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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by dickencr</i> <br /><br />Renewing my interest in this hobby - I am planning a small project (3'x8') with a few turnouts (switches) and am wondering about the undertable type machines. <br /> <br />I have the benchwork - grid with 3/8" plywood, will be cookie cutter, and if I can find it in Phoenix, some 1 or 2 inch foam (No one here has much need for insulation).[/qote] <br />Really? So it doesn;t matter how much power you use for air conditioning, just how much you use for heat? <br />[quote] I'm not too concerned about the mounting of the machines since I'm using plywood substrate. What the the general thoughts about the various types of mechanisms available? I have seen everything from Atlas snap to Tortoise to Peco to some stall motot types. My ultimate control goal is DCC (still researching that part for the mfg). <br /> <br />I am also concerned about the bed thickness and control rod length. <br /> <br />What is the consensus for the typs and maker of the various machines? <br />[/quote] <br />With the thicker bed I found that I need to use a stiffer wire on Tortoise machines. I also used some mirco-mark motors, but I have since been building my own which I bury in the foam immediately under the roadbed. Just think stiffer wire. <br /> <br />And as for the extruded foam insulation, I am sure you will have little difficulty finding it! <br /> <br />John <br />
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