|
|||
author | remove search highlighting | ||
---|---|---|---|
posted: 6 Jan 2013 11:39 from: rammstein2609 click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Hi all, I am currently designing a stay at home layout in 2mm finescale which can be 'played with' when my exhibition layout is stored away between shows. I have a plan in mind which involves two tandem points. I downloaded the help video and followed it through. The attached template is my second attempt as the first was a bit squashed together. I was wondering if anyone had a spare few minutes to have a look at it and tell me if it would work if I built it. To my eye it looks good but I'm no track expert. Obviously some of the check rails will be built as one piece instead of individual lengths of rail. Thanks for your time Martin |
||
Attachment: attach_1555_2134_2fs_3way.box 378 | |||
posted: 6 Jan 2013 12:30 from: Jim Guthrie
click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Martin, It looks OK to me. Sometimes a big factor in building the more complex pointwork is arranging isolating gaps since some bits of rail can be quite short and can be difficult to anchor firmly. In the case of your tandem, you might consider treating the centre crossing and the upper crossing as one electrical unit which would avoid having to put a break in the short rail between the crossings. Jim. |
||
posted: 6 Jan 2013 14:40 from: rammstein2609 click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Thanks for replying Jim. I have found a few wiring diagrams for tandem turnouts and they all have at least two crossings wired together. I have a box full of Cobalt point motors with built in DCC decoders so will utilise the onboard switch to change polarity. Thanks Martin |
||
posted: 7 Jan 2013 10:24 from: Martin Wynne
click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
rammstein2609 wrote:Obviously some of the check rails will be built as one piece instead of individual lengths of rail.Hi Martin, Looking good. If you upgrade to Templot2 you can easily adjust the check rails to do that on the templates -- real > adjust check rails... menu item. (You can set them in 091c, but it's a bit tedious.) In Templot2 you can also use a gaunt turnout as the base template for the middle crossing, which makes it much easier to align and adjust. More about this at: topic 1487 regards, Martin. |
||
posted: 8 Jan 2013 18:58 from: rammstein2609 click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Hi Martin, Thanks for the reply. I did download Templot 2 when it became available but haven't played around with it yet. I'll give it another go tonight and play about with the check rails. Cheers Martin |
||
posted: 9 Jan 2013 22:09 from: rammstein2609 click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Hi, I managed to cheat a bit and exported the drawing as a DXF and fixed the template in Autocad. The good thing about doing it this way is I have managed to mirror the template to produce four different turnouts. I have attached a PDF with two of them. Cheers Martin |
||
Attachment: attach_1556_2134_2fs_tandem.pdf 404 | |||
Last edited on 9 Jan 2013 22:10 by rammstein2609 |
|||
posted: 9 Jan 2013 22:31 from: Martin Wynne
click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
rammstein2609 wrote: I managed to cheat a bit and exported the drawing as a DXF and fixed the template in Autocad. The good thing about doing it this way is I have managed to mirror the template to produce four different turnouts.Hi Martin, Fine if that's what you want. But you can do all of that directly in Templot with a few clicks. And then print the templates more neatly than CAD and accurately to size, without any fuss: group > duplicate group group > shift group by... group > mirror group on X at notch menu items and others. regards, Martin. |
||
Please read this important note about copyright: Unless stated otherwise, all the files submitted to this web site are copyright and the property of the respective contributor. You are welcome to use them for your own personal non-commercial purposes, and in your messages on this web site. If you want to publish any of this material elsewhere or use it commercially, you must first obtain the owner's permission to do so. |