... build the 9ft switches with loose heels if you don't want to, just use the same geometry for flexible switches. 9ft switches have the same planing angle as A-switches, so you can use the same ready-made switch blades or filing jigs. p.s. why have you set the gauge to 00/H0? The running quality will be dire with 1.5mm flangeways. These are in 00-BF with regular V-crossings. You could ease the radius quite a bit by changing to generic V-crossings. 2_290953_300000000.png Notice that the 9ft-5 (at 2) is shorter than the A-5 (at 1) despite the radius being 3" larger. The 9ft-4.5 (at 3) is doable if space is very tight. regards, Martin. posted: 29 Nov 2014 17:17 from: Hayfield Martin Wynne wrote: Hayfield wrote: I have had a play with a plan using A5's Hi John, If you are tight for space, don't use A-5s. The A-switch is not ...