Has anybody used the armstrong type switch levers from Hump Yard Purveyance(humpyard.com)? They look rather interesting and I was think of using them in fascia mount for manual turnout control. I have never actually seen one and would be interested someone has some experience with them.
Mike
I have used them for manual control of an 'interlocking' - They work good and look 'cool'! I used Rix products 'PTL' turnout linkage under the actual turnout.
Jim
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
The look fragile. LION also looked at price. LION not happy with price.
Him built this 36 lever interlocking tower for under $50.
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I, too, have used them for turnouts that are not suitably located for ground throws. They work well. I did have some difficulties in adjusting the connections to the turnout throw rods, but maybe that was just me! I didn't know Rix has that turnout linkage item Jim mentions. Now that I look at them online, I might have found them worthwhile.
I ordered some a couple of years back installed them and they work well. I liked them enough that I ordered 30 more for yard tracks . After the first couple of installs it got pretty easy and quicker to install them. I used the method where you drill a hole below the center of the turnout 1/2 inch.Then bent the stainless steel wire at a right angle leaving it long enough to fit through the rivet of the throw bar. I am using Shinohara code 100 turnouts.
You get a 6 foot length of stainless steel wire in a Teflon sleeve. I have used leftover pieces to connect switches to Kemtron twin coil switch machines mounted to the side of track. The tubing will fit under the rails of code 100 track.
I am quite satisfied with the Humpyard Purveyance product.
Ron High
I have 40 on my layout right now and am about to order another 6. They can be mounted in gangs. The kit comes with a template for mounting several side by side. The wire has about a six foot reach. For ease of installation, I drill a larker hole under the turnout. They take a little effort to assemble and install, but they work consistently and they look great.
Yes, I removed the spring from the Peco switches and they work fine. The springs in the Peco switches require a lot of force to move the switch.
I just went to the site and got the dreaded site suspended page. What happened to Humpyard?
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NVSRR I just went to the site and got the dreaded site suspended page. What happened to Humpyard
I just went to the site and got the dreaded site suspended page. What happened to Humpyard
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Two weeks ago the site was operating. I just went back to tonight to put in an order. I have quite a few of these and want a few more.
It looks like a cool device
http://mrr.trains.com/news-reviews/staff-reviews/2004/06/hump-yard-purveyance-mechanical-lever-kits-for-interlocking-plants
Unforunately there are a lot of shops, from Shinohara to Rail Graphics that don't have a succession plan. I don't know it that is the case with Hump Yard, but if you hear hoof beats in the street, it's probably not a herd of zebras.
jbc442 Yes, I removed the spring from the Peco switches and they work fine. The springs in the Peco switches require a lot of force to move the switch.
Strange enough I was just going thru a LOT of cut-outs I had saved out of old MR mags, and ran across an ad I had seen for these.
I wonder if that SS wire was stiff enough to work with Pecos in their stock condition (with stock spring)? (stainless steel wire in a Teflon sleeve)
Alternately I wonder if there model airplane guys have such metal-in-a-flex-tube??.
I also like that they could fit under the Code100 track. That would make them great for a freight yard area.,....and maybe even staging areas
Brian
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They are quite possibly not around anymore:
http://modelshopsusa.com/suppliers/40616-HumpYardPurveyance
Good Luck!
Frank
railandsail jbc442 Yes, I removed the spring from the Peco switches and they work fine. The springs in the Peco switches require a lot of force to move the switch. Strange enough I was just going thru a LOT of cut-outs I had saved out of old MR mags, and ran across an ad I had seen for these. I wonder if that SS wire was stiff enough to work with Pecos in their stock condition (with stock spring)? (stainless steel wire in a Teflon sleeve) Alternately I wonder if there model airplane guys have such metal-in-a-flex-tube??. I also like that they could fit under the Code100 track. That would make them great for a freight yard area.,....and maybe even staging areas
probably -- ss (and music) wire can be quite resistant to bending. Depends on the wire gauge a bit though.
-Dan
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