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Bruce Chandler · **Bruce Chandler** **J&B RR** 4:25:24 PM

Ah, that was it. I just ordered 3 sets. I want to add one switch, and that will be a rebuild. The other two are to be held in reserve.

Bob McCown · **Bob McCown** Littleton, MA Your Host 4:26:08 PM

The spiker makes things go so fast, I need to build a better jig to hold the rail. Its very easy to make a mistake quickly now!

Bruce Chandler · **Bruce Chandler** **J&B RR** 4:26:46 PM

I always make my mistakes quickly

Bruce Chandler · **Bruce Chandler** **J&B RR** 4:27:55 PM

I guess a jig will be the first thing to build. I'm going to be very interested to see what you add to yours

Bob McCown · **Bob McCown** Littleton, MA Your Host 4:29:28 PM

me too!

Im not sure what Im going to do. It has to be L/R independent, or something. Im wondering if a piece of cut aluminum in the arc of the diverging rail might not be the thing to do. Some .125 aluminum bar

Bruce Chandler · **Bruce Chandler** **J&B RR** 4:30:26 PM

I don't know about that little one that Bruce uses.

Bruce Chandler · **Bruce Chandler** **J&B RR** 4:30:40 PM

I like the idea of laying the whole switch out

Bob McCown · **Bob McCown** Littleton, MA Your Host 4:35:40 PM

yea.. thats the way my ties are now. I wonder if I can make a #6 and #8 jig that I can turn over to use for a left/right swtich, to let me spike one whole side of a rail in place. Hmm. I wonder what my stock of aluminum plate looks like? Hrm...

Bob McCown · **Bob McCown** Littleton, MA Your Host 4:36:30 PM

a flat bar for the straight rail, and a curved one for the diverging rail. 2 holes in each, with a spacer and bolts that go into it, and the whole thing attaches to the tie jig.

Bruce Chandler · **Bruce Chandler** **J&B RR** 4:36:54 PM

Oh sure. Make it out of something I don't have!

Bob McCown · **Bob McCown** Littleton, MA Your Host 4:37:05 PM

once you have the 2 main rails in place, the rest is pretty easy

Bob McCown · **Bob McCown** Littleton, MA Your Host 4:37:10 PM

hahah

Bruce Chandler · **Bruce Chandler** **J&B RR** 4:37:15 PM

I might just go with large rod to hold it in place..

Bob McCown · **Bob McCown** Littleton, MA Your Host 4:37:16 PM

1/4 luan?

Bruce Chandler · **Bruce Chandler** **J&B RR** 4:37:35 PM

yeah, got some of that

Bruce Chandler · **Bruce Chandler** **J&B RR** 4:38:11 PM

I was thinking 1/2 inch ply for a base. Use some 1/4" aluminum rod to make pins to hold the rail...but maybe that's getting too complex

Bruce Chandler · **Bruce Chandler** **J&B RR** 4:39:18 PM

Which is why YOU need to work out the basic design

Bob McCown · **Bob McCown** Littleton, MA Your Host 4:39:31 PM

yup.

Bob McCown · **Bob McCown** Littleton, MA Your Host 4:39:38 PM

ok, dinner bell. back in a while

Bruce Chandler · **Bruce Chandler** **J&B RR** 4:40:15 PM

later

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