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switch laying in N gauge.
switch laying in N gauge.
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Anonymous
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switch laying in N gauge.
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Anonymous
on Monday, March 6, 2006 6:19 AM
Hi all , i am abit confused . do i lay the track and points and then mount the switch motors underneath ? I read an article and the guy was saying he joined the switch tracks together off layout then put them down on the baseboard. I want too use the Tortoise switch motors . Have i got it the right way round or not . thanks Andy
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NeO6874
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January 2006
From: Northeast OH
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Posted by
NeO6874
on Monday, March 6, 2006 8:06 AM
This might just be a misinterpretation of what you are stating, but the article about the turnouts off the layout might have been in reference to hand-laying the TO (check out: www.handlaidtrack.com ). If you're using pre-made TO's (Peco, Atlas, Shinohara, etc) then you should dry-fit the TO where it belongs, and mark out where you need the hole for the switch machine throw; drill the hole (i think 1/16 wil do it), mount the switch machine and TO, and make sure nothing binds.
I personaly have no experience with the tortoise machines (have only used atlas solenoid throws), and as such i might be wrong on the hole size... though i think thats what was used in a "Mounting Tortoise Switch Machines" type article in MR.
-Dan
Builder of Bowser steam!
Railimages Site
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