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posted: 7 Dec 2010 15:37 from: Richard Hall
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Faced with building 16 turnouts for the new project, I decided that some sort of jig for assembling the crossings was going to be essential. I have never seen one other than the old Exactotrack jig, which I never fathomed out how to use! So, I devised one myself, with a little help from Templot, details of which are included on my web site at Crossing assembly jig . Results, so far, are very encouraging; it is cheap and easy to make so I hope this tip will be of use to others. |
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posted: 7 Dec 2010 15:58 from: Phil O
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Hi Richard Like so many good ideas it is so simple that you wonder why nobody thought of it before, I will shortly have a rummage thru' my odds and sods box and see if can find something suitable to build one. Cheers Phil |
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posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:33 from: BeamEnds click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
I was faced with conundrum of how to assemble common crossings, with the added complication that my trusty soldering iron cannot cope with 'O' gauge flat-bottom rail. When pondering this at length, and playing with ideas such as Richard H's, I realised that I already had a perfect jig - the track itself! This may only apply to construction on 'O', and maybe flat-bottom only, but the Peco chairs grip the rail ferociously well. So, using a long length of rail to get the slight curve, I fixed the chairs, removed the rail, and then filed as appropriate to get the vee. A blob of Araldite holds the join nicely. Here's one I made earlier..... 262_200731_160000000.jpg |
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