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 Post subject: Crossover Specifications
PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 11:18 am 
Fast Tracks offers a crossing that is described as a "#10 crossover." There does not appear to be a template available for this yet - at least not one that is described as such. If I'm correct, the physical size (frog angle, length, etc.) of a crossover will effect the spacing between the parallel tracks. Can you provide some details about the track spacing for an N Scale #10 Crossover?

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Fast Tracks offers a crossing that is described as a "#10 crossover." There does not appear to be a template available for this yet - at least not one that is described as such. If I'm correct, the physical size (frog angle, length, etc.) of a crossover will effect the spacing between the parallel tracks. Can you provide some details about the track spacing for an N Scale #10 Crossover?


Hello,

The crossings that are offered as a crossover are designed to match the angle of track that corresponds to the frog angle of that number turnout, so a #10 crossover crossing fixture would be for use with #10 turnouts, a little confusing I know..... The downside to this approach is in order to maintain the proper track spacing the crossing needs to be completely intergrated into the turnouts, and this can't be done using seperate components.

To solve this problem I will soon be adding Crossover fixtures to the order pages.

I have developed a fixture to build double crossovers. A double crossover is quite large, and making a single fixture to build one isn't very practicle, so I have designed a fixture that is exactly HALF of a crossover. You simply build two halves of the crossover and join them together when complete. This method works great, the results of which can be seen here:

http://www.handlaidtrack.com/documents/ug07.pdf

This is a link to the documentation for using the double crossover fixture, be patient, it may take a few minutes to fully load on slower connections.

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What will be the distance between track centers in n-scale for each of the frog sizes. This can be a consideration in replacing existing trackage and is needed for planning new designs. Thanks.


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What will be the distance between track centers in n-scale for each of the frog sizes. This can be a consideration in replacing existing trackage and is needed for planning new designs. Thanks.



The tracks on the N scale double crossover fixtures will be spaced at 1.125" or 15 scale feet.

In HO scale they are spaced at 2" or 14.5 scale feet. A custom fixture and be made to any track center spacing.

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Hello Tim and Ron,

Rob de Rebel here,

Is there a way to post photos on this forum? If so how can we.

Robert, Anchorage, Alaska

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