@Tom Stoltz posted:Hey Chuck, can you post a link to Roger's design or show what you have done? Are you saying both scale and Hi-rail can run through them? Kinda curious.
Tom Stoltz
in Maine
Here it is:
When using the FV turnouts with more scale flanged wheelsets there are two areas of concern:
- The cast frog assembly will not allow these wheelsets to run through the turnout. The wheelsets will drop into the space between the points and the closure rails. To address this issue, I added 0.020 X 0.60" spacers attached with JB Weld. This allowed the scale wheelsets to ride over the space in the cast frog assembly (see Illustration).
- The guard rails allowed the tread of the scale wheelsets (Code 110 and 125) to be misdirected through the turnout causing them to derail. To address this issue, I decreased the width of the guard rail opening by attaching a 0.030 X 0.100 spacer to the original guard rail. I roughed up the guard rail with 100 grit sandpaper to increase the bite for the adhesive (I used Eileen's "The Ultimate" ). I painted the spacer with American Accents by Rust-oleum. Color: Espresso, a perfect match for the original FV guard rail. The spacer is difficult to see in the illustration as it has already been painted.
Haven't had any problems in the two years I have had over 20 turnouts on the layout.
Roger Zuerlein
