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Roadbed+Turntables

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Roadbed+Turntables
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 1, 2004 9:46 PM
If i were to use cork roadbed on my layout, would I need to raise the Turntable to match the height of the track or would I lower the track or is it at the right height already?

Note: I will be using an Atlas 9" HO Turntable
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Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Thursday, January 1, 2004 11:22 PM
When did you switch from homasote?
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 2, 2004 9:07 AM
I didn't switch from Homasote. This was a question for a future expansion.
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Posted by Pennsy58 on Saturday, January 3, 2004 8:49 PM
Asked this question myself awhile back. With cork roadbed I wound up raising the turntable. I cut thin pieces of cork and placed them under the lip of the turntable pit. I graded landscaping from about 1 1/2 inches away from the pit and the rise isnt all that noticable. Probably change that later to make the pit exposure look like cut stone and eliminate the grading. But, I think prototypically you can just walk off the edge into a pit.

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