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topic: 1301A Templot based crossing assembly jig
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posted: 7 Dec 2010 15:37

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Richard Hall
 
Witham - United Kingdom

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Faced with building 16 turnouts for the new project, I decided that some sort of jig for assembling the crossings was going to be essential. I have never seen one other than the old Exactotrack jig, which I never fathomed out how to use! So, I devised one myself, with a little help from Templot, details of which are included on my web site at Crossing assembly jig . Results, so far, are very encouraging; it is cheap and easy to make so I hope this tip will be of use to others.

posted: 7 Dec 2010 15:58

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Phil O
 
Plymouth - United Kingdom

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Hi Richard

Like so many good ideas it is so simple that you wonder why nobody thought of it before, I will shortly have a rummage thru' my odds and sods box and see if  can find something suitable to build one.

Cheers Phil

posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:33

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BeamEnds
 
 

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I was faced with conundrum of how to assemble common crossings, with the added complication that my trusty soldering iron cannot cope with 'O' gauge flat-bottom rail.

When pondering this at length, and playing with ideas such as Richard H's, I realised that I already had a perfect jig - the track itself!

This may only apply to construction on 'O', and maybe flat-bottom only, but the Peco chairs grip the rail ferociously well. So, using a long length of rail to get the slight curve, I fixed the chairs, removed the rail, and then filed as appropriate to get the vee. A blob of Araldite holds the join nicely.

Here's one I made earlier.....

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