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(Almost) finishing with the turnouts


Valentin

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I've finished with the turnouts. The next step, after taking the whole assembly off the Sundeala board, will be to cut all the gaps in the rails and, using an ohmmeter, check for short-circuits.

 

I'd like to highlight the usefulness of the roller gauges and the Bar file 0.020" thick for installing the switch blades / wing rails.

 

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In my opinion one can survive without jigs or other helpers, but these gauges are absolutely the bare necessities for turnout building.

 

And the result:

 

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Now, the BIG challenge: the TOUs. I really need to make up my mind and chose a very simple TOU, probably using a slipper and fuse wire...

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