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It's also helpful when actually making the curve to use a trammel - a sort of compass. If you have ever seen the devices that cut large circular holes, they consist of a pivot point, a connecting piece, such as a piece of 1 X 1 stock, and a marker or cutter. <br /> <br />A yardstick works just fine, clamp a nail or a screw to the yardstick, then put your marker at the desired radius (distance from the pivot). You will come up with wonderfully smooth curves that will mark the center of your track. This is the technique I used on my very first HO layout and I've never regretted it. The curves were much more forgiving than using sectional track and while not all of my locomotives would run on the 4 X 8, the majority did.
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