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Build your own turnouts

Track and Trestles
#21

Here’s a pix of the one I made from brass. Ron Senek made the tie strip/sleeper setup for me from redwood.

(http://www.mylargescale.com/1stclass/JerryBarnes/Switch1.JPG)

#22

Looking good Jerry. Don,t have a finished one but at least a start with the tie work.

(http://www.lscdata.com/users/kettle_valley/_forumfiles/IMG_0162.JPG)

#23

Looks good Randy. Mine has some Thompson’s on it and some deck stain.

#24

Jerry did you have to use a bender or were you able to get the rails to curve by just ‘armstrong’ method and trial fitting to the drawings?
Randy

#25

Looking good Jerry. Seeing how the frog is non insulated it’s tough to do a turnout and keep the cost down. Guess i could always use a bunch of my plastic frogs that I have left over from conversions. Later RJD

#26

Randy, the brass bends easily by hand, so no problem. Cuts/grinds/files easy also. Nice stuff to work with. I have a little 6" delta grinder, did all the grinding for the points/etc on it. Finished up with a file.

RJ, these switches are for the battery powered section, so no need to worry about insulated/etc. You can get frogs in various sizes from SVRR I know. THey have plans of the switches also you can buy, even kits!

jb

#27

Thanks Jerry for the info. Later RJD

#28

I thought so Jerry, gonna pick up the 6" bench grinder this week sometime, on sale at Canuck Tire for $39
Randy

#29

Anyone have a source for downloads of #4 or #6 swtiches? Got some dual gauge ones from Pete, but those may corn-fuze my ol’ brain! :slight_smile:

#30

Jerry,

If you subscribe to one of Clambakes magazines, you can download those turnouts from the GR site.

#31

And if you don’t, I downloaded them when I did, and will email 'em to ya if ya don’t tell anyone :smiley:

#32

I’ve got those downloads, they are #5 switches. Wanted a #4, found some HO scale #4’s on a web site, but they turned out to be the same as that #5, so may have to get them from SVRR.

#33

Jerry, I think you can go to Table 1 in the GR article and say to build a #6 cut the number of ties and lengths as specified in that colomn. Keep them in order and lay them out with the same spacing as the #5. But this time you are longer. (More ties) Then refer down lower in the table for rail lengths and useful dimensions. This should work, just won’t have a paper template as per the #5.
Randy

#34

Yeah, they have the dimensions, but not the diagram of the curve shape/etc. I have plenty of #6’s, just got 8 of them in that buy of the track. Maybe 10? All SVRR code 250’s.