Turntables

[CabooseDan]

Does anyone have any comments about the Ross Turntables? Positive as well as negative comments

as well as any tips will be appreciated.

[DennisB-1]

You should also check out Al Zamorski's turntable at Mill House River Studios. http://www.studiozphoto.com/models.html

You won't find a better turntable for the money!

[azflyer]

Here are some Hints and Tips to Model Train Turntables from my web site:

If you have any other informational sites, please feel free to add.

• Model Train Turntable Plans
• Modified Atlas Turntable Project
• Hornby Electronic Turntable
• Scratch Built Turntable Post
• Dallee Turntable Indexer
• Ross Custom Turntables
• Walthers 130' Turntable
• Millhouse River Studio Turntable
• Bowser Turntables
• Diamond Scale Products for Turntables
• How to Scratch Build a Turntable
• Model Railroader's Guide to Locomotive Serving Terminals
• Turntables Kits General Information
• Doodlebug on Turntable
• How to Build a Turntable-HO!

[rha90272]

I've had a Ross 24" indexed turntable on my layout for about a year, and am very happy with it.  Very high quality. It handles Lionel FasTrack spurs well if they're 15 degrees apart. I have a report on the Yahoo Fastrack group file section on modifying it to meet up with the height of FasTrack.

My only minor issue is that there's a code on the electronic indexing unit for making it rotate slower, but I find its stepper motor becomes jerky at slower speeds, so don't use that feature.

 Bob A.

[DennisB-1]

"I've had a Ross 24" indexed turntable on my layout for about a year, and am very happy with it.  Very high quality. It handles Lionel FasTrack spurs well if they're 15 degrees apart."

The 15 degrees is a drawback if you need or want your tracks to have different spacing. Al's turntable will accommodate whatever spacing you need. As far as slow speed is concerned, it can move so slowly that it's movement is almost imperceptible.

[Boyd]

1. If your handy and low on $ use an old turntable to make one.

2. If your really low on & buy a cheap plastic lazy susan but check them out well as some of them wiggle side to side beside spinning.

3. A 3rd way to build one is with a circle of 027 or 031 track, 4 or 6 identical 027 car trucks & a sheet of plywood cut in a circle of your desired size. Bolt the 027 trucks to the bottom of the circle of plywood. Put the straight sections of track on top of the circle of plywood. Place turntable in dropped section of layout and you have a turntable.