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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 3, 2003 4:07 PM

Good point - you'll need (at a minimum) 2 X the radius, + the width of the roadbed, + 2 X the spacing to the edge of the layout you want to maintain to help avoid a plummet to the floor when you derail.

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dknelson

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From: Milwaukee WI (Fox Point)
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Posted by dknelson on Thursday, July 3, 2003 8:24 AM

which means of course that if you have 18" radius curves you need more than 36 inches of benchwork to support the track. A lot of beginners have found that out too late
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vsmith

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From: Smoggy L.A.
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, July 2, 2003 6:00 PM

If I read your question correctly, yes, radius is measured from the centerline of the track to the half-way (center) point of the full circle. 18" radius circle would translate into a 36" diameter circle.

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