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== Expert Advice == | |||
[[Bill Koster]] wrote on Yahoo LiveDiesel: | |||
: If you hold the gauge to 7 1/2 inch (or 7 1/4 inch) at the points, the points should not have to travel more than 3/8 inch. Make the points as easy as possible to move. Bill Hays suggests using the "Goldsby bump", putting a slight downward bend to the points so they just barely clear the ties, only touching at the ends of the points. I don't have a number or size of the spring I have used handy but it is about 5/8 inch diameter and a couple inches long. When I didn't have a spring handy I even used a bungee cord as a spring. | |||
== References == | == References == |
Revision as of 22:25, 16 September 2014
Kick Switches
Rick White wrote on Discover Live Steam Yahoo group:
- One type of kick switch at Jack Haskins's Able Springs & North Texas Railroad. These work well by foot, and he has dozens. The car wheels will also move them over when you trail through a switch that is not set for your direction of movement.
George Erhart posted photos of the Colorado Live Steamers kick switches on Discover Live Steam Yahoo group.
Switch Stands
- LittleEngines switch stand1.JPG
Little Engines switch stand drawing. From eBay.com, August 2013.
- LittleEngines switch stand2.JPG
Expert Advice
Bill Koster wrote on Yahoo LiveDiesel:
- If you hold the gauge to 7 1/2 inch (or 7 1/4 inch) at the points, the points should not have to travel more than 3/8 inch. Make the points as easy as possible to move. Bill Hays suggests using the "Goldsby bump", putting a slight downward bend to the points so they just barely clear the ties, only touching at the ends of the points. I don't have a number or size of the spring I have used handy but it is about 5/8 inch diameter and a couple inches long. When I didn't have a spring handy I even used a bungee cord as a spring.
References
- "Turnout", Robert W. Maynard, Live Steam, April 1972
- "Building a Switch Stand", Alfred W. Frese, Live Steam, May 1972
- "Turnout Design and Fabrication Part 1: Design and Layout" I. Douglas Alkire, Live Steam, September 1974
- "Turnout Design and Fabrication Part 2: Fabrication" I. Douglas Alkire, Live Steam, October 1974
- "Turnout Design and Fabrication Part 3: Frog Assembly Drawings" I. Douglas Alkire, Live Steam, November 1974
- "Turnout Design and Fabrication Part 4" I. Douglas Alkire, Live Steam, December 1974
- "Turnout Design and Fabrication Part 5: Switch Points" I. Douglas Alkire, Live Steam, January 1975
- "Turnout Design and Fabrication Part 6: Switch Points" I. Douglas Alkire, Live Steam, February 1975
- "Turnout Design Consideration: In Depth Look", I. Douglas Alkire, Live Steam, April 1982
- "Permanent Way: 3-way Stub Switch", Tom Stamp, Live Steam, November/December 1996
- "How I Built a Bryant 7.5 inch Gauge Turnout", Douglas Wan Veelen, Live Steam, July/August 2005
- "Power-Actuated Kick Switch", Ron Trenhaile, Live Steam, January/February 2007
- See also Live Steam, July/August 2001
- "Park Gauge for the Beginner on a Limited Budget: Building Switch Stands", Malcolm Mackey, <iLLive Steam, January/February 1999
- "New Switch Stand", Scott Pointon, Live Steam, March/April 2000
- "Track Accessories: Switch Machine, Bench, Fuel Tank", Dan Foltz, Live Steam, September/October 2005
- "Special Switches Solve Layout Problems", Steve Booth, Live Steam, July/August 2006
- "Turnout Construction", Illinois Live Steamers
- "Switch Building at Maricopa Live Steamers", DiscoverLiveSteam.com
- "Backyard Railroad Standards", Chaski.org