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Title: Bridge ideas for EZ Track
Post by: Terry Toenges on February 02, 2009, 12:24:36 PM

Here are a few pics of bridges I made with EZ Track, balsa wood, and plastic sides.
I know they wouldn't make them like this in real life.
(http://www.sarget.com/pxmas02-12.jpg)
(http://www.sarget.com/pxmas02-13.jpg)
(http://www.sarget.com/pxmas02-14.jpg)
(http://www.sarget.com/pxmas02-18.jpg)

Title: Re: Bridge ideas for EZ Track
Post by: Jhanecker2 on February 02, 2009, 03:45:53 PM

Nice bridges , your right about material choices of prototype bridges. Iron ,steel and concrete are definitly more typical but your choice of form looks pretty good . Planning to use plastic , wood and metals when building bridges of my own. Currently busy building shelving and cabinets instead , got a new toy recently a 10" Delta tablesaw . John 2

Title: Re: Bridge ideas for EZ Track
Post by: grumpy on February 03, 2009, 01:04:45 AM

Watch your fingers . Always use the guards . I speak frrom experience.
Don :'(

Title: Re: Bridge ideas for EZ Track
Post by: Jhanecker2 on February 03, 2009, 12:04:18 PM

Thanks . I am &will be careful . I have to be careful , I usually work alone & doing stupid things could definitely get me killed. I happen to be a suspenders & belt person . I have been metal worker & welder so I know the it is true what my welding shop teacher told the class long ago :" Be careful the machinery is stupid , it doesn't know not to kill you if you do something stupid."

Title: Re: Bridge ideas for EZ Track
Post by: Casy jHOnes on February 03, 2009, 12:41:42 PM

Those are awesome and I will need a bunch of 18"R curved ones. I was thinking of ways to cut in half lengthwise the $5 Atlas plate girder bridges. I am trying for absolute min. "headroom" like 2-3/4". Would you mind describing how you built those a little? Does the balsa wood support it or is there some styrene glued in? Thanks!

Title: Re: Bridge ideas for EZ Track
Post by: pdlethbridge on February 03, 2009, 10:32:59 PM

Grumpy, do your friends call you 4 finger?

Title: Re: Bridge ideas for EZ Track
Post by: grumpy on February 03, 2009, 11:30:14 PM

No . But it keeps me out of a lot of trouble because I can't give anybody a left finger.
Don ;)

Title: Re: Bridge ideas for EZ Track
Post by: BIG BEAR on February 04, 2009, 04:07:47 AM

Hi Don,
We'll just call you Stumpy instead of Grumpy.

Enjoy,
Barry

Title: Re: Bridge ideas for EZ Track
Post by: Terry Toenges on February 06, 2009, 01:05:00 PM

Casy - I'll try get some more info up in a few days about how I did the bridges.

Title: Re: Bridge ideas for EZ Track
Post by: Woody Elmore on February 06, 2009, 02:51:05 PM

Some of those girder bridges with curved track look like things I've seen on the NYCTA. There are prototypes for everything.

Be sure to give your engineers slow orders - I don't see any guardrails.

Nice work!

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