If you look at the lobe in the upper middle of the track plan, the centerline on each side swings back down and toward the interior. In that case the maximum radius can be used and the easement moved down where it can be placed past the maximum width of the benchwork, lower down.
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I like the "bent stick" thing, and if the layout builder is anal about a specific radius, then a little bit can be added to the benchwork, to accomodate the "bent stick" easement, with out any problems.
If that creates problems with the isle way dimensions, than a compromise is going to have to be made.
It seems like this easement thing, which is so easy, can get too technical in it's explaination.
Bent stick it is, which is what I did, without knowing it was called the bent stick, I just wanted to work as easy as I could into the 24"r. on each end of my layout.
Mike.
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