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I have been builiding switches from home made jigs for a few years,and fairly successful, but recently out club has expanded and require several handlayed switches in the industrial yards of which i have been asked to build. I build switches in place and would like to build them at home in bulk then take them to the club. For my own small layout, soon to be expanded, I use code 83 (main line) and code 70 & 55 for industrial tracks. The club has not decided what code of rail they are going to use. They presently use code 100 for main line, although are seriously concidering using code 83 for main and code 70 for sidings and industrial track. I do not want to purchase a jig for each code of rail so my question is. If I purchase a code 100 jig can you accurately build the switch using code 83,70 and 55 rail?? Thanks for your time. Ron..

Hi Ron,

A different jig is required for each size of rail you wish to use, except for code 83 and 70. Code 83 and 70 have dimensions close enough to both be used successfully in the same fixture.

I have never tried it, but you might be able to use code 55 in the same fixture as well, but getting the gaging accurate would require the use of track gages, and I believe you would lose the greatest benefit of using a fixture to build trackwork.

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Tim Warris
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