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Setting up a fiddle yard with cassettes

John Stubbington

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Hi, I am wanting to make a fiddle yard using cassettes. I am totally confused why there is 100% mention of using aluminium. Why not use a piece of Peco track???? Before I go far into this, perhaps somebody can please answer that question?

 

I have seen the latter system whereby bull dog clips are used to link the main layout to the selected cassette. Does any body know where I can find pictures of this system, please? From what I have seen at shows there is a mass of ideas!

 

However, please let me have your solutions using easy straight forward words, exclude the word inter face. Thank you all so much for your valued help. Best wishes. John Modeller of `Halwill` on YouTube

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Using aluminium angle is an easy way of getting everything lined up easily. Cut 3inch lengths of 1 inch angle if modelling in OO or you can go smaller, I use 15mm in EM. Gauge to your track and fix down with packing to rail height. You can then screw suitable lengths of the chosen angle to MDF backing and pack up to the same height as the rails. Use small bulldog clips to align and conduct current.

Remember a lot of aluminium is anodized and this coating will have to be removed as it's an insulator.

Good luck, it works for me and a lot of friends.

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