Hi Lance,
I was thinking about using a router to gouge out a channel on a rectangle of plywood.
The channel would be just large enough to force the ties into (after I loosened them)
with the rails up, facing me. After the track was in the channel, I would re-tighten
the ties.
Alternately, I would use a router to make two channels in the plywood that would be
large enough for the rails, then force the track in rail side down after loosening the
ties. Hopefully, it would retain the shape after I took it out to re-tighten the ties.
I think the first way has a better chance. When I'm ready to go on a bender, I'll
give it a try. Someday, I want to make a killer Flyer layout that pretty much takes
up a whole basement in a ranch-style home. I'd like to use Flyer track, but I would
want to increase the radius so larger locos, like my Challenger would operate
smoother. I have a nice Flyer layout now, but of course, it's too small.
Thanks for your tip!
Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: Lance McCold
To: Tim Brown
Cc: S-Trains
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: Re-bending track
Tim,
I started experimenting with this idea a year ago. Like many of my experiments the
results an inconclusive. Here is what I did:
Let me begin by describing the track so you will understand the words. If you set a
curved piece of track so the inner rail is closest to you, the inner rail will have a
pin sticking our on the right and the outer rail will have a pin sticking our on the
left. If you number the ties from left to right, I loosened the metal tabs that hold
the outside rail to ties 2, 3 and 4. The tabs on tie number 1 remain tight. The tabs
holding the inner rail remain tight on all four ties. I straightened the track fairly
easily, but here is where I am held up.
I had decided I wanted to curve the tracks so that they would exactly make the
circle that would take 16 curved sections. I figured out the radius, but I have lost
my notes. Having loosened the ties and straightened the track some, I need to get the
curve right. So I have been waiting to develop the jig. I saw the post about Van's
trains. I need to call him and get at least one jig.
Thanks for asking the question.
Lance McCold
Knoxville, Tennessee
Message: 17
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 21:21:35 -0500
From: "Tim Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re-bending track
Just out of curiosity, has anyone on the list ever re-bent Flyer curved track to a
wider radius? If so, how did you do it without putting a kink in the rails, or
letting them get out of gauge?
Thanks,
Tim Brown
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com
All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too!
To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
