@Drummer3 posted:Perhaps buy 1 or 2 pieces of GarGraves AF (S-gauge) 3' flex to experiment with. I've heard that they can bend fairly tight if you are careful and go slowly. First cut a plywood jig for the radius you want, then form the track around it.
@AmFlyer posted:Dave, that was my recommendation as well. GarGraves S gauge flex is easy to bend, nothing like 3 rail O gauge. I built an entire S gauge layout with GarGraves by bending it around my waist. that gave me about a 12"radius. I then just carefully widened it to match the track centerline marked on the layout and tacked it down. Resulted in very smooth curves and a slight easement at the tangents.
What, GarGraves flex is easy to bend??? When did that happen? It has been about 30 years since I've bent any GG, but compared to AM, SHS/MTH, and what I see in FV flex -- I've always wondered why anybody would use GG. AM flex is not that friendly to bend, but a pleasure after GG. GG does not cut easily (at least when it was tubular) -- again, compared to what is out there now. Don't know how they compare cost wise or if GG turnouts have been made to finally work. Then there is appearance...
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Tom Stoltz
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