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Joyce <tftr1@...>
Doug,
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I'll get the track & wire. I picked up five pieces of flex track and cork roadbed at J.P.'s today, and have some speaker wire. Just to confirm how much I'll need to buy, are we making two modules? Brian Hilgenberg ----- Original Message -----
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Doug Dederick
Brain Thank you for helping out and yes we are building two. We may also need 4 rights and 4 left turnouts depending on the group decision on transition capability. Please keep all receipts and bring them to the meeting in Jan. Thanks again
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From: "Joyce" <tftr1@...> To: <AlbanyNTRAK@...> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 4:07 PM Subject: [AlbanyNTRAK] Re: corner modules Doug, |
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nycrr8
Doug,
At Poughkeepsie and Kingston (and maybe other shows, we sometimes ran a "two track" branch line off one of Mike Lacasse's corner/junction modules. At the end of the "two track" branch line was a Bend Track end loop (two track main line). Then we had a Bend Track to N Trak adapter which connects Red and Orange lines to the front of the Bend Track module and Yellow and Blue lines to the back of the Bend Track module (s). Then there were one or several N Trak modules, all with orange. This connected to the junction module, which connected the branch to the main layout and also served as a corner module for the rectangular main layout. The junction was configured so that the Orange line ran completely into the branch line (all the time). Red line had two turnouts on the junction so that Red could be switched into (and out of) the branch line, or left to continue around the main layout without going into the branch line. This allowed for operating flexibility in the branch line. That configuration has served us well and should work for future Bend Track branch lines. I suppose it would also work with a One Track branch line, should we ever have one. Obviously it would not work for a tradional rectangular layout with NO branch lines. Regards, John Henry --- In AlbanyNTRAK@..., "Doug Dederick" <ddederic@...> wrote: may also need 4 rights and 4 left turnouts depending on the group decisionon transition capability. Please keep all receipts and bring them tothe meeting in Jan. Thanks again______________________________________________________________________ __ ______________________________________________________________________ __ ______________________________________________________________________ __ ------- -------Yahoo! Groups Links
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nuddffoeg <nuddffoeg@...>
My vote would be to NOT make the corners into junctions. Having them
be junctions does two things - it makes them not fit the N-Trak standard for track radius, and (from what I read in other discussions) it makes them not usable for our normal 4-track around layouts. It sounds like others are taking care of buying things. I'll pitch in funds now or in January. As for the wiring, should we re-use the wires on the existing corners? And what will we do with the old 4' corners? |
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eleser2002 <leser8@...>
I like the idea of the option of bend track but if it is going to
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cause a 'standards' issue I would like to see more info on the subject. A quick check on the Bend Track site shows a straight junction modual of 6 feet, witch meens more to carry and store. Ouch my aching back. If the T-Trak adapter gets the young people involved I'm all for it. In the past I've asked about the mountian division. The more I think about it the optional blue line seems like a better choice for us. As an example, it would be easyer to merge an optional blue line into Mike's yard moduals than mountian division. I funds are needed now I'll write a check to somebody if they need it. --- In AlbanyNTRAK@..., "nuddffoeg" <nuddffoeg@...> wrote:
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john valachovic
The junction modules would have the orange line break away not he red,
so this would still allow the four track main. Geoff if a base was made for the t-trak modules to sit on instead a banquet table would that work? I visualize a base that has the red line permenantly affixed and the t- trak's fit in behind as the yellow and blue. |
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Mark Fleischhauer
Maybe we could develop some sort of leg extensions for a "banquet" table so
that a standard folding table could be raised to the necessary height and
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nycrr8
Maybe a fifth cirner module would be called for.
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I don't remember the exact configuration, but I think that Mike LaCasse has brought a two piece junction. 1 piece was the corner and the second piece was the junction. By the way, nuddffoeg, could you please add your name to either your emails or member profile? I can not rememember email addresses that don't resemble a name. Thanks. Regards, "John Henry" John Henry Low --- In AlbanyNTRAK@..., "nuddffoeg" <nuddffoeg@...> wrote:
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nycrr8
Mark,
I think that that is a great idea. It would also demonstrate to the public that T-Trak is designed to "just sit on top of a table" rather than require any special legs or capentry or what have have you. Regards, John Henry --- In AlbanyNTRAK@..., KramF@... wrote: table so that a standard folding table could be raised to the necessary heightand leveled? |
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