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gsetter, <br /> <br />I was having substantial problems with several manufacturers turnouts on my layout. The biggest problem was a loosening of the pivot on the point rails. This is not an easy fix on a layout that is scenicked and detailed. Fix one thing, destroy something else. <br /> <br />Salvation for me came in an article by Tony Koester in MR some years ago. He showed how to build a turnout that appeared to solve every single problem I had experienced, so I bit the bullet and built one. I have now replaced every commercial turnout on the layout. The track on my layout is commercial code 70 flextrack, that much handlaying is for someone else. <br /> <br />I can only suggest you get a copy of the article and judge for yourself. Just because I am happy with hand-built turnouts does not mean anyone else will be. <br /> <br />Keep the siderods greased. <br /> <br />Tom
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