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 Many of you helped me last week to get my ideas organized and on paper. I am hoping for a bit more help. I have been reading that longer engines and freight don't look good on the smaller radius turns and as I am building benchwork today I want to avoid this pitfall. I have been told that 4' of table are required for an 18" turn around and after buying some Tru-Track sections in 22" radius it appears that this same 4' will do the job as well. Am I missing something or is this space sufficient? Additionally after snapping some chalk lines on the floor it is looking like I am going to be a little cramped for personal space. I am hoping I can generate some more space for my boy and I by narrowing the straight sections of the benchwork from 3' to 2.5' and rounding the angles with a jig saw. Will narrowing the straights by 6" create operational issues? My design is an "L" along a wall in the corner of our garage. Current plans are 9' x 7' at 3' or 2.5 ' and widening at the ends to 4', however I can modify this a couple of feet in each direction with some reorganization of things in the garage. Please help. Thanks, Jacob
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