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nachoman
I need some advice on handlaying curves. When laying flextrack, my technique is to draw the radius that I want on the subroadbed, then lay the cork along the line so that the center of the cork is alligned with the line. Then I lay the flextrack and keep it centered over the cork.
Now, I am handlaying for the first time. I have cork layed the same as I have always done. Now my question is how to glue down the ties straight, and how to lay the rails at the correct radius.
My thought was this:
make a curve template that would correspond to the inside radius of the ties. Then mark this radius on my roadbed, and glue the ties so that the ends line up with my line. I could then make a second curve template that would correspond to the radius of the inside rail, and then mark that radius on the tie. Once the location of the rail is marked, the rest becomes easy.
Anyone have a better way? Making accurate templates seems a little intimidating.
Kevin
Now, I am handlaying for the first time. I have cork layed the same as I have always done. Now my question is how to glue down the ties straight, and how to lay the rails at the correct radius.
My thought was this:
make a curve template that would correspond to the inside radius of the ties. Then mark this radius on my roadbed, and glue the ties so that the ends line up with my line. I could then make a second curve template that would correspond to the radius of the inside rail, and then mark that radius on the tie. Once the location of the rail is marked, the rest becomes easy.
Anyone have a better way? Making accurate templates seems a little intimidating.
Kevin