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topic: 824blunt nose of switchblade and joggling of stock rail
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posted: 20 May 2009 07:20

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DANNY POSTHUMUS
 
 

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click member name to view archived imagesview images in gallery view images as slides 		Hi all

Can I have a blunt nose on the switchblade toe without joggling the stock rail?

I call the distance from the actual point of the switch to the blunt part of the switch the "VERTEX".

CAN THIS BE DONE:

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danny
posted: 20 May 2009 08:47

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Martin Wynne
 
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click member name to view archived imagesview images in gallery view images as slides 		DANNY POSTHUMUS wrote:
Can I have a blunt nose on the switchblade toe without joggling the stock rail?

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Hi Danny,

I'm sorry to say these "thick-tip" switches are not (yet) supported in Templot. They are the usual arrangement for USA-style AREA switches (where the blade tip thickness is normally 1/8", corresponding to your 3mm). They are on my "to do" list, but as they are not used in the UK they have not had priority. Sorry.

For a model construction template, you can simply create a custom switch with a "virtual toe" at the vertex, and extend the switch rail lengths by the vertex distance. Then during construction ignore the bit of blade between the vertex and the actual blade tips. Some calculations will be needed to get the timbers correctly located.

For your 1:1 drawings, you can represent them using partial templates. Proceed as above, then split out the "crossing rails" onto a separate template (do > omit rails and joint marks menu item). Then blank it up to the actual toe position (CTRL+F3 mouse action).

regards,

Martin.


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