Please note:
In Steve Monson’s article on building switches in the June 2009 issue, there was an error on page 47. In the table called “Rail lengths (inches),” the entry for #5 closure/point rails should read “16 3/4.” We regret this error and any inconvenience it may have caused.
In Steve Monson’s article on building switches in the June 2009 issue, there was an error on page 47. In the table called “Rail lengths (inches),” the entry for #5 closure/point rails should read “16 3/4.” We regret this error and any inconvenience it may have caused.
Steve Monson
This article will show you how easy it is to build turnouts using few commercial parts and at little cost. There are several advantages to doing it yourself, including the flexibility achieved by building custom turnouts to fit a particular locale, the overall improved appearance over most of the commercial ones available, their ruggedness, and low cost-only a quarter or so of those on the market.
Download FREE full-size templates for a #5 turnout (both right and left hand versions). For step-by-step instructions, consult the two part article found in the June and August 2009 issues of Garden Railways.
NOTE: Please make sure that “none” is selected for “page scaling” and “auto-rotate and center” boxes are NOT checked when you print this file.
Russ Miller
Repair Aristo-Craft and LGB switches
Bonus article for subscribers! Download this article on how to repair Aristo-Craft and LGB switches.
Bonus article for subscribers! Download this article on how to repair Aristo-Craft and LGB switches.
