Gargraves Tie Dimensions

I'll betcha that you'd get a quick response by calling the fine folks at GG directly. They are always very helpful.

Bill, I checked a tie with the calipers.  L x W x H = 2.16" x .31" x .215"  I was expecting easy fractions, but not so.

I didn't even think of that! @Arthur P. Bloom I've never dealt with them but I will keep that in mind if I need to do any curved sections.

Thanks Mark! I hate to make you get up again but could you measure the tie spacing? I try to keep two ties in the adapter clip.

Bill, on a straight section the spacing is .31" the same as the tie width.  The 054 curved sections I have are .31" on the inside of the curve, and of course the outside is wider, it varies between .35" and .36".

Thanks!

The curves are tricky because you have ties perpendicular to a tangent point on an arc. I'm still trying to get accurate curve pieces for doing up my layout in 3D CAD. It's tough. Circles make the world go round but they're not the easiest to create/measure/draw when you're just going with handtools. It gives me a massive appreciation for what was accomplished before digital measuring and design became a thing. It's a whole different bag of clever tricks.

Yes, I'm an old school draftsman/technician/engineer, and I grew up with a T-square, French curve, and slide rule.  My CAD skills are hardly above novice. 

I'm a monster on a few CAD programs. They taught us with the hand tools freshman year of engineering school in 2009 but I haven't touched the tools since. That class did give me really good/useful quick draw skills for designing on the shop floor though.

I first had drafting in high school, Freshman and Sophomore years, 1970-72, slide rule '73-'74.  I took a slide rule in to work a few years ago to show a younger coworker.  I had learned I had forgotten how to use it. 

Slide rule??   

I remember those - high school physics class.

Man, you're old! 

George

There's the pot calling the kettle black!