--- In [email protected], "Ed" <hanna...@...> wrote:
>
> Am considering hand laying my own track to save money and for bragging
> rights. I was wondering if anyone has done a calculation of the cost to build
> per turnout once you have the Fast Tracks tools and building jig.
>
> Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated....
>
Ed:
Not sure any of the myriad of responses answered your question... My Fast
Tracks jig for a #4 wye switch cost $247 and change. With the materials
purchased, I can probably bang out turn outs for a little under $21 each before
buying new materials (rail, PC ties, etc.). If I make more turn outs in the
future, the cost continues to drop.
Why a #4 wye? Well it saves space (minimum turn out length is 8.7") and the
divergent radius is 59" - long enough to handle just about anything. To get
the same divergent radius in a straight turn out, I would need to use a #6,
which has a length of 10.75". It saves a bit of space, works great and looks
good...
>From what I've seen (and done!), the Fast Tracks and White Oak turnouts are
>the top of the line. You pay about twice as much for the White Oak turn outs
>(if you are lucky enough to score any!), but you can lay them directly without
>adjustment - indeed, every tie is soldered to the rail. Fast Tracks just
>require some "sweat equity".
Jim Kindraka
Plymouth, WI
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