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Theory Becomes Reality


Bryn

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Finally some progress!

 

If you cast your minds back to my last post, I was trying to overcome the issue of short switch blades in 2FS using Easitrac components. Thanks to all your feedback, I now have a half built prototype.

 

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Code 40 switch rail with a solid brass dress makers pin attached. The rail was notched out using the trusty piercing saw.

 

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The above switch blade sitting in it's drilled out top hat bearing pivot point.

 

Two down, two to go! Then it's the "simple" matter of transferring it onto the layout blink.gif

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Hi Bryn,

 

That looks a very neat idea! I can see you're from the Stephen Harris school of '1001 uses for a top hat bearing'laugh.gif

 

Good luck with transferring the point it the layout - I chickened out and built my points in-situ!

 

Andy

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1002 biggrin.gif

 

Thanks for the words of encouragement guys, I hope to have it fitted by the middle of next week (work permitting).

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