Posted by Puckdropper on Friday, June 24, 2005 3:30 AM I think I'm going to look in to making my own track... There's nothing that looks quite as much like wood as wood itself. (Plus, at $10/3 ft section, I can't afford much track at once.) That's one of the draws of this gauge (referring to the distance between the rails at which all the different scales run.), the ability to use 12 in : 1' tools to create usable items. Reply toenailridgesl Member sinceMay 2002 From: South Australia 380 posts Posted by toenailridgesl on Friday, June 24, 2005 6:41 AM hand-laying track: http://www.trainweb.org/toenailridge/story1.html Phil Creer, The Toenail Ridge Shortline, Adelaide Sth Oz http://www.trainweb.org/toenailridge toparo ergo sum Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 26, 2005 8:46 PM This is all reinventing the wheel, our club here in Australia owns its own die and produces its own rail and it is terrific. failing that buy the rail from LGB flextrack. This a terrific way to go, I do it all the time and will take a lot of convincing that it is not the best way to go. The versatility and reduced costs are paramount. Regds Ian Reply Edit Search the Community FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Get the Garden Railways newsletter delivered to your inbox twice a month Sign up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Garden Railways magazine. Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
..........................................................The moral of this story folks is (sometimes)listen to the people that know best.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Curmudgeon Channel works GREAT if you aren't going to use track power.... Curves are a little hard....... Had a local YEARS ago, in "0" gauge, decided to build a "1" gauge outdoors.....had all his buddies come over, cut ties, did the roadbed, spiked rail, ran good enough. Too cold for him in winter, spring came around, all the ties had expanded or shrunk, gauge all over the place, spikes out, unusable, ripped it out, gave up, then died (really). TOC
QUOTE: Originally posted by jebouck http://www.gscalechuffchuff.com/
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